Happy Saturday, y'all! I'm back with my weekly Saturday Book List. This week's inspiration comes from a few of my good friends who had babies the last few days (Congratulations!!). So today I'm sharing some of my favorite books to read with kids--especially new, little readers. I am almost done with The Read Aloud Family …
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5 Books to Read with Your Kids with Great Siblings
Happy Saturday, y'all! I'm thrilled to be back with another Saturday book list. I've started really looking forward to my weekly lists and anticipating what to share. I hope you're enjoying these as much as I am! This week, I am sharing some of my favorite siblings in (mostly) middle grade fiction. These are great …
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[Five Children and It]: A Review
Hi y'all! I must admit that I feel done with summer. It's so hot all day long, and we are mostly stuck inside. Thank goodness for air conditioning! Today I am excited to review Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. I have heard about E. Nesbit's work from several bookish friends and references to …
[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]: A Review
Hi All! We finally did it! I finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe out loud to my husband! We got a bit distracted in the middle, but finished strong. I highly recommend reading the Chronicles of Narnia out loud. They have short chapters, lots of pictures, and an engaging plot. I have always …
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March Wrap-Up and April TBR
Hi everyone! I'm excited to wrap up March and look ahead to a great month of reading in April. March was hit or miss for reading. We fought some tough sickness at our house so I didn't read or write as much as I had planned. But it was still a great month of reading. I love …
2016 Reading Goals and January 2016 TBR
Hi all! My new year has started off with high goals for reading! I really want to reach some reading goals this year so I thought I would highlight them again here (makes me feel more accountable if you all know)! Read 52 books this year! I reached my goal of 36 last year so I …
Top 10 Tuesday: Reading Resolutions I Have For 2016
Happy New Year, everyone! I am back! I didn't really plan on taking a little blog hiatus during the Christmas holidays until I realized I hadn't blogged in several days. It was a wonderful holiday full of family, good food, vacationing, and only a small stomach bug that luckily went away almost as quickly as it …
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Favorite Christmas Story 2015 [A Christmas Carol]: A Review
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! I hope your holiday has been wonderful. We are blessed to spend time with both of our extended families this Christmas season. It is sure busy, but we are blessed to be near so many family members this year. I have decided to start a little tradition here on greenish bookshelf beginning this …
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Beautiful Childhood Classic [Winnie the Pooh]: A Review
Hi friends! Today I'm here with a review of a truly lovely children's classic: Winnie the Pooh. I have known the stories of Pooh for years. But I had never read the sweet books. My uncle sent me his old set of the books for my birthday this year. They are so pretty! Recently, I …
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Classic [Matilda]: A Review
While watching Matilda a few months ago, I suddenly realized I have never read the book. I always thought that I had. I love many Roald Dahl books (The Witches and The BFG are my favorites), but I hadn't read this one. So I borrowed it from my parents and read it out loud to …
