Ah…the wonders of a beach walk. This charming book delights in many ways. First, the entire story is told with s-words, adjectives, verbs, and nouns: scruffy, slosh, and, best of all, standstill, as the two beachgoers, a mother and a child, encounter something special. *************************** SEASIDE STROLL Charles Trevino – Author Maribel Lechuga – Illustrator Told with only… Read More
This book is a celebration of the wondrous variety, colors and sounds of the avian world. It is sure to have our children grabbing their binoculars and heading outside to explore. A veteran birder invites our young readers to look for the birds around them. 🙂 **************************************** HOW TO FIND A BIRD Jennifer Ward – Author… Read More
We are reminded that opening our minds to new experiences, no matter how challenging, can lead to great memories. Our children will understand what Ernestine knows… the world looks different after a wonderful adventure. **************************** This delightful trip will be savored again and again. THE CAMPING TRIP Jennifer Mann- Author and Illustrator Ernestine has never been… Read More
For billions of years, all life has relied on Earth’s predictable rhythm of day and night. It’s encoded in the DNA of all plants and animals. Humans have radically disrupted this cycle by lighting up the night. In a world marred by light pollution, this quest for true darkness is a clarion call to turn out… Read More
So, what about our ordinary, everyday things….the moments you treasure and the magic you make? We live in a world obsessed with the mighty. The large. The barely achievable. Yet wondrous things happen all around us. Extraordinary! is both a wake-up call and a love song to the quiet, everyday moments that remind us what an amazing… Read More
Every Little Letter shows how even the smallest among us can make a big impact, and how a single act of friendship can inspire whole communities to come together. “How do you tear down walls? With words, at first. Then brick by brick.” Unity and division are themes rich for exploration in this story of alphabet… Read More
The natural world is a giant, open-ended learning laboratory. Our children are innate scientists and love experiencing the sights, scents, sounds, and textures of the outdoors. Nature provides countless opportunities for discovery and to figure out things for themselves. “We should not think of a child’s experience in nature as an extracurricular activity. It should be… Read More
“My advice to the person suffering from lack of time and from apathy is this: Seek out each day as many as possible of the small joys.” Hermann Hesse The little joys … they are so inconspicuous and scattered so liberally throughout our daily lives that many times, we hardly notice… Read More
Green lacewings are often an under-appreciated group of beneficial insects, and they are so valuable for pest management. Their contribution to insect control quite is immense! As soon as the green lacewing’s eggs hatch, the hungry larvae will eat aphids, mealybugs, scale, spider mites, thrips, whiteflies and other slow moving insects. So, I decided that our… Read More
One of the valuable ways to support your children’s healthy development is as easy as opening the door and going outside. There is no question that regular, frequent opportunities to play outdoors help support the development of our children’s cognitive, social and physical development. Going outdoors, in the fresh air—whether on a windy, cold winter day or… Read More
