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Latest on the Blog

• Halloween Books 2022
  Welp sharing our Halloween books a month behind schedule, but ’tis 2022 around here. We have been all in on the spooky cute books for
• Recently Read 2022 | Part III
  As expected, my summer reading didn’t end up exactly being summery books, but I finally hit my stride with 5 star books, and my two
• July & August Picture Book Favorites
  Happy end of summer! I decided to combine months to try and catch up on posting– and if I’m honest we mostly read Sophie Mouse
• June Picture Book Favorites
  I’m really behind posting this, and I’ve completely given up on the GoogleDoc to track our books– but I am going to try and catch
• May Picture Book Favorites
  Happy summer! Just a couple of books for this month…. possibly because I didn’t keep track that great, I’m going to try and stick with

So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

Roald Dahl

I’m a DC area toddler mom (x2) sharing the books we love, local adventures, and bits of motherhood.