on Nov 21, 2009 in blogging Okay, I am really late with this...A few weeks ago, Katy @ A Few More Pages tagged me with the Kreativ Blogger Award! The winners are instructed to list seven of their favorite things, and then send the award on to seven other bloggers. So, here goes...

sailor cats
on Nov 20, 2009 in cats adventure animals Sailor Cats by Emily Whittle, Illustrated by Jeri Burdick, published 1993I recently discovered a wonderful book publishing company called Green Tiger Press. The books I have seen have exquisitely illustrated pages--very much the style I am drawn to.

from our home library: vintage princess book {sleeping beauty}
on Nov 19, 2009 in little girls from our home library princess vintage I don't know about you, but I love fairy tales. As a child, I remember having a huge collection of the Grimm's Brother's Fairy Tales. I would read through that book over and over again. I loved all the Disney versions, too. My very favorite has alway...

don freeman favorites for preschoolers
on Nov 18, 2009 in little girls book lists animals We love Don Freeman's books (Earl the Squirrel and Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library!) and recently added a new one to our home collection: Corduroy. I found it at Goodwill last week and was so excited to finally read it to Juliet. She fell in l...

best thanksgiving crafts for preschoolers
on Nov 17, 2009 in top ten tuesday activity ideas holidays It all started with this. I saw it at Pottery Barn Kids last week and I can't stop thinking about it. It's a Thanksgiving Count-down Calendar. What do you put in the pockets, you ask? Little slips of paper with "I'm thankful for..." messages inside.

flower turkey activity fun
on Nov 16, 2009 in activity ideas holidays animals We were playing outside this past weekend (enjoying some beautiful November weather) and decided to go on a turkey hunt. It turned out to be a lot of fun, so I thought I would share it with you. Juliet chose a piece of bark, and I drew a turkey face...

if you give a moose a muffin activity idea
on Nov 15, 2009 in from our home library little boys activity ideas animals If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff, Illustrated by Felicia BondThis is another one of our favorites from the If You Give series. I had been wanting to make some sock puppets for Juliet for awhile, so I thought we might as well do the ones...

if you give a pig a pancake activity idea
on Nov 14, 2009 in from our home library activity ideas animals If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff, Illustrated by Felicia BondThis is one of our favorite books to read together. From a very young age, Juliet has been fascinated by these If You Give... books, but I think this one has always been her fa...

how to make pumpkin pancakes
on Nov 13, 2009 in seasons activity ideas food I received a wonderful email from one of my readers the other day. Julie emailed me to tell me about a fun book she discovered and read with her daughter. The book, Pumpkin Day by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, inspired them to have a pumpkin day of their...

scarface claw
on Nov 13, 2009 in cats Scarface Claw by Lynley DoddWe love anything Lynley Dodd writes, but this one is a particular favorite. The toughest cat out there, Scarface Claw isn't scared of anything--not thunder, not dogs, not loud sirens or hairy spiders. Afraid of nothing un...