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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
It was an emotional day. My baby went in to get a haircut and came out a little boy… and Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little…