One of my favorite stories to read when I was a child was The Mitten. It’s a Ukrainian folktale and most often, the version I come across is by Jan Brett. But the version that I’m more familiar with and if only for sentimental reasons, the one I enjoy more is by Alvin Tresselt and [...]
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The Mitten
Posted in december, february, january, Nature & Animals, tagged animals, legends, snow, winter on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Epiphany reading
Posted in Epiphany, january, Living the Liturgical Year, tagged gennady spirin, legends, stars, three kings, Tomie DePaola on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today the church celebrates the feast of the Epiphany. Traditionally on January 6, but often moved to the preceding sunday. Here are some wonderful stories to enhance your children’s observance of this day. Gennady Spirin has a stunning but simple book entitled We Three Kings. It is quite simply, the words to the carol of [...]
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