Christmas Books
- Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Christmas Books, Holidays, Music Appreciation, Orchestras and Instruments
Cracking The Nutcracker: What We’re Reading Before We Watch
Confession: I’ve never been to a performance of The Nutcracker! Since Preschool Bookworm is such a fan of the orchestra, I thought we’d give The Nutcracker ballet a shot this year. We’ve been listening to Tchaikovsky’s music, and it’s become…
Our Advent Plans- This Year & Next
Yes, I’m already planning for NEXT Christmas. Well, sorta. What happened was… in researching (er, falling down the rabbit hole) for this year’s Advent/Christmas season, I came across so many wonderful things that a.) overwhelmed me, and b.) my kids…
Christmas Books for a Two Minute Attention Span
Combine my high standards with Toddler Bookworm’s attention span, and you know the books that make our cut are pretty unique! When it comes to holiday books (Christmas or any other), I have little patience for books that seem like…
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Post Christmas Round-Up: The Books My Bookworms Received
Alternately titled, The Books We Were Embarrassed to Check Out from the Library AGAIN So We Put Them On the Christmas Wish List I have an odd relationship with purchasing books. As a librarian and also a frugal bargain shopper…
The Night Before Christmas: I Knew in a Moment It Must Be This Week’s #tbt
This is the first year that my choice of Christmas music has been squashed by those who share the sound waves around me. In past years, my husband couldn’t successfully dissuade me from playing my favorite Christmas tunes in every room of our…
Books That Aren’t About the Holidays But Kinda Really Are
Rather than adding to the world another list of recommended Christmas books, I thought I’d share with you some great titles that totally tie in to the holiday season but won’t date themselves on your bookshelf once the festivities have all…
Catching a Sweet Treat: Our Favorite Gingerbread Tales #tbt
At over 140 years old, this is the oldest Throwback Thursday title to date on the blog. “I’ll run and I’ll run as fast as I can, you can’t catch me, I’m the……” GINGERBREAD MAN! At the elementary school where…
Away in a Manger: Christmas Books about Jesus
This post is coming much later into December than I had planned. Turns out it has been quite a task to find excellent Christmas books that are about Jesus. Hmm. I’ve been reading through stacks of offerings- my poor Bookworms,…
