Tag Archives: reading

Predicting the 2026 Caldecott Winner

Posted on January 24, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Remember my Wondrous Winter Mother’s Curriculum post earlier this month? I mentioned in that post that I planned on going to a mock Caldecott Award night. This is my fourth year of going, so I now consider it a personal … Continue reading →

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My Wondrous Winter Mother’s Curriculum

Posted on January 15, 2026 by treeoflifemama

I had so much fun with my Merry Christmas Mother’s Curriculum in December that I decided to give what I study in January a fun name as well and share it here on the blog. So…here goes…drumroll, please… I present … Continue reading →

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Books I Read in 2025

Posted on January 3, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Happy New Year of 2026! It’s time to recap my year of 2025 in books! These are the books I finished in 2025, in order of reading, as far as I can remember. I completed 40 books!!!! That averages to … Continue reading →

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Our December 2025 Morning Basket

Posted on December 8, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I haven’t blogged about what’s in my Morning Basket in a while. Morning Basket time is when I share what is good, true and beautiful with my son who is the last one left in my homeschooling nest. The Advent … Continue reading →

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My Merry Christmas Mother’s Curriculum 2025

Posted on December 3, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s December! For me that means taking a break from my regularly scheduled everyday fare of books, audiobooks and podcasts (I’m currently listening to Travels With George and The Mayflower, both by Nathaniel Philbrick and Salt Sugar Fat by Michael … Continue reading →

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My Awesome Christmas Picture Book List With Easiest Ever Picture Book Advent Idea

Posted on December 3, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s Christmas picture book time!!!! I’m so excited!!! Here are just some of the books I’ve collected through the decades of being a mom, picture book lover, and Christmas fan. Most of these books I found at thrift stores. Some … Continue reading →

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Part 2 of How to Go Thrifting for Books Without Going to the Thrift Store

Posted on September 19, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I didn’t get up a #thriftingthursdaypost yesterday. That’s OK, we’ll just pretend it’s Thursday. This is part 2 in a series of how to thrift for books without going to the thrift store. In my Part 1, I talked about … Continue reading →

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A Virtual Vacation to take as a Homeschooling Mom Before the School Year Starts

Posted on August 11, 2025 by treeoflifemama

So here’s another post in my series for back-to-school. (If you missed my post on finding items for your homeschool when thrifting, go here.) It’s perfect because it’s about taking a virtual vacation before school starts, which I’m all for, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to the Anne of Green Gables Book!

Posted on June 18, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It was almost 150 years ago this month, 117 to be exact, in June 1908, that Lucy Maud Montgomery’s book Anne of Green Gables was published. Let’s have a birthday party for the Anne book! Anne’s birthday is in March, … Continue reading →

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Recap of My Visit, and 10+ Things to Know Before You Go: Orchard House, aka The Little Women House

Posted on June 3, 2025 by treeoflifemama

As summertime is upon us, with the overall fair conditions for sightseeing, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m sharing one of my favorite places on earth, Orchard House, the home of the author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott. … Continue reading →

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