With the start of a new school year a few months ago, I am back at my weekly role at our kids' school, helping for my third year as their library coordinator. As I've mentioned before, this is a volunteer position, but it still requires a good chunk of my time, which I don't mind. I love helping in this capacity, since my first love was and … [Read more...]
5 Great Children’s Books All About Winter
Here in Wisconsin, when it's negative 5 degrees and the cold air literally hurts your face, you don't spend an awful lot of time doing outside activities this time of year. Granted, my kids do still bundle up a few times a day, fleece face masks and all, to go outside and play at recess for a short while. But primarily, we find things indoors to do … [Read more...]
5 Great Children’s Books About Chickens
It's National Library Week and to celebrate I thought I'd kick off my new section of the blog on Children's Literature by featuring some fun books on none other than our family's favorite feathered friends - chickens! The library has always been one of my favorite places to go ever since I was a child. Now that I have my own children, it's … [Read more...]
A Love for Children’s Literature
Did you know that March is National Reading Month in America? Not that I needed only one month to celebrate something that I love doing all year long, but I thought since we're celebrating and all, it was a good time to fill you in on one of my favorite things to do....reading! I have always had a love for the written word. As a child, one of my … [Read more...]