In a world that often challenges the ideas of global love and cultural awareness, it is more important than ever to encourage our children to love all people. This Valentine’s Day and throughout the entire year, I encourage you to lead by example and through your books & activities, to show your children that we…
It’s a new year (or maybe when you’re reading this it’s sometime in October and you’re sipping a pumpkin spiced latte…)! Regardless, you want to set a reading goal for yourself, your kids and your family and you need all the tips and tricks. Well have I got some good news for you – you have…
If you are hooked on the idea of building an intentional bookshelf for your family, you know how important it is to protect this bookshelf at all cost and fill it with only the best children’s books. Guarding our home library is an important job we parents have, just as important as protecting our children from other influences…
We had the opportunity to welcome the lovely author & illustrator Jedda Robaard into the Intentional Book Club as our guest. Get to know Jedda, catch a sneak peek of our exclusive interview and learn more about how our premium club members have the chance to interact with our guests. About Jedda Jedda Robaard is a Melbourne-based…
We had the opportunity to welcome the esteemed Maria Dismondy into the Intentional Book Club as our guest. Get to know Maria, catch a sneak peek of our exclusive interview and learn more about how our premium club members have the chance to interact with our guests. About Maria When Maria was a little girl…
I have a pretty huge announcement – I am talking mega huge. This blog has been around for nearly 2 years now, and in this past 2 years I have shared quite a lot of things. There have been in-depth book reviews, features on intentional parents, long thoughtful posts about life and parenting and of course plenty…
I opted to focus on our connection and my expression of love for him as a way to live with no regrets. No matter what happens, I want him to know how much he is loved and how valuable he is to the world. – Shannon McFarlane Disclaimer: The links to these books are affiliate links.…
If there’s ever been a time where you have been looking around your home for your child, only to find them hidden away with a good book…you may have a bookworm kid! I understand these children, they get me and my own passion for literature (and I also have a bookworm kid / baby myself. …
If you have been around the Addison Reads blog for a while and you’ve drank the kool-aid of building an intentional bookshelf and parenting with literature you will know that I am all about using children’s books to foster a connection with your child and teach them in a unique, understandable way. In this post…
I try to keep the characters diverse; bold girls, gentle boys, and people of color. – Amber Richcreek Tell us a little about yourself, your family and your parenthood journey thus far. My husband and I have a 1.5 year old boy and another on the way. Our family has been rolling with the punches…
