For the philosophy behind how these books were selected and to view all the post in this collection, please see the introduction.
Children’s Books
The Shortest Day
by Wendy Pfeffer
0525469680
Introduces the significance of Solstice from a spiritual and historical viewpoint, as well as covering scientific information. A section at the end of the book offers a reading […]
An introduction to the Winter Books series
I’ve compiled what I think is a great list of books for wintertime! The list includes titles for lessor-known holiday celebrations, literature about seasonal observances, craft and activity guides, books on winter science topics, as well as teaching resources. Over the next several days I will be posting a […]
Not June Cleaver has tagged me for this meme. I’ll enact my revenge later. Meanwhile…
1) A shooting star fell beside me while I was walking down a path at my grandparents’ house. I think I was about 14. A bright light caught the corner of my eye and I looked up to see a small […]
It’s November. I mean, we can all agree on that, right? So I ask you: why was my neighbor mowing his grass? It’s 36 degrees outside. The forecast is calling for snow tonight. It’s been rainy and very cold for weeks. There is not a single leaf left on a tree at this point. The […]
I went shopping for the kids’ winter clothes today. Even if it wasn’t getting to be cold weather, they really needed some new threads. Case in point: when we were getting ready my daughter had to try on three different pairs of pants before she finally found some that didn’t end just above her ankles. […]
