It’s Time to Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day! I am excited to once again be a part of a fun-filled event where diverse books for children are shared and celebrated. I was thrilled to receive a book from Language Lizard. The Giant Turnip By Henriette Barkow (illustrator) and Richard Johnson (illustrator) Translated by Bhadra Patel […]
Read your world
Y is for Yosemite
Y is for Yosemite We’re nearing the end of our Read Your World adventure on the A to Z Blog Challenge. It is day 25, the letter is Y and I don’t have to look far from home to find the perfect field trip spot – Yosemite! I was blessed to be in a family […]
W is for Washington D.C.
Welcome to Day 23 in the A to Z Blog Challenge where we post in alphabetical order during April. My blog theme for the month is Read the World with Kid’s Books. W is our letter of the day so we are heading to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue which is, of course, the address for the […]
T is for Thailand on the A-z Blog Challenge “Read Your World”
We are heading into the home stretch on this year’s A to Z April Blog Challenge. I feel like I’ve really been traveling as I’ve visited many places via books. I’ve met other bloggers and am enjoying the sense of camaraderie with other challenge participants. Today I could have booked it to Tanzania, Turkey, or […]
R is for Russia A-Z blog challenge Read Your World
R is for Russia so that’s the next stop on the A to Z April Blog Challenge where we are Reading the World with kid’s books. In college I majored in geography with a minor in comparative literature because I wanted to learn about the world and the people who inhabit different geographical locations. The […]
Q is for Quebec – another stop on the A-Z April Blog Challenge – Read Your World
We had a thrilling time in Paris and so now it’s on to Quebec where French is also spoken. I feel like I’m cheating a bit in this blog challenge. There are not many places that begin with the letter Q. I found no books about Qatar and the only book I could find about […]
C is for Cuba
Today A Field Trip Life is traveling to Cuba and I’m excited share to share a just released picture book that is set in that island nation. Drum Dream Girl How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music By Margarita Engle (author) and Rafael Lopez (illustrator) Drum Dream Girl is the colorful and poetic story of a […]
A- a reader’s field trip to Australia
What’s not to like about Australia? Some of the coolest animals in the world live there, the beaches are beautiful, and many of the best children’s books are set in the land down under. In fact, my favorite children’s book is from Australia: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge By Mem Fox (author) and Julie Vivas (illustrator) Picture […]
My Own a-z blog challenge
The 2015 April A to Z blog challenge begins in a few short hours. This year I am excited to be a member of Pam’s Unconventional Alliance blogging team. In addition to posting daily, I will also be visiting the blogs of other writers. I am taking a blog tour of children’s books set in […]