Building Our House/Building Our Home
In July, we will have lived in our house for two years. I believe in the power of place, and there is no place other…
I JUST CAN’T WAIT: Brand New Stead/Fogliano and Fancy Nancy
Have I mentioned that I am a HUGE fan of Philip and Erin Stead? And of Julie Fogliano? Why yes I have, here: https://picturebookhouse.com/2013/03/05/and-then-its-spring-on-yet-another-snowy-day-in-wi/ https://picturebookhouse.com/2013/02/23/mommy-i-want-to-go-in-the-amos-mcgee-book/ Which…
Wisconsin Women Write for Children; We Read Their Books
Last night, instead of reading picture books to my kids, I settled into a seat in the second floor ballroom at The Women’s Club of Wisconsin…
Little Blue Truck
“Horn went ‘Beep!’ Engine purred. Friendliest sounds You ever heard.” …begins Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008) AND…
Kitten’s First Full Moon, and My Son’s First Look at the Sky
At the risk of Picture Book House becoming Ode to Kevin Henkes House, tonight I am writing about one more of his books that we can’t…
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,…
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…
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…
Who Lives Here, Lives Here, Now
Yet another snowy day here in Wisconsin. My inner snowman already went North for the summer, so I just couldn’t suit up the kids for March sledding. But…
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