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12 delightful spring books for kids that celebrate nature

Get your kids excited for exploring the great outdoors with these fabulous spring books that celebrate the changing seasons, the magic of growing plants, and the beauty of nature.

Get your kids excited for exploring the great outdoors with these fabulous spring books that celebrate the changing seasons, the magic of growing plants, and the beauty of nature.

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After a long, cold winter, I am always sooo ready to welcome spring!

Spring is the time for jumping in puddles and hunting for worms after a storm.

The time for planting seeds and watching the magic of new life emerging through the soil.

The time for sitting on a picnic blanket with your face turned toward the sun, soaking in the warmth.

And…the time for reading a stack of spring-themed picture books to your kids on that same blanket while they munch on a tray of snacks.

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15 picture books about kindness to inspire your kids

Show some love to your favorite little people this month by snuggling up together with a good book…and inspire them to keep the good deeds going with these fabulous picture books about kindness.

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Let’s be real for a moment…my house is not always filled with gentle, loving-kindness. My three wild boys spend a lot of time wrestling each other and trying to push each other’s buttons.

They love each other, and when push comes to shove (and sometimes it really does) they really do take care of each other, but like most kids, they also have their difficult moments.

So, let’s just say, we can use all the inspiration we can get over here in the “choose to be kind” department.

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Fabulous chapter books to read-aloud to your kids this summer

Build your summer reading list with these fun-filled and kid-approved chapter books. They’re perfect for reading aloud as a family and inspiring your own adventures this summer.

Build your summer reading list with these fun-filled and kid-approved chapter books. They're perfect for reading aloud as a family and inspiring your own adventures this summer.

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One of my VERY favorite parts of being a mom is reading aloud to my kids. Just about every night, I read a chapter or two of a novel to my older two boys (ages 6 and 9) at bedtime. I take turns snuggling them in their beds, and we explore far off places and have wild adventures in the pages of the books we read together.

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25 charming Christmas picture books you’ll love

These Christmas picture books for kids are the best of the best…stories your family will want to read again and again! We got our first real snow this week, and Black Friday ads are everywhere…so it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas from where I’m standing.

We’re holding out on putting up the Christmas tree until after Thanksgiving, but we’ve been listening to Jingle Bells on repeat and we broke out the Christmas picture books last week. I started requesting books from the library weeks ago, knowing that by December 1st, many of my favorites will be backlogged until February….

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Library scavenger hunt for kids…make library trips an adventure!

Do your kids ever get bored with going to the library? Make summer reading into an adventure this year with these free printable library scavenger hunt bookmarks.Do your kids ever get bored with going to the library? Make summer reading into an adventure this year with these free printable library scavenger hunt bookmarks. Are your kids out of school for the summer, or do you still have a few weeks left? For us, this week is the END of the school year. CRAZY!…

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My absolute favorite children’s picture books of all time

If you love kid lit, these 16 favorite children’s picture books are absolute must-haves. They are the ones I could (and have) read hundreds of times and never get tired of them. If you love kid lit, these 16 favorite children's picture books are absolute must-haves. They are the ones I could (and have) read hundreds of times and never get tired of them. 

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I’m pretty sure I came out of the womb reading a book…which worked out well because I was born into a family where bookcases decorated every room of the house. As a child, I spent countless hours poring over the pages of gorgeous books. So many worlds waited to be discovered every time I opened the cover of a new book. My version of heaven.

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Terrific Dinosaur Books for Kids (that actually teach you about dinosaurs)

Dinosaur books abound, but few of them actually teach kids many facts about the giant lizards they love so much. These ten terrific dinosaur books are the best of the best–engaging and educational–absolute must-reads for the dino-lover in your home.Dinosaur books abound, but few of them actually teach kids many facts about the giant lizards they love so much. These ten terrific dinosaur books are the best of the best--engaging and educational--absolute must-reads for the dino-lover in your home.

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When I became a mom six years ago, I knew I had a lot to learn. I knew I would be teaching my kids the alphabet, counting, and the difference between blue and green. I did not, however, realize that being the mom of three boys would require me to get an honorary PhD in paleontology and construction. Seriously, I had NO idea how much time I would spend reading about dinosaurs and trucks.

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16 Not-Too-Scary Halloween Books Kids Will Love

These 16 Halloween books are festive, fun, and just spooky enough to keep kids on the edge of their seats…but not enough to keep them up at night. just spooky enough to keep kids on the edge of their seats, but not enough to keep them up at night.

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Confession: I don’t really like Halloween. It’s my least favorite holiday of the year. I just don’t understand the fascination some people have for scary, undead, and/or gory things. I have far too vivid an imagination to be able to deal with anything frightening; even as an adult, I still get nightmares if I watch scary movies….

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Best Board Books for Toddlers

Getting a toddler to sit still long enough to read can be a challenge, but when you choose the right books, you can get them on the road to being life-long readers. 

Getting a toddler to sit still long enough to read can be a challenge, but when you choose the right books, you can get them on the road to being life-long readers. Here are some of our favorites...the best board books for toddlers. Note: This post includes affiliate links. See my disclosure to learn more.

One of the things that I looked forward to most about becoming a mom was being able to share all my favorite books with my kids. I have fond memories of my mom introducing me to so many wonderful stories, and I wanted to share that magic with my own kids as well.

One evening when I was pregnant, I may or may not have bought six children’s books at once during a shopping adventure with my sister, which may or may not have resulted in my husband suggesting that we might need to establish a book budget. Whoops. 🙂 I was just so excited to share the joy of reading with my future son….

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Favorite picture books we discovered in 2016

There are so many books published each year, there’s no way to read all of them. Thankfully, you don’t have to. You should, however check out these 14–our very favorite picture books we read in 2016.There are so many books published each year, you probably don't have time to read all of them, so I'm narrowing it down for you. Here are our very favorite picture books we read in 2016.

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“A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.”

I love this quote from C.S. Lewis. I have always loved picture books. During my years teaching middle school, I would regularly pull a picture book off my shelf and read it to my students to illustrate the use of imagery, voice, onomatopoeia, or whatever else we happened to be working on in our writing….

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