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The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh
G--appropriate for all This review contains an affiliate link. Jonathan has been told all his life that there are no bears on Hemlock...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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So You Want to Study the Middle Ages?
This post contains #affiliatelinks. I may earn a small commission from purchases you make via these links. My 6th grade son and I are...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20214 min read
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Grandpa's Box by Starr Meade
G--appropriate for all This is such a unique book. I have read fictionalized retellings of Bible stories, and I've read allegories of the...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
G-appropriate for all This is my all-time favorite Christmas picture book. If you don't already own it, this is the ONE Christmas book...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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The Legend of the Christmas Tree: The Inspirational Story of a Treasured Tradition by Rick Osborne
G-appropriate for all A richly illustrated story which includes a short history of the Christmas tree and a reminder of why we celebrate...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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The Aesop for Children illustrated by Milo Winter
G-appropriate for all When it comes to being culturally literate, one cannot deny a child needs at least a passing knowledge of Aesop and...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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A Triumph for Falvius by Caroline Dale Snedeker
G--appropriate for all This is a thin volume, not really long enough to be considered a novel. But it is a complete story about the...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker by Mara Rockliff
G (appropriate for all) Biography picture book Alice Guy-Blanche lived during the late 19th century in France. When her family's business...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Tackling Formal Writing Instruction
GOALS FOR WRITING INSTRUCTION Once your kids are old enough for formal writing instruction, it helps to have some framework in place in...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
(book 2 in the Chronicles of Narnia series) PG (fantasy creatures including a witch, violence related to war, mild expletives) As someone...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell
G (appropriate for all) This such a delightful read! The poems are whimsical, and though they follow the somewhat trite rhyme schemes and...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Laying a Foundation for Writing Success
WRITING... It's a dreaded subject for a lot of parents, mostly because few adults feel competent in their own writing abilities and even...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo
(book 4 in the Mercy Watson series) G (appropriate for all ages) There isn't a Mercy Watson book we don't love! My son is older now, but...
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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My Top 5 Favorite Fiction Books for Each Age Group
Asking me to pick my favorite book is excruciating for my brain. I have so MANY books that I love, and for different reasons. Of course, new
Aimee Fuhrman
Oct 28, 20214 min read
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