Finding Kindness - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
It is amazing how much a simple action - like a smile, holding a door for someone, or letting them go ahead of you in the grocery line...
Pippa's Night Parade - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Think back to your childhood. What story or movie gave you nightmares? For me it was Bambi, and specifically the mother's death in a...
Sloth to the Rescue - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Did anyone really enjoy those dreaded "team projects"? Especially, the ones where the teacher picked the members, supposedly to play to...
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom - Perfect Picture Book F
I've often wondered how many great minds, inventors, musicians, and artists we've lost because the individual was born into dire poverty...
Bird Count - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Every year, I look forward to The Cornell Lab's Feeder Watch citizen science project. I move my laptop into the kitchen for a bit every...
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
I love that biographies offer us a window into the adventures, decisions, and struggles of people we admire. It's fun to discover little...
Finding Treasure: A Collection of Collections - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
When I was younger my grandmother and I spent hours on the beach looking for interesting rocks, shells, and sand dollars. It's no wonder...
A Stone Sat Still - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
It's interesting how perspective changes things. Those paper brick building blocks that seemed gigantic when you're a two-year-old and...
Why Evergreens Keep Their Leaves - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
I remember my kids fascination with the fables about how animals got their stripes, shells, or why spiders made webs. Fantastical stories...
A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Unfortunately, more and more children are affected by homelessness. Having seen the effects and emotions surrounding this circumstance,...
