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{Poppins Book Nook} And the Train Goes….

April 28, 2014 - lexihenegar 2 Comments

Affiliate links may be used in this post  Welcome to the Poppins Book Nook where bloggers come together to share books based on a different monthly theme.  The theme for this month was Trains, Planes, and Automobiles! This month I chose a book just for our little toddler person Ladybug (age 3)!  We had soRead more

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{Book Nook} In Grandma’s Attic

April 26, 2014 - lexihenegar Leave a comment

Affiliate links may be used in this post In Grandma’s Attic is such a sweet book of a little girl who visits her grandma and explores the items she finds in the attic and throughout her grandmother’s house.  Various items in the grandma’s house or activities that they do together trigger memories from the grandmother’sRead more

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{Book Nook} Gooney Bird Greene

April 19, 2014 - lexihenegar 2 Comments

Affiliate links may be used in this post. We love the Gooney Bird Greene series by Lois Lowery.  Gooney Bird is a precocious, creative, and wacky girl who tells absolutely true stories and comes up with imaginative learning ideas that inspire her entire class.  My kids love hearing about her crazy outfits complete with mismatchedRead more

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{Poppins Book Nook} Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa

March 31, 2014 - lexihenegar 7 Comments

Welcome to my first post for the Poppins Book Nook!  Each month a wonderful group of bloggers will be sharing a new book with you based on our monthly theme.  The theme for this month is Where in the World?  The book we chose is an old favorite at our house: Dr. De Soto GoesRead more

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{Book List} Easter Time

March 26, 2014 - lexihenegar Leave a comment

At Easter time we enjoy reading the Easter story out of our various picture Bibles.  But we also enjoy reading some fun and silly Easter time books even if we don’t believe that Easter is all about jelly beans, colored eggs, and a pretend bunny that is somewhat creepy-looking!  So, here’s my wishlist book listRead more

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Artist and Composer Studies

March 5, 2014 - lexihenegar 2 Comments

Although my kids take music lessons (violin and piano) and we use several things for art (See the Light Art and Atelier and sometimes Artistic Pursuits), I have not done a good job integrating artist and composer studies into our homeschool.  So, I’ve determined to change that.  Here’s how we study artists and composers hereRead more

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{Book Nook} Gooseberry Park

February 22, 2014 - lexihenegar Leave a comment

Curly and I discovered a wonderfully fun read this month.  I read Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant as one of our read aloud books.  We laughed at this hilarious but very sweet story of friendship between some special animal characters. The story is about Kona, a chocolate lab who lives with an elderly professor.  KonaRead more

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Valentine Book List

February 3, 2014 - lexihenegar Leave a comment

Good Valentine books are difficult to find.  I’ve searched our shelves and I’ve discovered that we own only one Valentine book.  This is a travesty and it can only be righted by heading to the bookstore with my wishlist.  So, I’ve compiled a list of books that I would love to add to our homeRead more

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Winter-Themed Booklist

January 20, 2014 - lexihenegar Leave a comment

Contains affiliate links Here are twelve wonderful winter-themed books.  This is what we’ll be reading during January! The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Snow by Uri Shulevitz One Mitten by Kristine O’Connell George Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton Snowballs by Lois Ehlert The Mitten by Jan Brett Snowmen at NightRead more

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{Christmas} Snuggle on the Couch with Some Holiday Read Alouds

December 11, 2013 - lexihenegar Leave a comment

As my kids get older they are enjoying more chapter books and longer read alouds.  They can sit through books without pictures so that opens up a whole new world of possibilities!  I’ve created a list of books that we hope to try to read this year (or possibly next year or even the yearRead more

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