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Grab Your Binoculars for the Great Backyard Bird Count

February 16, 2024 Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

This is a great weekend. It is time to get out and join the Great Backyard Bird Count. The GBBC is an annual event begun in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. It is a four-day event held in February with the goal of creating an overview of the […]

Filed Under: Bookish Field Trips, Citizen Science, picture books Tagged With: bird tally sheet, bird word search, Great Backyard Bird Count, RAVEN'S GIFT

Book Inspired San Diego Field Trips

February 11, 2024 Claire Annette Noland Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Book Travel, Field Trips, Inspirations, Multicultural Children's Books, picture books, Picture Books, Places Tagged With: bookish field trips, Dave's Rock Garden, Fresno Art Museum, Growing an Artist, John Parra, San Diego Botanic Garden

Read to Me as we #ReadYourWorld

January 25, 2024 Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

It is the 10th anniversary of the #READYOURWORLD celebration of children’s books celebrating diversity in children’s books. I have been part of this movement since it began and have been excited to see the numbers of books featuring children and families representing many cultures, ethnicities, abilities, languages increasing over the years. This year, I’m happy […]

Filed Under: Multicultural Children's Books, picture books, Picture Books Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, Diverse Children's Books, Read to Me

How to Make a Christian Advent Book Stack Calendar and bonus gift tags

November 25, 2023 Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

Our family loves to read picture books and as we begin the Advent season I’m excited to be sharing a Christmas story that I wrote.  Recently rereleased in a new edition, Raven’s Gift: A Feathered Flight of Faith tells of a young raven who hears the angels announce the birth of Christ. He sets out […]

Filed Under: Celebrate, Christmas Books, Family, picture books Tagged With: advent calendar book stack, Christian Christmas books, Christian picture books, christmas read alouds, Christmas traditions, home schoo books, Raven's Gift printable gift tags

Nancy Bess Had a Dress – Cover Reveal!

September 14, 2023 Claire Annette Noland 12 Comments

Nancy Bess Had A Dress - Cover Reveal - Claire Annette Noland

Book News – Nancy Bess Had a Dress Cover Reveal! The cover reveal for NANCY BESS HAD A DRESS is finally here! This sweet book is illustrated by creative artist Angela C. Hawkins, written by me, and published by Gnome Road Publishing. Isn’t it wonderful? This is an exciting part of the book journey for […]

Filed Under: Nancy Bess Had a Dress, Picture Books, picture books Tagged With: 1930s U.S. history, Angela C. Hawkins - illustrator, arts and crafts, flour sacks, picture book, quilting, Recycling, repurposing, sewing

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