Picture Book Haul

  • Snowy books for snowy days

    After a couple of dry years, this winter has been a very snowy one here in South Dakota. I have to say, I’m digging it — pun intended! The snow is beautiful and bright. It brings a layer of quiet and calm to our days. And it makes playing outside much more fun, even if it…

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  • Three lovely books for Valentine’s Day

    I confess, I haven’t checked out any Valentine’s-specific books yet. But here are three beautiful stories we brought home from the library this month that tug the heartstrings any day of the year. See You Someday Soon by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Suzy Lee This story of a boy and his grandmother missing each…

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  • 12 books we loved in January

    It was one of those trips to the library where I kept finding beautiful or comical looking books that just had to come home with me. (Yes, that’s most of my library trips.) And my kids just ate them up! Here are just a few of the favorites that were in my tote bags these…

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