Here’s the deal: 1. Pick up any Ladybug Girl book. Now. 2. Practice your cowboy accent. 3. Read ahead for why. This recent library haul is a great combination of productive planning and spontaneous finds. We all love each of these books listed here and the neat thing about most of them is that once […]
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Reading Books: Pretty Covers Library Finds

You know the saying “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. We definitely picked these books based on their covers. And just about every single one of these books from our latest library haul have been repeated requests by Fox and Mountain Goat. You stare at shelves and shelves of picture books. Sometimes, you get […]
Reading Books: Sandra Boynton

If you’re looking for good books to read, look no further. I practically grew up with
Colors by Orla Kiely

A darling chunky book of colors Title: Colors Author: Orla Kiely Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (this post contains affiliate links) Colors – click to purchase on Amazon Positives: This book falls under the nearly indestructible category as it’s a smaller and chunky board book. The illustrations are simple, bold, and clever. I also love […]
Little Pear Tree by Rachel Williams

Our new favorite book of seasons is… Title: Little Pear Tree Author: Rachel Williams Illustrator: Jenny Bowers Publisher: Candlewick Press (this post contains affiliate links) Little Pear Tree – click to purchase on Amazon Positive: A delightfully colorful lift-the-flap kids book about the growth of a pear tree from a little seedling. Each page takes […]
Colors by Aino-Maija Metsola

Our new favorite book of colors is… Title: Colors Author: Aino-Maija Metsola Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions of Quarto Publishing Group (this post contains affiliate links) Colors: With lift-flap surprises on every page (Learning Garden) – click to purchase on Amazon Positives: We love the fun illustrations and lift-the-flaps on the pages. What I love most […]
Free Giveaway!

In addition to helping you find the best books for kids, we want to help foster creative thinking and experiential learning. So we decided to take Fox and Mountain Goat to the woodshed. They helped me pick out our birch wood and poplar dowel rods, then helped me measure. Popsie (my father-in-law and their grandpa) […]