Finally got our list of Christmas books together! These are the books we will be reading this month in preparation for Christmas. Before bed, Big Kid gets to open a new book each night. We use the reusable gift bags Amazon uses when a gift is sent from another person. I have saved them over … Continue reading Free Christmas Book List Up Now!
The Book: The Three Bears by Paul Galdone Why We Read It: For a while I have been wondering when would be the right time to introduce folk tales and fairy tales to Big Kid. Is there a perfect time? Folk tales and fairy tales are a huge part of our culture, lexicon, and tradition, … Continue reading The Three Bears
Big Kid was on a Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel, kick for a while when she was almost 2 years old. Now it comes and goes. The first book we read over, and over, and over, and over was Frog and Toad Together. One of the stories is called "Cookies". For some reason she … Continue reading Frog and Toad Together
I'm going to be honest. This one scared me a little because there was only one way to go with it, and that way involved a lot of paint. And, Big Kid has not been interested in watercolors recently, so the tempera paint or finger paint had to come out. This is something I have … Continue reading Mouse Paint
We are extremely lucky to be able to spend the month of July at our family's beach house at the Jersey Shore. While there this summer, I thought it would be fun to challenge the kids, and myself, to read 31 different fiction picture books about, or set at, the beach. We will be using … Continue reading July Beach Book Challenge
A story of gardening and hope. This little book, which we own in board book format, is a gem. The boy in The Carrot Seed, by Crockett Johnson, plants a tiny carrot seed in spring, and carefully weeds, waters, and waits for it to grow. All the while, the other members of his family are … Continue reading The Carrot Seed
We were given this lift-the-flap board book as a baby shower gift before Big Kid was born. I had never heard of it before, but was pleasantly surprised when I opened it and read it to Big Kid before our first trip to the zoo. It is still one of our favorite board books and … Continue reading Dear Zoo
What can one say about The Very Hungry Caterpillar? I will never find the words to do justice to this quintessential children's book, but I can show you some of the ways we used it. The little caterpillar in this timeless tale hatches one evening on a leaf. Very hungry, he sets off eating new … Continue reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar
One of the perks of having a farm share from our local farms is that we get into pick-your-own for free. This morning I left out "The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear", by Audrey and Don Wood, along with "The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher" by Molly Bang … Continue reading The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Kid's Lit Life 