It must be the early childhood teacher in me because I love pulling out themed book collections to read with my children! Valentine's Day is one of those fun holidays - especially when you are little and there are so many cute Valentine's Day books out there! I spent some time looking through our Valentine's Day children books and picked out our favorite books for this holiday. I put these Valentine's Day books in a box at the beginning of February and we read them almost daily for a couple weeks. Some of these Valentine's Day books are newer but many are classic books worth reading each … Read More...

I love Christmas time and I love celebrating Christmas with our kids! As a former early childhood teacher, I have long believed in celebrating the different seasons with good books. When we had children of our own, I started the tradition of giving Christmas books each year. I have dozens upon dozens of delightful Christmas books on our bookshelves. Yes, we read them every year, and yes, I continue to add to the collection. However, these are my Christmas books. I want my children to build their own collection of Christmas books. I want them to have copies of the Christmas books we loved to … Read More...

Thanksgiving is only a couple of weeks away! Now that it is November, it is time to gather all your Thanksgiving picture books. I collected a lot of Thanksgiving books over my 10 years of teaching, but there are certain ones that are my favorites. I read these books every year with every class. If you are looking for the best Thanksgiving books for kids, here is a list of my top 10 favorite Thanksgiving books for kids of all ages. I have a leaning towards historical Thanksgiving picture books that the kids enjoy reading but are teaching at the same time. Picture books are a great way to … Read More...