Advents calendars played a big part of my childhood during Christmas. It was exciting to wake up each morning and get a taste of milk chocolate before breakfast. I don’t ever recall there being options outside of chocolate calendars. Now you can get calendars with beauty products, lego pieces, tsum tsums, teas, wine (this is one I would love to buy), and basically a lot of things other than chocolate. So cool. Well, that got me thinking about Wendy’s advent calendar. She loves reading, so then I thought why not put together an easy DIY book advent calendar? I know she already has a pretty big book collection, but she doesn’t have many Christmas books….
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here are some book recommendations to learn more
“Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” ― Yehuda Bauer
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. For many of my Jewish friends, today is a day of mourning but also a day of activism. For many of them, their family legacies include a responsibility to ensure that the Holocaust doesn’t happen again. But they shouldn’t bear that responsibility alone.
…11 Books to Start Your Baby’s Library
From the moment I found out I was pregnant with Wendy, I looked forward to the moments I could read to/with her. I started early, actually, I started when I was pregnant with her. Then when we brought her home, we started up again. I know that she doesn’t really understand the stories, the words probably sound like gibberish right now, but I know she enjoys it….
My Favourite Childhood Book
I have loved a good book for as long as I can remember. Hours spent getting lost in adventures, getting to know parts of myself, and riding emotional roller coasters with every turn of a crisp page. Reading might be my favourite way to escape and find adventures without ever leaving the comfort of home. I honestly don’t know what started my love of reading but I do remember my favourite childhood book and how much it influenced me and the path I chose to go….
Holiday Gift Guide 2016 | Harry Potter Edition
So who else went out and preordered Harry Potter and the Cursed Child when the news was released, and then read it within hours of picking it up in July? This girl, that’s who. And probably thousands of other muggles on this planet. So I’m betting that you probably know someone who loves the Harry Potter series and you want to know what to get them for Christmas. Here are my picks for the Harry Potter fan in your life.
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