Use this list of carefully selected shark picture books that offer unique perspectives, stunning illustrations, and intriguing facts about these misunderstood creatures. Whether you're a curious child or an adult fascinated by marine life, I hope this list will help you celebrate your own "Shark Week" in your home this summer!

Did you know Shark Week has been around since 1988? This is a week-long celebration of sharks that takes place on hte Discovery Channel every July. Shark Week began as a program to encourage shark conservation efforts and to correct misconceptions about these incredible creatures. It is still going on this summer: July 23-30, 2023.

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Check out this list of some of the best alphabet picture books to get ideas on introducing and practicing recognizing the ABCs.

My daughter is only 2 and a half, but she loves ABCs! I’m planning ahead to the coming months and year of school as I look for awesome books to read to her. Raisin and I loved these ABC books, so this is where we will start!

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If you love Christmas carols all year round, these Christmas songs picture books will just make your day. I love to read children's books with Christmas songs, and these are my favorites.

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is celebrating by reading Christmas picture books with my young children. Another favorite part of the season for me is singing Christmas songs. In fact, our home is one in which Christmas songs are fair game all year round! What better union, then, but to read children’s picture books

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My posts have been sporadic lately, but there is a great reason for that. Our family is expecting another little one to join us in the fall. Between homeschooling, Strawberry’s 3-year-old energy, and pregnancy exhaustion and sickness, it has been rough going! Because I’m feeling better now, I am all the more excited to share

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Yesterday, Locomotive by Brian Floca won the Caldecott Award! Raisin got an autographed copy of this book for his birthday last year, and it is fantastic. I believe it was a great choice for the award. I loved the illustrations of course: sweeping views of steam trains and the scenery of America. But the rhythmic writing

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When my son (Raisin) was 2, I began a personal project or challenge to read 1000 different books with him before he entered kindergarten. (At that point, I had no intention of homeschooling.) Together, we did it. There were so many benefits of our marathon reading times together. We got in the habit of choosing

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