I've written a few children's books, and read many more.

Book Blog

Books I've enjoyed reading with my children

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I Kissed the Baby book cover

I Kissed the Baby!

I Kissed the Baby, by Mary Murphy This sweet little board book was my younger daughter’s first book. It was a gift from my own mom, and I loved reading it to my daughter. I loved how you almost have to kiss your baby when you get to the end of the book. It is […]

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The Beasties book cover

The Beasties

The Beasties, by Jenny Nimmo, illustrated by Gwen Millward This is such a lovely book, both in the stories and in the pictures. It is the story about a little girl who has moved into a new house and is having a hard time sleeping, until the Beasties who live under her bed teach her how […]

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The World According to Humphrey

The World According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney  My older daughter is not big on conflict and risk in her entertainment. I sometimes joke that if there is a plot, she doesn’t like it. That isn’t fair, of course. She just doesn’t like things that scare her. However, she loves to read and reads […]

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Corduroy

Corduroy, by Don Freeman Sometimes, you read a picture book that is considered a classic and think it is only held in such high regard because people are nostalgic for their own childhood. But sometimes, you can see why the book’s popularity persists. Corduroy is definitely an example of the latter case. The story of […]

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The Bird Alphabet Book

The Bird Alphabet Book

The Bird Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Edgar Stewart My older daughter loved birds when she was a young toddler. “Bird” was one of her first words, although we could only understand it because she accompanied it with the sign. She loved to sit at the sliding glass door that looks out onto […]

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Bunny and Me

Bunny and Me, by Adele Aron Greenspun, illustrated by Joanie Schwarz This seems like a good book to use for my first post, because it was an absolute favorite in my family. It was my older daughter’s first favorite book, and my younger daughter loved it, too- as did I. In fact, it is one […]

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Book Blog Background

When I had the idea of creating a blog and posting one book I’ve enjoyed reading with my children each month, I thought I should check the feasibility first. So I took my laptop into my younger daughter’s room, sat down in front of her bookshelves, and starting typing a list of books I might […]

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