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September

September is my favorite month and always goes by too quickly. I found this little book about months at the beginning of September, before the first day of school, and yet here it is now going up. Perhaps I’ll flip to October next week for everyone.

I have been looking for this book for ages and finally spotted it in our new Honesty Bookshop for only a £1. The best things come in September! It is A Year is a Window with paintings by Erik Blegvad and verses by Richard Jackson from 1963.

My favorite Septembers are always autumnal, with school supplies, and leaves just starting to turn, and glimpses of pumpkins and other harvesty things appearing. September is a short and somewhat chaotic month, kicking everything off for the new school year. School buses here in the UK are not always yellow, but I think the iconic yellow school bus will always bring the nostalgia and thoughts of September.

Hope your September has been lovely and not too busy and that it is ushering all the lovely delights of the autumn and holiday seasons.

September 27, 2024February 19, 2025

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Review: May I Visit? By Zolotow & Blegvad

Mother’s Day weekend is upon us! I have a special post set for Sunday – a mesh of a lot of favorite mother scenes from a variety of picture books – so come back for that. And I will never top my best Mother’s Day post of all time – How To Be An Excellent Mother, learning life lessons from one of my all-time favorite mother characters in the Little Bear books. But while I was making Sunday’s toast to mothers, I was reminded of this vintage gem. It’s a small paperback by a classic author and fantastic illustrator. It is dripping of 1970s fashion and decor, but timeless in its sweetness and mother-daughter bond. A story about a little girl who wonders if she can visit her mother when she grows up, if she stops making all the mistakes and messes she makes currently. Have a smile, perhaps choke up a bit, and then go call your own mother and decide on your next visit. Celebrate motherhood from the thoughts of a child with May I Visit? by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Erik Blegvad, 1976.

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May 7, 2021May 8, 2021

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Ten Lovely Picture Books For Valentine’s Day, 2014

February 14th is almost upon us and while that day is just another date to some, a birthday to many people, and International Book Giving Day to others – most people know the day as Valentine’s Day. There really are a lot of lovely books that are love-themed, heart-themed or especially specific to the day. Reading is a good cause anytime and love is worth being celebrated, so why not have some love-themed books on the agenda for the week! Allow me to help you find some great ones. Here are 10 children’s picture books for Valentine’s Day to help you get in the loving mood.

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February 12, 2014February 19, 2024

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Hello. I’m Caryn, passionate obsessor of children’s picture books and an illustrator. This is where I share my ever-growing knowledge and love of children’s books. I’ll be reviewing books, sharing tips, and hopefully convincing the world of the loveliness of picture books.

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