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Four on Friday: Exploration
Even though winter is coming, outdoor play and exploration doesn’t have to end. My parents always took us to the zoo when it got cold (fewer people and more active animals). We went hiking on Christmas Eve a time or two. Shoveling, snowball fights, and sledding were all part of…
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Four on Friday: Not-Your-Typical Princesses
Cinderella was on my mind because our Library’s 11th Annual Enchanted Library is being held this evening. I’ve talked about it in the past – we usually see over 300 people for this event, so I’m excited! That being said, I was trying to think of a topic this morning…
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Four on Friday: Halloween Witches
It’s October and that means Halloween is coming! So for today’s Four on Friday: Halloween Witches are just a few picture book titles to share with your family. Witches in picture books are often really adorable characters and these books are no different. Room on the Broom is a library…
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Four on Friday: National Pizza Month
Did you know that it’s National Pizza Month? I had no idea! But who doesn’t want to celebrate National Pizza Month? I love pizza – takeout, homemade, brick oven, pretty much all of it! We grew up making homemade pizza together as a family. Even part of our Christmas Eve…
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Four on Friday: Feisty Foxes
I took the pup for a longer walk than I usually do in the morning today. And during my walk, I was trying to figure out what to share on the blog today. And an encounter with a red fox inspired me to share today’s post – Four on Friday:…
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Four on Friday: Take a Walk
I start every day taking my pup for a walk in the neighborhood – rain or shine, snow or heat. We’re out there at least to take a jaunt around the block and usually longer to get out her energy before work starts. After work, I get home and the…
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Four on Friday: Ocean Animals
I’m so enjoying creating these mini-booklists and as a sucker for alliteration, the name works so well for Fridays. Today theme is Four on Friday: Ocean Animals! My favorite animals of all time are dolphins. I love how sleek and smooth they are swimming through the ocean, leaping with such…
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Four on Friday: International Cat Day
I’d be remiss as a librarian not to share some cat picture books for International Cat Day (August 8th). So, although I’m a day late, here’s my Four on Friday: International Cat Day themed list! To be honest, and at the risk of losing my librarian card, I’m actually more…
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Four on Friday: Trains at Night
I started this post to share just some picture books about trains, but then quickly fell in love with all the books about trains at night. So here are four titles perfect to your train-loving little one at bedtime! Night Train, Night Train by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor Steam…
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Four on Friday: Flag Day
Happy Flag Day! “In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.” (Wikipedia) These are equally adorable and educational as they share great facts and figures about Old Glory in a fun and accessible…
