We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Month: August 2016
Childcraft: About Animals
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Childcraft: Conquest of the Sky
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Childcraft: Exploring the Ocean
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Childcraft: Inventors and Inventions
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Childcraft: The Story of the Sea
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Childcraft: World and Space
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
Childcraft: The Green Kingdom
We are working on a project related to the Childcraft books which will take many months to complete. As we are working on that project, we do not have time to wrap our heads around every volume as quickly as we would like. We don’t want families to have to wait to see inside any…
-ible, -able Endings
Part of our Spelling Series: There are some things that most of us readers and speakers of English just know. The letter q is always followed by u. I don’t care what the Scrabble Dictionary says. Though si sometimes sounds like sh (session), I don’t remember ever seeing anyone trying to use si for the sh…
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Several years ago my children were just beginning to enter the age where they could appreciate classic Disney live-action films, and I was thrilled to have an excuse to revisit some of my old favorites. I grew up loving Haley Mills, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, and all of their Mickey Mouse Club peers. Top of…
Little Britches #2: Man of the Family
When Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers closes, we are left with an overwhelming sense of grief. It is near to impossible not to love Charles Moody and the ethic that he instilled in his family. Understandably, Ralph chooses to focus his first memoir on the father who was so crucial to his moral…
Live on the Rest
The new school year looms. I feel more apprehension than excitement. Like Martha, I am anxious and troubled about many things, most of them months away. Yesterday I was reminded of a story that became personal this time. Remember the prophet’s widow (II Kings 4) who goes to Elisha for help? Her husband has died…
Childcraft: 1992 Pets and Other Animals Annual
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Childcraft: 1981 Bug Book Annual
The Bug Book – The 1981 Childcraft Annual is one of my favorite Childcraft books. Since I do not own this one yet, discovering this one was a real treat. In an effort to research this project, I borrowed this annual from the library and found myself swept up in the intriguing content and beauty. We…
Reading Plan: Sara’s Approach
I grew up loving the Ben Hur film with Charlton Heston. Thanks to Anne Shirley, I discovered that it was based on a book by Lew Wallace and now I love the book even more than the movie. There is a key moment in the story of Ben Hur when Judah’s character is evaluating a…