Books
What We Read – January
Below are some of the books that we read this past month. Picture Book Read Alouds The Big Snow by Berta and Hader Elmer I liked this story so much last year that I had to check it out again this year. The Christmas ABC by Florence Johnson, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin Curious George Takes a…
Read MoreFree Children’s Kindle Books
During my lunch break, I decided to work on updating our January 2014 reading list that I will share on Friday. In the process of doing so, I noticed that Amazon has several books by children’s authors offered at no cost for Kindle at the moment. Simply click on the covers to access the books.…
Read MoreTime After Epiphany Daybook
Outside my window, it is foggy again. We have had foggy mornings with beautiful blue skies in the afternoon for the past week or so. In the kitchen, the children are planning the menu that they want when I have our baby. Breakfast: Waffles Fruit Smoothies Lunch: Grape and Tuna Sandwiches or Soup (cut up…
Read MoreWeekends with Chesterton: Education
Over the years, I have read a number of books by G.K. Chesterton. However, since I am not currently reading anything by this great Catholic writer, I thought that I wouldn’t be joining Sarah for her Weekends with Chesterton. Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s Children and Parents caused me to change my mind. In his book, Venerable…
Read MoreKeeping the Company of the Saints: St. John Bosco
“Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.” ~ St. John Bosco ~ Several years ago, my second oldest daughter was baptized on the Feast of St. John Bosco. Up until this time, I didn’t know much about this saint aside from the fact that he was Italian,…
Read MoreTween and Teen Book Recommendations and Why My Boys Won’t Be Reading the Ranger’s Apprentice Series
A few years ago, I started to see recommendations for The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan popping up in various places. A couple of years ago, I sent an email to my local Catholic homeschool group asking for opinions about this series. Everyone responded very positively about the series, save for one mother. This…
Read MoreChristmastide Daybook
Outside my window the sky is blue and the sun is shining. It is a beautiful day! In the kitchen, some of the children made a gingerbread train yesterday. We still need to make our gingerbread houses. We were going to make them when our assistant pastor came for dinner, but we didn’t have enough time…
Read More2013 Read Alouds
Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant by Hertha Pauli My children enjoyed listening to the story of this wonderful saint and Our Blessed Mother. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams Theresa couldn’t wait for her dad to finish reading this book. I remember being the same way when I was in second or…
Read More2013 Personal Reading
Bernard of Clairvaux by Henri Daniel Rops I felt that this book left a little something to be desired. I thought that it was going to give more insight into St. Bernard of Clairvaux, but half of the book spoke about what happened to St. Bernard’s monasteries, how various orders came to be, and the…
Read MorePicture Book Recommendations
I know that I often share what books my family and I are reading. This time, I am sharing three books that I think would be appreciated in young children’s personal libraries. The Christmas ABC (Little Golden Book) by Florence Johnson, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin Eloise Wilkin is one of my favorite Golden Book illustrators. When…
Read MoreWhat We’ve Been Reading: September/October 2013
Below are some of the books that we have been reading over the past couple of months. Toddler Home for a Bunny (Little Golden Book) by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams This is the only book that my little boy will allow me to read to him. I have tried reading or looking at…
Read MoreSummer Reading
I intended to keep track of everyone’s summer reading this year, but I wasn’t very good about doing so. My boys didn’t share any of the books that they read with me. Luckily, my three older girls did tell me about some of the books that they read. 6th Grade The Wonderful Wizard of Oz…
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