Collecting Christmas Ideas!

Merry Christmas!  We hope you are finding lots of fun Christmas books to read with your family!  Here are some great ideas to check out:

Our Christmas list of books we've reviewed:

Our Learning Collection Christmas books



A terrific list of ways to give a gift from MotherReader!

150 ways to give a book



A fun, meaningful gift idea for children to make:

Christmas M & M Poem

As always, enjoy learning and reading with your family!
Merry Christmas!

Collection of interesting links!

Hello!  We've found some interesting and insightful links around the web that we want to share!

A must read for instilling confidence in children:

How the hidden dangers of comparison are killing us and our daughters--the measuring stick principle


Spotlit--a list of the top 50 books considered must-reads arranged by grade level from preschool to middle school.  It's fun to see what books you've read with your children---and which ones you want to add to your list.


And, before the fall leaves are all gone--Fall Leaf Bingo (with printable)!!!

If you're looking for Thanksgiving books, please check out our archives of Thanksgiving books we've reviewed.

Enjoy your week!

Autumn Book Collection

If you're looking for some books about Autumn, check out our Autumn book reviews.  Happy Autumn Reading!

Collections about Authors and Illustrators--Places to Visit!

Wow!  Look at these great sites about authors and illustrators!

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Art--This museum looks like a fun place to visit!

The Complete Listing of All Public Children's Literature Statues in the United States--We think this is a wonderful compilation of places to put on our trip list!  Wouldn't it be fun to visit all of these?  So much work went into this list.  Hope you enjoy it!

Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Illinois--See the wardrobe that inspired C. S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien's desk, and C. S. Lewis's desk and chair.  This is a small museum that we enjoyed visiting for the history and inspiration!

Enjoy visiting all of these sites!  Let us know of other fun places about authors and illustrators you've found!

Book Nook Collections!

Source:  Pottery Barn Kids

We are always looking for inspiring book nooks!  Check out these six book nooks on the Pottery Barn Kids blog. Designed by six different bloggers, the book nooks use items from Pottery Barn Kids in fun ways. They are creative and sure to encourage reading!  Enjoy!

Taking Stock

January is a great time to review your children's book collection.  We're looking at books that need to be repaired, genres where we need to add some books, and re-reading old favorites.  We've also repositioned a chair to the playroom where it has become a new reading nook.


One genre that we need to add some new books to is nonfiction.  We're on the hunt for some biographies and informational books.  Right now we're going through our books to make a display of snow books!  Stay tuned for some new reviews!


Happy Reading!