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genevieve foster
This woman’s work is amazing. Really. If you don’t already own her books, you need to know you are missing out. Her maps are oh, so lovely. Her stories are lively. Her illustrations are the perfect...
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stories of the pilgrims
We love Jim Hodges’ audio recordings and listen to them often. One of our annual traditions is listening to Stories of the Pilgrims at Thanksgiving time. The first time I listened, I learned so much...
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to destroy you is no loss
Do you know over 3 million people died because of the actions of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979? Do you know nearly 2 million of those were murdered in cold blood? Do you know many,...
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fiar: hot air
This week we are reading Hot Air by Marjorie Priceman. It tells the mostly true story of the first hot air balloon ride in Versailles, France in 1783. A chicken, sheep, and duck were sent up in the air...
View Articlenew read-a-loud
A couple of weeks ago someone on an email list recommended The Wonder Book For Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne as a great read-a-loud for a wide range of children and that boys will especially...
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book bonanza: lots of audios
We are spending a lot of time cleaning these days. Having a mama be out of commission for months on end has done a number on this already cluttered house. My children have tried hard to fill in the...
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fiar: the glorious flight
We are having a wonderful school week so far. I think my kids are so ready for some order in their lives (and more importantly, for me to be fully present with them) that they are eating up our...
View Articlefiar: down down the mountain
What a sweet story! Hette and Hank want some shoes, some special shoes that go creaky-squeaky-creaky-squeaky, but Papa and Mama say there is not one single cent to buy shoes. They don’t give up though...
View Articleconquering a poem
I have this daughter that blows my mind away. She has so much truth and goodness and power inside of her. She has a depth to her thinking that continues to surprise me even after sixteen years of...
View Articlejune’s book gems
Ack! I still haven’t posted about Annesley’s first lost tooth, our hike at Cress Creek, or our swimming adventure and now it is time for me to be off again. Tomorrow I am taking Blythe to Present...
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book bonanza: the giraffe that walked to paris
Oh my goodness! Guess what just arrived at my house? The Giraffe That Walked To Paris! Yes! You heard (read?) me right! It is back in print! After years and years and years of being out-of-print and...
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some new favorite books
Enough hip, connective tissue, and passing out talk! Let’s talk books! Anyone who knows me at all knows I am book lover. We have found some fabulous gems at the library recently. Annesley and I are...
View Articlea new year of books
It is a new year which means more books on my nightstand to read, write, and discuss with my family, students, and book discussion group. I am swooning over all of these books and can’t wait to read...
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fiar: humphrey the lost whale
Annes and I started our FIAR adventure again this week. We took December off and just got into the swing of things with FIAR again. I wanted to read All The Places To Love, one of my all-time favorite...
View Articlebook bonanza: when mindy saved hanukkah
My biggest strength as a homeschooling mama (well, aside from my absolute determination) is my love of reading out loud to my children. They love, love, love me to read to them. I guess I have all...
View Articleour current books
We are spending lots of time snuggling and reading. There isn’t much else I can do right now, so it is a season of books. Annesley and I have started reading Little House in the Big Woods. I have my...
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