Major confession: I have loved reading for my whole life but I am not good at reading novels out loud. I can get by with picture books; I don’t do voices but I can read pretty dramatically and it’s pretty fun, but novels? I struggle. Even though I’m not good at reading novels out loud I really love books…
After highschool I lived in England for a few months as an au pair and my biggest regret was not being able to travel very much (I was a broke 18 year old after all). I lived on the south coast of England and was so close to France but never got to travel there…
I really appreciate picture books that rhyme if it is done well and it doesn’t feel like the rhymes are forced. The words in the books on this list flow so beautiful it compliments the book. These books I can read over and over and not get sick of them, which is a great thing because…
As I’ve already mentioned, the start of the school year is the perfect time to teach children about kindness, I mean, any time is, but if you are looking for the extra push, the start of the school year is perfect. Here are some good picture books to teach your children about kindness! SEVEN PICTURE…
This year we will be taking some time to study the history of the world. It’s first grade so obviously we aren’t going to study the entire history of the world in one year but we are going to take some time each quarter to learn a little about one time period and I’m hoping…
A few days ago I shared that books are one of my favorite ways to foster imagination in children and today I wanted share a few of our favorite imaginative books with you. (If you like this list, you’ll love 9 MORE Books To Spark Your Child’s Imagination!) The books on this list not only…
