Corduroy
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October 29, 2016
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Loving Others
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. I read Corduroy to Katie for the first time recently. It was an instant hit. In the intervening days, we’ve read it many, many times. She enjoys … Continue reading "Corduroy"
Read MoreStretch
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October 28, 2016
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This Thing Called Life
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. We’re nearing the end of my thirty-one day commitment to find the beauty in board books, and I’m unsure of what to write. This is … Continue reading "Stretch"
Read More{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – The Jesus Storybook Bible Edition
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October 27, 2016
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Family and Parenting
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. I wrote about The Jesus Storybook Bible early in this series, which was, perhaps, a bit short-sighted of me. I didn’t realize how much could be … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – The Jesus Storybook Bible Edition"
Read MoreAll of Baby, Nose to Toes
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October 26, 2016
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Family and Parenting
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. Jonathan was gone for most of last week. He left well before the hour when human beings ought to be awake on Tuesday and didn’t … Continue reading "All of Baby, Nose to Toes"
Read MoreIf You Give a Moose a Muffin
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October 25, 2016
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Loving Others
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. Katie loves If You Give a Moose a Muffin. She brought it to me yesterday and we read it once through, and then again, and then “ONE … Continue reading "If You Give a Moose a Muffin"
Read MoreThe Very Hungry Caterpillar
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October 24, 2016
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Loving God
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. I cannot get enough to eat these days. No, seriously. I am hungry. All. The. Time. I’m constantly snacking, nibbling on some little something or … Continue reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
Read MoreOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
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October 23, 2016
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This Thing Called Life
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere,” Dr. Seuss tells us in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. He’s … Continue reading "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"
Read MoreSweet Baby Feet
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October 22, 2016
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Family and Parenting
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. Katie appreciates books with simple cadences, with short, rhyming stanzas (which explains why Sandra Boynton books have been featured more than any other author’s … Continue reading "Sweet Baby Feet"
Read MoreBarnyard Dance
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October 21, 2016
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Family and Parenting
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. With errands to do and nap time fast approaching, I scan the titles available in the board book section at the library, anxious to make … Continue reading "Barnyard Dance"
Read More{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Audrey Wood Edition
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October 20, 2016
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This Thing Called Life
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. A word of explanation, before jumping into the meat of this post: we don’t own a single Audrey Wood book (a situation I should probably … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Audrey Wood Edition"
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