I love Christmas and am so excited that it is coming up! One of my favorite things to do this time of year is plan our family's annual countdown to Christmas. Each day between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I have our kids open a holiday-themed children's book. We read it together and do an activity (I like to have the activities and book correspond as often as possible). I have spent years building up our library of Christmas books. Thriftbooks has been one of my favorite websi

When I get out our Halloween decorations, I also haul up our big pile of seasonal books to read throughout the month together. It's both my favorite thing and my kids' favorite thing! We love our "Halloween" books--some are actually about Halloween, some are a little creepy or about Halloween related things like monsters, and some are simply books perfect for fall. Today I am sharing some of our FAVORITE books to read at Halloween time! Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex We love G

There is nothing I love more than reading holiday-themed books with my kids! Especially as fall comes and it means the start of the holiday season, there is something about pulling out holiday themed books and snuggling up on the couch together. It's especially fun with young toddlers and preschoolers, who are so excited about the upcoming holiday. Here is a list of my favorite Halloween and fall themed books that are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! The Spooky Wheels o

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One of my favorite traditions (that encompasses most of our other traditions) is our Book Advent. This is a tradition we have where the...

When I became a mom, I knew that I wanted to share my love of reading with my kids. I started off reading a lot to my firstborn and after having my second, I read the Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. That book only grew my passion of reading aloud. Sometimes, there are books my kids love that I have a harder time reading aloud and other times, I find a book that is an absolute joy no matter how many times my kids ask me to read it to them. Today I am sharing some of my FA