“It’s Time”: Sophie’s Squash Go to School (And So Do We!)
Has it really been months since I’ve spent an afternoon in the children’s section of a bookstore? Almost a year since I’ve dedicated a solid hour…
The Princess and The Pony: Pretty Much a Perfect Picture Book
The other night a friend reached out to talk about picture books. Next year she will leave her middle school classroom for an elementary library. I…
The Table Sets Itself Comes to Breakfast…Stays for Lunch…and Dinner…
So, I’m the naughty aunt who gives out fart books for Christmas. I couldn’t help it. Farts are funny. I bought The Table Sets Itself by…
I Spy Fly Guy!
We’re out to eat—we play I Spy. We’re eating at home—we play I Spy. We’re driving—we play I Spy. We’re taking a walk—we play I Spy.…
Hurry! Hurry! We Can’t Wait to Meet You
This year, we aren’t using Great Auntie Trina’s beautiful Halloween countdown calendar (the kids move a little black cat from felt pocket to felt pocket each…
Monster Needs a (Mimi-Made) Costume
Mimi’s at it again. Toiling away in her basement—cutting fabric, sewing seams and carefully attaching appliques. Before she was Mimi, back when she was “just” my…
Like Mother Like Daughter: Feeding the Sheep
Without hesitation, when strangers meet my family for the first time, or when we reconnect with relatives we haven’t seen in awhile, everyone says, “Wow! Katy…
I Spy…The Start of a New School Year!
Ready, set…school! I’ve been getting up to go to school every day for most of my life, and so the last two years have been…well…tricky. How…
Breakfast with Old Friends
We have been so busy reading chicken books (posts about these soon), that Amos, Sophie, and a heard of dinosaurs putting up a stink at bedtime haven’t…
Where’s My T-R-U-C-K?
We have loved Where’s My T-R-U-C-K by Karen Beaumont, with pictures by David Catrow (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011) for long a time. It is…
Seeds, Chicks, Birthday, An Agent and BLUE SOCKS
April is one of the busiest months in the Picture Book House. It is the month that we start our seeds, and this year, we got…
Celebrating 1 Year of PBH!
Picture Book House, the blog, will turn 1 on February 12th! In the beginning, my blog posts were shaped by books and how we read/engaged with…
We Got a Dog + How to Hide a Lion
One look at my new niece and I knew that we were getting a dog. We’d done the research, owned the training books, made the lists—pro…
Then and Now
Thanks Dad, for reading (and pointing out what’s important) to me (in blue) so much back then. And thanks, Bubba, for reading (and pointing out what’s…
Frozen? Warm up with Annie and the Wild Animals
Disney’s latest blockbuster couldn’t have been released at a more apropos time. We saw the movie over our holiday visit to the in-laws in Brainerd, MN…
Dreams of A New Niece Keep Post-Holiday Blues at Bay
Beginning in October, we joined my two nieces in keeping track of all that we had to look forward to in the upcoming months. “Next comes…
This Season’s Best: BIG SNOW
As we stood at the front window a few Sundays back, watching the world turn white, my daughter looked up at me and asked, “…do you…
PBH’s Best Books to Give as Gifts in 2013
For the most part, I give books for Christmas. Last year, everybody got a copy of Railroad Hank by Lisa Moser. Other books that on the…
Congrats to Danielle Davis, Winner of the First PBH Giveaway
Picture Book Month has come to a close, and so has the first PBH Giveaway. Congrats to Danielle Davis, whose name my son drew out of…
Ox-Cart Man, And Much More to be Thankful For
I’m stuffed. We are wrapping up a weekend of incredible food and family fun and kicking off Christmas with a super-sized tree and thousands of twinkle…
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