These 24 Christmas picture books are perfect for a Christmas book advent calendar, and you can tick off each book as you read them on our free printable Christmas book advent calendar. This post contains affiliate links. Snuggling up with a lovely Christmas picture book is one of my best memories of Christmas with […]
10 Historical Fiction Books for Tweens
When you run out of good fantasy books, then what do you read? If you ask two of my kids, the answer is historical fiction, and I agree with them! Historical fiction is awesome! There is something about a great historical fiction book. Maybe it’s because the stories are based on facts, or maybe they […]
Ten Fabulous Find and Seek Books for Kids
There is one thing that will keep my 7 year old engaged for ages. This magical thing even kept him still and quiet when he was three and four years old. It’s not a screen (though I confess he does love the ipad, probably more than he loves me), it’s books, find and seek books! […]
My Dystopian Fiction Addiction.
I have a problem. I need to confess to an addiction. It’s not drugs, or alcohol, or chocolate, it’s books… a certain kind of book to be more specific. I am addicted to dystopian fiction. This post contains affiliate links to help me pay for my addiction! “dystopia” : An imaginary place or condition in […]
Book Review: 150 Screen-free Activities for Kids
At the end of last year my kids found my stash of kids art and activity books. Some were from the good old days, before blogs and pinterest, and some were more recent acquisitions. The kids loved pouring over the photos and making lists of ideas that they wanted to try out. We ended up […]