Ramona and I finished our read-aloud of  Anne of Avonlea . We read it only over breakfast on the days when Anne and Betsy could join us,...

Ramona and I are still reading about World War II. The other day we finished When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit .  She loved it, and I do, t...

Whither has October fled?  It's gone missing and I'm left wondering if one of my favorite months met all her obligations before she ...

I'm reading Hilda van Stockum's The Winged Watchman to Ramona as part of our World War II studies this year . Tonight, we wer...

Ramona and I have been talking about what we want to read and study this year, and one thing we've settled on is World War II. Anne-with...

If we didn't already have this book, I'd be entering in the next ten seconds. We love Tanita Davis . Fortunately for you, I already ...

My friend, Mary, at Our Domestic Church , alerted me to a fascinating new picture book. Visit Mary here for a full review of One Thousand T...

Jennifer asked, in a recent comment: How do your daughters deal with the very serious and tragic stories that are associated with World War ...

The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida, and illustrated by Joanna Yardley, is a simple but affecting book about one little girl's reaction t...

I have time for only one review this morning. This book is worth more than a quick review, so be sure to take a look at it (the book, that ...

But we wouldn't have it any other way. My plans are always bigger than my capabilities. Last summer, I said we would delve into World...

A quick post to refer you to a wealth of book ideas. Check out this thread at the 4Real Learning Forums. Thanks to Mary,at Our Domestic Ch...

I don't usually use words such as "sad, dark and haunting" to describe a picture book. But Allen Say's Home of the Br...

We've been enjoying some picture books this week. I've never thought of picture books as solely for little people (which is why I ...

This book was an unexpected and delightful little surprise. Erin , on the 4Real Learning boards, recommended The Little Riders , by Mar...

I had to track this book down via interlibrary loan, but it was well worth it. The girls loved Escape from Warsaw , by Ian Serraillier, ...

Thanks to additional recommendations on WWII books from 4Real moms , we recently read Snow Treasure and The Secret Seder (thanks, Marilyn)...

This is such a great book. Anne-with-an-e and Betsy were reluctant to begin this book, because, "It's about boys !" I remi...

A couple weeks ago I mentioned that we'd started When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit , by Judith Kerr . We finished it last week, and we al...

Recently, I posted a question about this book on the 4Real Learning forum. We were between read-alouds in our WWII unit, waiting for Hilda...