I love a good end of the year round-up. I thought I’d do a little digging to see what books people were digging this year, and here are the results. What I’ve learned is that people like activity books, early readers, and books that cover more than one country. And although it’s not represented in the top 10 books, I’ve…
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I wanted to wait until today, December 20, 2019, to share the 2020 Kid’s Travel Books 20/20 Reading Challenge. The goal of this website is to learn about other countries with children’s books. The goal of this challenge is to do the same. The challenge is simple. Pick a country. Complete the 20 activities I include in the download. The…
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There’s something about bookstore’s owned by authors that make them deserve all the bookstore love. Authors just know books in a way that makes their bookstores a little more fun. We recently spent a few short hours in Nashville. Even though we knew we stayed for only a few hours, I knew we had to see Parnassus Books. My other…
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Love books? Love other cultures? Love combining the two? Me, too! That’s why I’m such a fan of this Iceland tradition of books on Christmas Eve. And for families, this can be a fun way to fill bookshelves – check out Jolabokaflod for kids tips. What does Jolabokaflod mean? Jolabokaflod translates to Yule Book Flood. The word is written like:…
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Last spring break we were supposed to spend 5 nights in Iceland. However, strong Iceland winds delayed our flights for two days, so our trip was cut short. We changed our plans quite a bit, and I’ll note some of those changes in the itinerary. Miraculously, we were still able to see a lot in a short amount of time….
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