Books for Kids
8 Favorite Children’s Books About the Beach
Our annual trip to the beach is a major highlight of the year for our boys. Having just returned home from this year’s trip, I’ve got beach on the brain! So here’s a list of our favorite children’s books about the beach. These are the books we read in the days leading up to the big…
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4 Tips for Library Lovers, plus bonus quotes
Do you love the library as much as we do? Are you tired of paying exorbitant fees for the 30-some-odd books you forgot to renew five days ago? Not that it’s ever happened {ahem} to us, of course. Are you ever disappointed to discover your library does not have a specific book you’d really love…
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How to Save Money on Children’s Books
Note: This post is part of a week-ish long series on one of my favorite topics–books: Children’s Books, Used Books, Favorite Books, Libraries and more. Not interested in books? Just skip over this series and join us again next week… Have you entered the Children’s Books Giveaway yet? You can do that here: Giveaway: 10…
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9 Favorite Children’s Books for Summer
The first day of summer is just around the corner! Check out these summery stories to enjoy with your littles as you welcome warmer weather, ripe berries, swim suits and all that comes with this season of sun.
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4 More Delightful Children’s Books About Gardening
Guess what: we’ve discovered four new favorite children’s books about gardening! Anyone else get all excited to read about gardens with their kids?
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All Things Bright and Beautiful: Easy Way to Add More Nature-Appreciation to Your Kids’ Lives
Want to add more nature-appreciation to your kids’ lives? Not sure where to start? Try this! It’s a poem! It’s a hymn! It’s a book! It’s a great way to teach kids about our Creator God. When a friend and I started a (sort of) formalized nature study emphasis with our four kids, we began with…
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5 Books I’m Reading This Month
Having finished up most of the 11 books I was reading several months ago, a few new ones have been added to my list. So far I’m loving all five of them, each for a different reason. Here’s my new list, with a few thoughts on each title.
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Honey for a Child’s Heart: How to Choose the Best Children’s Books
Children and books go together in a special way. I can’t imagine any pleasure greater than bringing to the uncluttered, supple mind of a child the delight of knowing the many rich things God has given us to enjoy. Parents have this wonderful privilege, and books are their keenest tools. Children don’t stumble onto good books…
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How to Re-label Ex-Library Books for Your Personal Library
We own A LOT of children’s books. Those of you who know us personally recognize this to be, perhaps, a major understatement. I’ve often thought it would make a fun experiment to clock how long it takes first-time guests to our home to reach this casual observation. “You have a lot of books,” they say. …
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Mud: The Hills Will Remember Their Colors
We’ve discovered another great book to add to our Favorite Books for Spring: Mud! What could be better than reading about all the ways to use and enjoy mud?
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