Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Creating little outdoor homes in our not so big garden

Last month M and I finished reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Although I’m sure very many of you will know the book, for those of you that don’t, Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in a series of essentially autobiographical novels about a young girl [...]

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Fantastic Fiction for Kids – Fiction about Nonfiction

Today’s Fantastic Fiction for Kids comes from Natalie at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns, where she writes about the play and learning she and her daughter get up to. They read a lot of books together and I often find a new book I too want to read from Natalie’s recommendations, so I was thrilled when [...]

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99 picture books about post / mail / letters

Spurred on by the International Postcard Swap for Families that we’re hosting here on Playing by the book, I thought I’d bring together a list of picture books which features sending and/or receiving post/mail, or writing letters. With the help of the generous community who make up the Child Lit email group at Rutgers I’ve [...]

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