My Garden (With an Update on Mr. McGregor’s)
The Peter Rabbit birthday party was a success. During the scavenger hunt, only one kid panicked when I ran around the yard waving a rake yelling,…
Why Trixie, Why? My Emotional First Reading of Knuffle Bunny Free
As I wrote in a pervious post, we are having a Peter Rabbit Birthday party. The little guests will hop on over this Sunday. Also as…
The PBH Bedtime Canon
Who knew that getting a kid to sleep would be so exhausting… Is she too hot? Too cold? Hungry? Thirsty? Not tired? Overtired? Should we turn…
A(nother) Good Day, by Kevin Henkes
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books, 2007) begins like this: “It was a bad day….” Here at the Picture Book House, it wasn’t exactly…
The Rain is Raining all Around…Let it Kiss You
We are on our third day of steady rain with the occasional thunderstorm here in Oconomowoc, WI. It is also National Poetry Month. If I had…
Waiting Out the Storm, With My Daughter
As I’ve written before, like Grandfather like Granddaughter, but apparently not when it comes to thunderstorms. We woke up to one this morning, and my daughter…
A Good Day of Good Books
The nights when I sink into sleep thinking, “Ah, this was a good day,” are usually nights that cap days filled with good books. This morning…
Lucky Ducklings? Lucky US
I’m always telling my daughter she’s a lucky duck. “You’re a lucky duck! You get to go to the park!” “You lucky duck, you. You got…
FEE FI FO FUM! Another Generation Smitten with the Snortsnoot
I grew up in a book house. Years ago, my Dad’s family owned Brainard Books in Crystal Lake and Elgin, IL. My Mom, an English teacher,…
Prepare for a Peter Rabbit Birthday Party
I gave my daughter a choice: “Would you like a Fancy Nancy birthday party or a Peter Rabbit birthday party?” “Peter Rabbit!” she yelled. As it…
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