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 […]
Places
M is for Mexico A to Z Blog Challenge Read the World
Today let’s head south of the U.S. border and visit Mexico as we read the world for the A to Z April Blog Challenge. Here in the United States we are so close geographically to Mexico but unfortunately, so many people know very little about this beautiful country. Off We Go to Mexico! An Adventure in the […]
L is for London – Read the World A to Z April Blog Challenge
If it’s Tuesday it is time to find a place that starts with L and what better place than London? There’s just a bit of a problem. There are lots of children’s books that either begin, end, or are entirely based in London. I can’t narrow my choices to just one so I’m sharing a […]
K is for Korea another stop on the A to Z Read Your World Blog Challenge
The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo (Author), Ruth Heller (Illustrator) picture book ages 4-9 Today a Field Trip Life is off to old Korea before it was divided into North and South. We have stacks of books set in Korea and I asked my daughter which one I should write about. She chose The Korean Cinderella saying it […]
I is for India – Reading the World from A to Z April Blog Challenge
Well, globe trotters, let’s zoom on over to India and read: Finders Keepers? A True Story in India By Robert Arnett (author) and Smita Turakhia (illustrator) Picture book ages 5 – adult Author Robert Arnett is a frequent traveler to India. In fact, he has written a travel guide called India Unveiled. In Finders Keepers, he writes […]