Family Fridays – Books as Nursery Decor
Warning: this is mostly a vanity post and has not much to do with literature. I will freely admit that I’m not much of a decorator. My husband jokes (“states” might be a better term) that my decorating style is all right angles and nothing on the walls. I just don’t like my spaces to […]
Family Fridays – Winter is Coming
The only thing that I have in common with or even remotely enjoyed about the Game of Thrones (review here) is the whole “Winter is Coming” thing. I absolutely love winter. I wait for it all year. Mid summer I remind my husband that it’s not too early to start planning for Christmas. I love […]
Family Fridays: I Lost My Kisses by Trudie Trewin
Guest blogger Stori shares one of her favorite children’s books! Book: I Lost My Kisses Genre: Children’s general Ages: 2 to 8 Blurb: Matilda Rose loves to kiss. But one day, something goes terribly, horribly wrong. She loses her kisses, just before her daddy is going to come home. Matilda goes on the hysterical and […]
Family Fridays – Bringing Literature to Life
Howdy! I’m on vacation in Brazil for most of September, so I turned the tables on my readers and opened up the blog for guests posts while I’m gone. Today’s guest post comes from Debi Morton. She wrote and sent this to me before I had posted the gift giving guide, and I think it’s […]
Family Fridays – Children’s Books I First Read As An Adult
Howdy! I’m on vacation in Brazil for most of September, so I turned the tables on my readers and opened up the blog for guests posts while I’m gone. You may recognize today’s guest blogger from the comments as “Beth Hennings”, but I just call her “Mom”. Many of my earliest memories are of my […]
Family Fridays – Brazil Edition
Well, the rest of the September is going to look quite a bit different here at Lector’s Books. For one thing, as you’re reading this, I am probably struggling my way through Brazilian customs right now (with a baby!) and will be spending much of the rest of the month there. While I love this […]
Family Fridays – Gifts to Encourage Children to Read (Part 2 of 2)
So to recap, I’m doing a two part series of gifts to encourage children to read, and this is the second part. Last week I talked about time and books, this week I’m going to round out with experiences and tangible tie ins. Experiences I think there is this awesome positive feedback loop that is […]
Family Fridays – Gifts to Encourage Children to Read (Part 1 of 2)
Even before my son was born, I put a lot of thought into this question: “how can I encourage him to be a reader?” I only have one child, and he is (as of press time) not yet eight months old. Since he is currently more interested in trying to eat his books than read […]
Family Fridays – Pigeon Series by Mo Willems
Book: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (2003) Series: Pigeon Series Genre: Children’s General Ages: 2-6 years Blurb: When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you’ve never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his […]
Family Fridays – Mulan
Genre: Children’s TV/Movies Ages: It’s rated G, I couldn’t find a good age range, but probably pretty young. Definitely less scary than some other Disney movies, but the “bad guys” were kind of scary. Blurb: Clever Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier named “Ping” to bravely take her father’s place in the Imperial Army. […]