I believe that children’s books are perfect starting places for field trips. We’ve been inspired to visit places and learn more through many of the things that we first discovered on library and bookstore shelves. This past month was filled with these book and place excursions. GROWING AN ARTIST: The Story of a Landscaper and […]
Field Trips
A Little Trip to France
We have a new baby in our lives, and we dream of the places we can take her. Fortunately, we can start her travels early through books. Barefoot Books has just published a wonderful new series of board books, and we begin with OUR WORLD: FRANCE Words by Evelyne Holingue and art by Marguax […]
Lila Lou’s Little Library – a picture book for book lovers
Welcome to today’s bookish field trip! I’m so excited to share this new release from my Cardinal Rule Press Publishing sibling. LILA LOU’S LITTLE LIBRARY: A GIFT FROM the HEART by Nikki Bergstresser (author) and Sejung Kim (illustrator) Cardinal Rule Press Publishing 2021 A Field Trip to a Little Free Library Themes: Books, Generosity, […]
Let’s Walk and Read!
Hooray! It’s Summertime! Are you looking forward to being outside, exercising, and reading a good book? Here’s a great way to combine all three of these activities as you WALK AND READ. The idea is simple. A children’s book is mounted on boards and displayed page-by-page in shop windows. Families read the story as they […]
Pick a Pumpkin (and visit a pumpkin patch)
October is Pumpkin Patch Month and every year I help my friends at Bettencourt Family Farms welcome children who come to pick out a special pumpkin for a class project. And, every year I treat myself to a new pumpkin-themed book. I’m happy to share my new seasonal favorite on Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture […]