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Six-year-old Emma is very into quilts and sewing right now, so I picked up The Quiltmaker’s Journey at the library. The story is too wordy for Johnny or Lily to enjoy, but the illustrations are lovely, and Emma and I both enjoyed this story about where true wealth and happiness lie.
Four-year-old Johnny adores drawing, and he loves the idea of drawing books, but I have had a hard time finding drawing books that are both accessible and sufficiently “boy-ish” for his tastes. WALL-E (Learn to Draw Favorite Characters) is written for older children, but the simplicity of the main characters makes it so that this book works for him – making for many happy hours of drawing. He especially enjoys using this book alongside Mike and I, and he is working hard to get my drawings on par with Mike’s.
Two-year-old Lily’s pick for this week is unquestionably Beautiful Oops! – a book that actually captured the entire family’s imagination. It’s colorful, creative, and a wonderful illustration of ways in which a mistake can become a thing of beauty. I picked a copy of this book up at the library after seeing it on this list from CRAYON freckles.
I picked up A South African Night after reading this review at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns, and it more than lived up to my expectations. The text is simple yet eloquent, and the illustrations are stunning. It’s one of my new favorite bedtime stories, and I think it will be lovely to share with our yet-to-be-born baby girl.
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These all sound fantastic!
I’m going to go look for the “oops”book soon!
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maryanne Reply:
July 28th, 2012 at 10:02 am
I think you’ll love it!
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Oh, I am glad you enjoyed South African Night! How amazing that Johnny loves drawing so much. Anna has many drawing books but she is not at all interested in them. I want to see Emma’s quilts!
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maryanne Reply:
July 28th, 2012 at 10:02 am
I’m so glad you wrote about South African Night – it’s a lovely story, and beautifully illustrated!
Emma hasn’t made any quilts yet, but that’s my fault, not hers. Hopefully soon…
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I’ve been looking for some books to add to our collecttion, and A South African Night sounds like a great choice. Thanks for sharing!
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These sound lovely, I have heard good things about the Beautiful Oops – nice to hear that all ages liked it. I think it will go on our wish list.
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maryanne Reply:
July 28th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
I think you’ll like it. I’m planning to get a copy of Beautiful Oops for our home library.
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We loved Beautiful Oops! What a creative book that is.
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Great picks! I love to hear about boys how love to draw. We like Walle-E too. Just made a request for Beautiful Oops and The Quiltmakers Journey book look great!
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I haven’t read the Quiltmaker’s Journey yet but I love the Quiltmarker’s Gift, another one book in the series.
How is your six year old sewing quilts?! That sounds so fun.
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maryanne Reply:
July 28th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
We need to borrow the Quiltmaker’s Gift.
My 6yo isn’t sewing quilts, yet. She wants to, though! And she did make a very simple skirt (with help), so I think she should be able to tackle a very basic quilt. I just need to help her get it organized!
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That oops book sounds adorable.
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maryanne Reply:
July 28th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
It really is a fantastic book!
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We own and love Beautiful Oops, but haven’t read the others. I will look for them.
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I love your children’s “picks”. All of the books are new to us so I’m excited to sign them out from our library! My daughter sews clothes with Gramma but hasn’t tried a whole quilt yet! Has Johnny tried Ed Emberley’s books? They are boyish and he makes it really easy to draw a bunch of cute things (trucks, bugs, etc)
xoxo
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maryanne Reply:
July 29th, 2012 at 7:31 am
I don’t think we have seen Ed Emberley’s books – thank you for the recommendation!
I think we’ll start with a doll-sized quilt :)
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I ca’t wait to check out Beautiful Oops. I am definitely intrigued by both the title and your description! :)
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maryanne Reply:
July 29th, 2012 at 7:30 am
I think you’ll love it – it’s such a fun book!
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I haven’t read “Quiltmakers Journey,” but I loved the first book in the series. It’s so sweet.
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maryanne Reply:
July 29th, 2012 at 7:26 am
We haven’t read the first book – need to get a copy!
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I always love hearing about books your family enjoys! It made me laugh to think about Johnny encouraging your drawing to get it on par with Mike’s! :) Love the robots I saw of his on Instagram!
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Love your book picks. Love how all of you got involved with drawing in the Wall-E drawing book. :)
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I love the quiltmakers gift!
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Amazing. 4 books we haven’t read! :)
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maryanne Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Really? That’s amazing! :)
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All these books are new to us and they sound lovely.Thanks for linking up to Book Sharing Monday.
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I just wanted to let you know that I included your fabulous blog in my Homeschooling 101 post as a great resource for Book Recommendations! Thanks for sharing all your ideas with all of us! http://www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2012/07/homeschooling-101.html
Beth =-)
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maryanne Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Thank you, Beth!
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Beautiful Oops is one of my favorites too! Such a beautiful book that shows that mistakes are really just an opportunity in disguise :-)
A book with that same theme for older kids is Eraserheads. Check it out!
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maryanne Reply:
November 28th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check it out!
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