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Blog postAre you a gardener, a plant-lover, or even just a parent looking for something fun to read this spring? I’m all three, and I love to read books about plants, nature, and science to my kids. I’ve created lists in the past with some of our favorite books about seeds and growing things, as well as pollinators and plants. We’re always finding new favorites, though.
I'm also working on a new book about bees, and since bees and flowers belong together, this seemed like a good time to revis -
Blog postIn the winter, playing in the snow may be fun, but reading about winter and snow can be just as fun!
We love books that are adventures, as well as books for learning about nature and science, so I’ve put together a list with some of our favorite picture books about snow, ice, and wintertime. The first few books are fictional, but many of these books are informational fiction, and I’ve included some fun nonfiction picture books as well.
If you are looking for something to read th -
Blog postJust over a year ago, I met Carla Jansen via social media and found her Kickstarter for her debut picture book A Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze. Now she’s back with the second book in this scientifically hilarious series, A Dinosaur Made Me Spill.
The first book in this series explains the rock cycle, while Carla’s newest book focuses on the water cycle!
And . . .
A Dinosaur Made Me Spill just became available for preorders on Kickstarter!
This week, I’m excit -
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Blog postWhat better way to celebrate fall than with picture books?!
After a hot, dry summer, we've had a deluge of rain recently. One day, we had 0.8" of rain in 24-hours! My kids have been out playing in the rain a fair bit, but we've also been spending more time inside reading books.
So, here are my autumn-themed picture book recommendations. I've split them out into two sections. The first section has books focused on trees, changing colors and general seasonal changes. Th -
Blog postThis month has been a long, distracted buzz!
But . . . in my last post, I mentioned that we've been working on "book projects" for summer break.
Very simply—we're working through some longer books over the course of a week and coming up with hands-on projects related to each day's reading session.
For the first week of summer break, we worked on art projects.
We've done a few other projects since then, including a couple based on Life on Surtsey: Ice -
Blog postSomeday, I plan to sign my kids up for some sort of actual summer camp.
Someday . . . but not this summer.
We do have one summer camp nearby focused on nature exploration that I had hoped to sign up for this summer, but they've raised their age limits this year, and my youngest still isn't older enough.
Instead of summer camp this year, I told my kids we could have a morning story time and then spend some time working on a project or activity based on what we're reading. -
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Blog postThis month, I'm joining several other bloggers to share fun kids activities and learning ideas for this summer. You can find the full series here, along with a $100 gift card giveaway (ending May 31st).
My post for this series, Picture Perfect Fun & Learning, shares some of my favorite children's books series and authors for learning about nature and science topics.
But . . .
All of the books in that list are picture books, great for younger kids from pres -
Blog postWhen I’m working on a picture book, I usually raid my local library for any and all books that I can find on the topic. It’s fun to see what other authors have written about that topic—and how many different ways authors can explore the same themes.
My picture book Can a Rock Grow? explores different shapes that rocks can form, while introducing children to the rock cycle. For the past year or two, while I was working on this book, we’ve been reading read about rock collecting, geology, an -
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Blog postReady to add some geology activities to your day?
Last week, I shared a list of 15 different ways that people use rocks. Now it's time to explore some hands-on science projects!
One of the first questions people ask about a rock is, "What is it?" So, start off your STEM projects by putting together a rock identification kit. Most rock identification kits include tools to test rocks and find out their properties. You can put your own kit together using -
Blog postFor rockhounds, rocks can be fascinating even if they aren't useful. Thundereggs, agates, quartz—they all have cool names and they're shiny.
Throughout history, however, rocks have been used for many, many different purposes.
In my previous post, I mentioned my family's rockhound neighbor, back when I was a kid. This neighbor taught one of my brothers how to polish rocks and introduced my family to a variety of different types of rocks.
One of those rocks was obsid -
Blog postHow do rocks change?Find out with this engaging, informative, and easy-to-read introduction to the rock cycle.My fifth picture book is now available!
This new book, Can a Rock Grow?, is a fun way to learn about the rock cycle, discover how rocks change, and explore some of the unique shapes that rocks have. It’s a nonfiction picture book for kids from 4 to 8 years old.
Where did this book begin? In some ways, the idea for this book started back when I was working on Can a T -
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In a Facebook group recently, a friend recently asked for books to introduce kids to different careers and some of the trailblazers. We read a lot of STEM picture books, but most of them are focused on animals or funny stories rather than biographies, so I could only think of a couple favorite biographies off hand.
Then -
Blog postHave you ever participated in an annual bird count?
In 2021, I participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count for the first time. (That is, I sat by the window and counted all the birds at my feeder for about 20 minutes. We had snow that day, so most of the birds were either at the feeder or hiding somewhere else.)
That bird count happens in mid-February. Winter might seem like a dull time when most birds have left and only juncos or sparrows are left, huddled around a feeder, trying -
Blog postDid you know that tarantulas got their name from a species of European wolf spiders?
This sort of name-sharing can make common names confusing, and it's a major reason that scientists use special scientific names to classify spiders and other organisms. I mention this issue in the back matter for Can a Spider Be Fluffy, but I've now written a guest post for LitLinks, explaining how teachers and parents can use spiders to introduce kids to scientific classifications. -
Blog postAre your kids looking forward to sharing hearts and Valentine cards this year?
Here’s a set of printable cards featuring tree-themed puns. Guaranteed to bring your kids TREE-mendous fun!
This set includes five different pages with different sizes and layouts, so you can pick the size and version that works best for your kids.
Are you looking for something easy that you just need to print out and add names? Use one of the ready-to-print, full-color Valentine cards.
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Blog postSquares are solid, reliable, and steady shapes - but can a square be art?
We recently picked up two different children's books about squares and art. We found one at our library, in a batch they had set out for families to browse. One was in a bag we picked up from my oldest kid's school librarian.
Both were fun stories about a pragmatic, sensible square discovering art! Perfect Square, by Michael Hall
Square, by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
In Perfec -
Blog postConfession time - I didn't have enough energy this year to do a Christmas tree.
We did decorate one corner of the living room finally.
I even made a wreath using a couple branches from our backyard and a wire frame that I randomly dug out of the ivy in our yard earlier this year. (It’s a long story, but I should make a post someday about all the other random stuff we’ve found in our yard.)
And this year, I finally got into Christmas crafts with my kids. We’v -
Blog postAre maps going the way of the rotary phone?
Most of the time our maps are a grid of roads on a screen. Maps are still an essential tool, however. Plus, mapmaking can be a fun project for kids, especially when it’s paired with some fantastic picture books!
This is an easy project to tackle – you just need some paper and some pencils, crayons, or markers for drawing. You might also want to read these three books:
Camilla, Cartographer, by Julie Dillemuth, illustr -
Blog postI wrote that title, and then realized - well, yes, my books are on quite a lot of bookshelves by now.
However, this one is a little bit different.
I finally got my Shrimp, Shrimp, Cuttlefish coloring books from the printer this week, and I spent Monday evening putting together about 40 packages for my Kickstarter backers.
Them yesterday morning after I dropped the packages in the mail, I also dropped ten copies of Shrimp, Shrimp, Cuttlefish off at one of my loca -
Blog postWow - September was wild!
I spent most of the month working the Kickstarter, which ended September 24th - fully funded! If you missed that, you still have time to pre-order a copy from my online store. You can get just the book, or you can pre-order the signed set with all six of my children's books (US only, for now).
I've got a set of books on order now from a printer in Minnesota, and once those arrive, I'll be ready to package them up again and ship them out -
Blog postDo you have kids who love sea creatures (or coloring pages)?
I like marine animals too, and I love making coloring pages!
This is one I made recently for a new activity book:
It's a coloring page, but it also includes a fun science fact about jellyfish! (Plus, I've included a bonus activity page about a jellyfish's life cycle.)
If you want to try it out yourself, you can download it here!
If you like this coloring page, you can order the book here, or -
Blog post
Barely anyone likes slugs, but most people love octopuses.
To be honest, that’s a little ironic, since octopuses and slugs are both mollusks.
Both are invertebrates as well, along with worms, spiders, ants, crickets, cockroaches, snails, and of course, ladybugs.
That’s a lot of different types of invertebrates—and that’s not even counting marine invertebrates like jellyfish, sea stars, sponges, coral, squid, sand dollars, clams, or lobs -
Blog postUPDATE 10/2/2020: The Kickstarter successfully reached its goal. If you missed it, you can now order the activity book from my webstore.
Here it is - my newest project, nearly finished, and ready for pre-orders on Kickstarter.
Discover an ocean full of marine invertebrates with Shrimp, Shrimp, Cuttlefish!
Shrimp, Shrimp, Cuttlefish is my newest project – a scientific activity book about marine invertebrates. This book features more than 30 unique s -
Blog postBack in June, when I published Can a Spider Be Fluffy?, I created several activity pages to go with it, including a worksheet that children can use to research a specific type of spider.
Recently, though, someone asked about creating a bug journal to keep track of different insects they find outside.
Obviously, a spider-themed activity page doesn't really work for that, but I thought it would be fun to adapt that worksheet just a little to create a DIY bug journal (or for any -
Blog postThis has been a year of change, so it's time to try something new!
For the past few years, I've kept a small stock of my books on hand for craft fairs and author events. Some of these copies have the original covers for Who Laid the Egg? and The Rocket that Flew to Mars from when I published those books in 2017. (Both books got new covers in 2019!)
With the world being upside down right now, though, I don't know whether I will be able to attend any in-person a
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