Fabulous frogs and more great nature read-alouds

Butterflies, Birds and Fabulous Frogs!

These 6 books about butterflies, birds and frogs are non-fiction, fun, colorful read-alouds your grandchildren will want to read more than once. I love reading books about nature with my grandchildren-especially books with a little humor mixed in.

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Stompin' Good Dinosaur Books!

8 Stomping’ Good Dinosaur Books!

Kids never outgrow a good dinosaur book! Here are some of our favorite dinosaur books that we have read many times. They are about dinosaurs with personality and will be enjoyed by children of all ages. Some of these dinosaur books are part of a series or by an author that has written several books so these books can lead you to more great read-aloud books.

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7 Favorite Dragon, Knight and Princess Books

7 Favorite Dragon, Knight and Princess Books

Dragon, knight and princess books filled with unlikely heroes, friendship, adventure and a little humor are always favorite read aloud books. Who doesn’t love a good book filled with fairytale characters? These princess, knight and dragon books are ones your grandkids will ask you to read more than once.

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Magical Snow Day Books

Magical Snow Day Books

My grandkids love to have me read books about snow and winter to them since they don’t get to experience it where they live. They love to play in the snow when they come to visit us in the winter. I have some books to share with you that capture the magic and beauty of winter and snow.

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5 Clever Groundhog and Valentine's Day books.

5 Clever Groundhog and Valentine’s Day Books

I have 5 clever books for you to read near Groundhog and Valentine’s Day. The middle of January is a good time to get the books you want to read for these holidays. February is our shortest month, but it is a great month for reading some holiday books to children.

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Best books for personal reading I read in 2022

The Best Books I Read In 2022 For My Own Enjoyment

I’m always looking for a good book to read for my personal enjoyment as well as read-alouds for grandkids. Here are some of the best books I read or listened to during 2022. I hope you find a few to add to your personal “to read” list.

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How Winston Delivered Chritmas

A Delightful Christmas Chapter Book By Alex T. Smith

I recently read a delightful Christmas chapter book to my grandchildren: How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T. Smith. It is an advent Christmas book with colorful illustrations on almost every page. What makes this book unique is it has 24 1/2 short chapters with instructions for fun Christmas crafts and activities mixed in.

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Bear Can't Wait-A fun birthday picture book!

3 Birthday Picture Books You Will Love!

Birthday picture books are a special way to celebrate a child’s special day of the year! I want to share with you three fun, colorful birthday picture books that you can read-aloud to your favorite birthday child on their special day or during the week leading up to the occasion!

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Inspiring Picture Book Biographies

4 Inspiring Picture Book Biographies For Kids!

There are so many inspiring picture book biographies for children! It’s interesting to see what motivates others to have courage, do something hard and follow their passion. The following books are about unique individuals who accomplished things that helped others and made the world a better place.

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