I love receiving mail and this is the time of year when my mailbox overflows with greetings from friends and family. I display the cards and love seeing what has transpired in the lives of those I care about but don’t often see. I send out card but there is always a problem. Namely, the […]
Christmas Books
Celebrating a Bookish Christmas
Here at the home of A Field Trip Life, we love to celebrate Christmas traditions from around the world. We open Advent calendars and light Advent candles. We eat tamales and listen to a world wide selection of carols. Our tree is decorated with ornaments brought home from our travels and the Nativity sets from […]
N is for Norway – the next stop on the A to Z Read Your World Blog Challenge
N is for Norway and that’s where we’re heading today. The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert (author) and Per Breiehagen (photographer) featuring their daughter, Anja Random House Children’s Books:2013 picture book ages 2-7 I read The Christmas Wish to a group of kindergartners today and they were mesmerized from start to finish. I was too […]
D is for Dominican Republic
The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belen A bilingual picture book Written by Julia Alvarez (author) and Ruddy Nunez (illustrator) Translated by Rhina Espaillat For those who try to teach diversity by sharing customs, holidays and traditions to children, The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belen is […]