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Book Thoughts: The Little House (Burton)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Virginia Lee Burton Your kids will love this one. YOU will love this one. The book makes for a great read-aloud. It’s also easy to find the audiobook, which can be fun for kids to listen…

Book Thoughts: The Tale of Three Trees (Hunt)

Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3+Author: Angela Elwell HuntIllustrator: Tim Jonke It’s a traditional folktale so you may have heard variations before, but this particular retelling is poignant and lovely. It’s also one of those books that you get more and…

Book Thoughts: Snow & Rose (Martin)

Type: chapter bookAges: 9-13Author: Emily Winfield Martin This is a spin-off fairy tale for a new generation! Your middle school girls (and probably boys, too, really) will enjoy the age-appropriate suspense as Snow and Rose find themselves in various predicaments.…

Book Thoughts: The Apple and the Arrow (Buff)

Type: short chapter book (or long picture book)Ages: 7-12Authors: Mary and Conrad Buff My kids really enjoyed hearing this book aloud. Though experts disagree on which points are facts or fiction, it’s still a great story. With its nuclear family,…

Book Thoughts: The Story About Ping (Flack)

Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Marjorie FlackIllustrator: Kurt Wiese Ping learns an important lesson in just one day! Sometimes it’s best to receive a punishment than lose the comfort and safety of home. In avoiding a small spanking (the last duck…

Book Thoughts: The Librarian Who Measured the Earth (Lasky)

Type: biographical picture bookAges: 7+Author: Kathryn LaskyIllustrator: Kevin Hawkes This is an excellent book! It’s well-written, well-illustrated, and inspiring to young thinkers. And it made a great addition to our homeschool history studies this year in Ancient Greece. I appreciated…

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