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Favourite Children’s Picture Books We Read in October… Lightning Round 10/30
If I’m being honest, I am struggling to write these posts. And I don’t want to give up either. Don’t get me wrong, our family is reading an average of 6 books a day. I’ve just kept a massive pile of all the ones we love and want to share! (Sorry library...) So here it is. No deep insight. No seasonal books. No theme or connection. Just books… from October. Just books. Good books. To fill the days and the darker evening sunsets. To capture these quiet childhood moments. And to
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Nov 22, 20255 min read


A poem for Arlo Isaac
A birthday poem for my son
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Oct 20, 20251 min read


Consider: the wildflowers
I’m a picture book author, continuously reading children’s books, but never finding the time to take in books for myself. If I believe...
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Our Top Favourite Children’s Picture Books 30/40
There is something about the September morning air that brings on a feeling of new, a refresh, a beginning. (Please someone tell me the...
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Sep 23, 20256 min read


Our Top Favourite Children’s Picture Books 20/40
My husband and I checked in to the all white, grand meets quaint, bed & breakfast. We thought we’d be going out on the town for dressed...
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Aug 29, 20256 min read


Our Top Favourite Children’s Picture Books 10/40
Summer is almost over. And although we had hit a scorching hot week while we were away camping, I still get times where I think about how...
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Aug 21, 20255 min read


We’re going on a book hunt!
I sometimes maybe take out a few too many library books… By the time Arlo and I make our way back home, my fabric tote bag is tearing at...
Amanda Jean Charlebois
Aug 10, 20251 min read
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