Tag: spring
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A Little More Beautiful Review
After months of reading Sarah Mackenzie’s picture book recommendations and book club guides on Read-Aloud Revival, I was thrilled to read her very own picture book, A Little More Beautiful. The story follows an old woman, Lou Alice, who decides to do something each day to make the world a little more beautiful. While taking…
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The Bee Tree Review
My eldest girl is on a honey kick. Well, it’s really a bear kick. Throughout the day she will ask me for just a lick of honey, because baby bears need to eat lots of honey. I figured this is a good time to reread The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco. The Bee Tree opens…
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Crow Not Crow Review
Although spring is unfolding quite slowly this year in the PNW, the birds have returned. My daughter has always been fascinated by birds. Back in Rexburg the only birds we saw on a regular basis were crows, but every time she saw one she’d have to stop to call, “Mommy! Look! A caw-caw!” Naturally, when…
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A New Beginning Review
Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new week and a new season, and my mind is ablaze with the rush of a season marked by sunshine and new growth. As such, A New Beginning: Celebrating the Spring Equinox by Wendy Pfeffer sounded alluring. A New Beginning starts by describing what exactly an equinox is. As…
Up the Mountain 