Type: historical fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Aliki This would make a great addition to your studies of the Middle Ages or Renaissance. It will teach you a surprising amount of facts that were the customs of the time (from serfdom…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-14Author: Wilson Rawls This is easily one of my favorite chapter books. It has a beautiful writing style that brings scenes of rural northeast Oklahoma to life and is a moving page-turner from beginning to end. One…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-10Authors: Alice and Martin Provensen A very informative book that we learned from!
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Robert FrostIllustrator: Susan Jeffers There are multiple versions out there of illustrators producing their own interpretations of this lovely poem, and I haven’t found one I don’t like yet. This would be a great one to…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Eliza Wheeler What a lovely book! Who knew there were tiny people living in trees? 😉 Definitely include this one in your winter and/or spring books. It is educational without feeling like it, talking about soil,…
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Bob HartmanIllustrator: Catalina Echeverri *The line is: “You see, if the jailer’s prisoners escape, then he must die…So he takes his sword to take his own life.” It is quickly resolved on the next page.…
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Dan DeWittIllustrator: Catalina Echeverri If your family has never discussed the impetuousness of the apostle Peter, this book amusingly does just that, while remaining true to Scripture. His rash and quick responses are eventually tempered…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Irma Simonton BlackIllustrator: Seymour Fleishman Even 3-year-olds will be able to grasp the funny message this book carries. It’s one of my favorite picture books! Read it just for fun with your littles or, perhaps, with…
Happy New Year! My son received this fantastic book set [of 3] for Christmas and it was a must-share! (Please shoot me a message if you’d like more details, like I give in my other book thoughts on here.) These…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Kenard Pak Pak is a master illustrator–his pictures are what makes this book, but the brief conversations the children have make for a nice read-aloud, too. The story begins with autumnal colors and scenes, but then…
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