These two books called out to me as possible additions to our second-grade study of animals and habitats. Each provides beautiful illustrations, created with different mediums, which is always intriguing […]
“The Luck of the Buttons” and the Love of Iowa
Soren was wondering why we live in Iowa. There are no mountains, oceans, or deserts. None of the things that we travel to see. He wondered if that could be […]
Remember and Proclaim
A word from a seasoned older mama: Don’t waste your car rides. I get it—time in the car with small children can be stressful. The tired baby who refuses to […]
Because Barbara: Barbara Cooney Paints her World
A few months back, I featured Barbara Cooney here on Story Warren. Cooney was the author and illustrator of an impressive number of children’s classics; Ox-Cart Man and Miss Rumphius […]
Indescribable
On redback jumping spiders and the glory of God Not long ago, a single spider could clear any room of our house. (I take no pride in saying that I […]