by Carolyn | Animal books, Picture Books, Read Alouds, Recommendations
I don’t review many picture books any more, but every now and then I find one that’s so fantastic, I just have to tell y’all about it! That’s how I felt when I read my friend Robyn Wall’s new picture book, I Worked Hard On That!...
by Carolyn | Picture Books, Read Alouds, Recommendations
I’ve been a long time fan of Sarah Mackenzie, so needless to say, I was excited to read her debut picture book, A Little More Beautiful. It exceeded my expectations! Even though I’d already seen snippets of the story, it still managed to make me cry....
by Carolyn | Adventure, Bible, Boys, Character Training, Historical Fiction, Read Alouds
The cover art of The Songs of a Warrior by Katy Morgan instantly hooked me. I’ve enjoyed Biblical retellings meant for adults from authors like Francine Rivers and Tessa Afshar, so I was interested to read this. The Songs of a Warrior is a Biblically faithful...
by Carolyn | Chapter Books, Classics, Girls, Older Elementary, Read Alouds
I tend to review new books. It’s certainly not that I don’t like old books. I love them! But sometimes, I think everybody already knows about all the wonderful children’s books that have been around for a while. But when I was looking around for...
by Carolyn | Picture Books, Read Alouds, Recommendations
Just when I think every biblical story has been told, I discover a completely fresh and faithful retelling. The Story of Us by Mitali Perkins presents the story of creation, redemption, and restoration through the perspective of the four classical elements: earth,...
by Carolyn | Book Lists, Picture Books, Read Alouds, Recommendations
Moves are never easy, even when they lead to good things. Thankfully, there are so many wonderful picture books about moving to help our kids process their world. Before I started researching these, I hadn’t considered that kids dealing with a move may need...
by Carolyn | Book Lists, Education, For fun, Imagination, Parenting, Read Alouds, Reading, Recommendations, Resources, Summer Reading
I used to do a yearly post rounding up all the summer reading contests. My older kids are huge readers. They would fly through books and collect the rewards (often another book). But when my younger two girls came along, I discovered that those same summer reading...
by Carolyn | Book Lists, Picture Books, Read Alouds
It’s funny how a whole slew of similar books will publish around the same time. Within the last couple of years, I noticed picture books about pencils and erasers become a prominent theme. While these all take “the same” main characters, different...
by Carolyn | Adventure, Fantasy, Older Elementary, Picture Books, Read Alouds, Recommendations
I read lots of picture books that retell or mash up fairy tale, but it’s wonderful to find a fairy tale that feels brand new. The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld combines a classic style with more modern sensibilities (read: no wolves or...
by Carolyn | Adventure, Fantasy, Imagination, Juvenile Fiction, Middle-grade, Older Elementary, Read Alouds, Recommendations
If you love fairytales, I have a wonderful book for you. Otto Tattercoat and the Forest of Lost Things by Matilda Woods is a beautiful fairytale about friendship that touches on complex moral themes. The Story When Otto’s mother disappears in their new, freezing...
