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Many families have a Christmas tradition of reading a different Christmas Book to their children every night until Christmas Eve. I love that and I know that one year I actually wrapped up 24 Christmas books, many of the loved ones that we already owned, and let the kids open one each night for us to read aloud. Even if the book was one they had read many times before, it was always fun to see which book would be the surprise story each night. Of course, after we read it, that book would be available for the kids to reread on their own throughout the rest of the season. It was surprising how many Christmas books we actually owned!
While I love Santa and the tree and all of the fun trappings of Christmas as much as the next person, I have always felt that it is important to make sure that the Savior is the focus of Christmas and I made sure that many of the books we read were about the Birth of Jesus. He is the Reason for the Season after all!
So, I've put together a list of some great books that center on the Nativity. They would all be a great way to round out your Christmas Advent Reading this coming December.
We have recommended other Christmas books in the past if you are still searching for a few more:
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This time of year, things begin to get busy as we gear up for the holidays. So, sometimes it is nice to read short stories instead of an entire novel when you can fit in little bits of time to read. I think of Halloween as the first holiday of the season, and these short anthologies of spook stories are just the ticket to turn up the spookiness level for your middle grade kids!
 
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories is a group of 14 supernatural tales specifically selected by him that are sure to add the creepiness to Halloween or to nights around the campfire! He has included some superb, well known authors' works in this collection that is sure to please!
 
Josh Allen's Out to Get You: 13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe is described as spine tingling and spooky, but not so bad that it will keep anyone up at night. Sounds just right to me!
 
Stinetinglers by R.L. Stine are new tales created by the master of the creepy and the spooky! Goosebump books fly off of the shelves in school libraries, and this one is sure to be another hit!
That should be just enough scary stories to get you and your kids through Halloween! I hope you give some of them a try!
Other Scary Books We've Talked About:
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support.  I love reading with my kids. I love sharing my love of books and reading with them. My son recently got his first library card and he was so excited. I was excited too because, as Arthur says, “Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card!” (He checked out EVERY Pokémon book that library had in stock. Literally.) So I thought today I would share some of my favorite Children’s books we’ve been reading lately. Ok the first one is actually a bonus because Ms Messner has actually written 6 of these books now (the sixth is being released in September and it’s about the ocean). I love all of them. The art is beautiful! The science is easy for the kids to understand. It’s a great way to learn about ecosystems! And at the end she always writes about what inspired her book and includes a glossary of the organisms in the book. You’ll for sure want to check these out!   I ordered this for my fact loving son and didn’t expect it to be as thorough as it is. It’s actually a pretty hefty book with timelines on so many different subjects. It includes your typical historical things like the Ottoman Empire and the Civil Rights Movement. But it also includes a timeline on games played throughout history and spy work through time. Of course I also love the inclusion of science with timelines on our understanding of physics and chemistry. A super cool book!!  Little Critter Books By Mercer Mayer Another bonus as there’s so many of these books! I used to enjoy them as a kid too. My son randomly said to me, “I love Little Critter books mom. They’re just so fun!” And I have to agree. The cute pictures help to tell the story. Plus looking for the other critters like the spider or mouse on every page is another way to enjoy these books.   Ok I know I’m decades behind but I hadn’t ever read this book until this year! My mom and sister have read the whole series, but I never had. I am in love with Anne Shirley. It’s an insanely wonderful book. I regret not reading it sooner. I did watch the PBS series when I was younger though and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you haven’t read this yet, do yourself a favor and read it.  Fun, creative and funny! That’s how I would describe this book. It’s my son’s favorite so we do end up reading it quite often. But it doesn’t get old because the pictures are great and it’s fun to get into the character of the narrator. There’s also a sequel that I haven’t read but my son has and says he loves it just as much. So if you’ve got a dragon loving kid, a taco loving kid, or just a fun loving kid this is a great choice for you! So what about you, any kids book recommendations? Let us know in the comments below. Other Kid's Book Recommendations:
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Originally posted by 3 Winks Design March 24, 2017
I was recently rereading this post from 5 years ago and I found the messages so timely for today! I decided to repost it in advance of Women's History Month so that you can take advantage of some of the wise quotes and ideas contained herein. (If I do say so myself!) If you are interested in more Women's History resources, be sure to check out our informative Women's History Coloring Pages in our Etsy Shop! 
Wow! It is Women's Month, so we thought that today for Friday Faves we would offer up who our favorite Women throughout history are. What a difficult decision this has been! Every time I thought about it, I discovered another woman who deserved my consideration. Some that I thought of right away as a possible choice, after I studied more about them, left me feeling disillusioned at times and confused. I had to remind myself that no one is perfect and although we put people on a pedestal, they are human, after all, with human weaknesses, but they are still capable of doing wonderful things. And, no matter how wonderful a person is, they will always have detractors. Look at Jesus! He had a bunch of detractors and he WAS perfect! So, I finally came to a decision! But, before I tell you our choices, think about it yourself.
Who is your favorite influential woman throughout history?
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