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    Our Favorite Spring Books

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    Spring is in the air and I thought it was time to share some of our favorite picture books to help welcome this new season!  Enjoy! Butterfly Park By Elly Mackay Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner   The Story of the Butterfly Children by Sibylle von Olfers Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak  Spring Thaw by Steven Schnur And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano Worm Weather by Jean Taft   Sugarbush Spring by Marsha Wilson Chall Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown The Secret…

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    How to be a “Hygge” Family

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    First of all, what does “Hygge” mean, exactly?  Wikipedia tells us it’s “a Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.”  Think cozy-togetherness, unplugging and embracing the everyday.  Children naturally live in the moment and seek the exact atmosphere we are hoping to achieve.  So, if you get lost along the way follow their lead!  Here are 10 easy ways to create a hygge environment as the cold weather approaches: Dim the lights: think fireplaces, candles, twinkle lights or even…

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    Our Favourite Lighthouse Books

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    We have always been enamoured with the idea of lighthouse living and these books certainly feed that love.  I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!   Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall The Sea Chest by Toni Buzzeo Birdie’s Lighthouse by Deborah Hopkinson The Lighthouse Family by Cynthia Rylant  (Series) Lighthouse Seeds by Pamela Love The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Arielle North Olson The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift Gracie the Lighthouse Cat by Ruth Brown Abbie Against the Storm by…

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