Books

History Books

By Christine | February 16, 2009 |

If anyone is checking the vendor page of the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference, they will see Heritage History listed. This company is focused on “Putting the Story back into History, with traditional tales from long-ago.” I have been enjoying browsing their well-organized website and I am looking forward to purchasing some of their products…

Inspirational Books for Mothers

By Christine | February 15, 2009 |

Every once in a while, I find it beneficial to read a book about parenting or motherhood. Over the years, I have read (and sometimes reread) several that I really like. These books include: Around the Year with the Trapp Family by Maria Augusta Trapp Children and Parents by Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen On Christian…

If you have nothing nice to say…

By Christine | January 30, 2009 |

The excerpt below was shared in our bulletin this week: Whoever unjustly deprives his neighbor of his good name is guilty of sin and is further bound to make reparation according to his slander: no man can enter heaven with another’s goods, and of all worldly goods none is equal to a good reputation. Slander…

First Communion Resources

By Christine | January 28, 2009 |

As I was skimming Google reader today, I noticed that someone was asking about First Communion Resources. Since my fourth child will most likely be receiving First Communion this year, I thought I would share what I have used in the past and what I am using. The following resources have been used with all…

Learning from a Pro

By Christine | January 12, 2009 |

On Sunday, as I stood in the vestibule with my two youngest, Finnian decided to start running around. I was tired and did not feel like I could handle my little boy’s energy. However, a mother of 11 children could. She sat down to nurse her one-year-old daughter, asked my little boy to sit next…

2008 Listening

By Christine | December 28, 2008 |

I’m cleaning up my sidebar in anticipation of 2009. Below are some of the books on CD that we listened to this past year. The Swiss Family RobinsonThe MoffatsHeidiMary Poppins

Christmas Books 2008

By Christine | December 22, 2008 |

Each year, we give each of our children a new Christmas book. This year’s books will include the following (in no particular order): The Little Drummer Boy Kristina Rodanas’ illustrations bring this well-known song to life. The Huron Carol We have to have this book on our shelf, as our parish is North American Martyrs…

Anne Pellowski

By Christine | November 11, 2008 |

I am excited. I just visited Bethlehem Books and saw that they are reprinting Anne Pellowski’s Latsch Valley Series. My two eldest really enjoy reading these books and I have even used a couple of them for read alouds.

Paddington Bear’s 50th Anniversary

By Christine | October 13, 2008 |

I first met Paddington Bear when I was 7. Today, I enjoy reading the books to my children and they like listening to them. Somehow, I never knew that there were Paddington Bear cartoons.

August Read Alouds

By Christine | August 31, 2008 |

Library Picture Books: Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman Geography ~ Canada (CHC inspired): O Canada by Ted Harrison shares interesting information about each of Canada’s provinces. We enjoyed reading about the polar bears that visit a certain province each March. A Prairie Boy’s Winter by William Kurelek After Lunch Read-Aloud:Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling…

Read Alouds

By Christine | August 5, 2008 |

When I first started blogging, I kept a list of read alouds, including library picture books, in my sidebar. Somewhere along the way, I removed an old list and never replaced it with a new list. This does not mean that we have stopped read alouds in our house. We continue to read many picture and chapter…