Our last piece of music for composer study this year was the William Tell overture from Rossini’s opera, prompting me… Read more Two Picture Books About William Tell

Our last piece of music for composer study this year was the William Tell overture from Rossini’s opera, prompting me… Read more Two Picture Books About William Tell
We’re wrapping up school this week and I have a lot of work to do to plan some summer routines… Read more Favourite Things: May Edition
Here are three picture books based on true stories that are difficult to categorize. Since they feature a hippo, an… Read more Three Picture Books About Large Mammals!
We’ve had a few April showers, but are also enjoying spring flowers — daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, forsythia. Here are some… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition
Were you in the path of totality for Monday’s eclipse? We had about two and a half minutes of totality… Read more Two Picture Books About Solar Eclipses
For women’s history month here are six picture books that highlight women throughout history that I’ve read over the past… Read more 6 Picture Books for Women’s History Month
You know I love to feature picture books about historical figures and events. Well, today I have three picture books… Read more Three Unusual Picture Books
Happy New Year! We’re an ill and exhausted bunch around here, so it’s going to be another short post this… Read more Favourite Things: December Edition
As I mentioned earlier, we are looking at Monet paintings for picture study this term and I’m surprised to find… Read more Four Picture Books About Claude Monet
I was searching through my notes about historical picture books and come across this pair, each based on the true… Read more Two Picture Books About Grandparents Immigrating
Today I want to share two excellent picture books about naturalist and artist John James Audubon (1785-1851), who came to… Read more Two Picture Books About John James Audubon
Upstate New York was our home base throughout September. We finished house sitting for my in-laws while they were in… Read more Favourite Things: September Edition
I’m on a roll with picture book reviews lately. Here are four more, this time highlighting the life and times… Read more Four Picture Books About Famous Authors