November is a wonderful time of the year. The beginnings of holidays. The changes of seasons. The perfect time to curl up and share a great book or two. The list below is some of our favorite picture books to enjoy in November. Winter is Coming by Tony Johnson, illustrated by Jim LaMarche Winter is […]
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11 Halloween Picture Books
Halloween is a time of pumpkins, costumes, and candy, but it is also the season for amazing Halloween picture books. Whether you are looking for something cutesy or spooky this list of our favorite Halloween pictures books should have something perfect for you. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler This […]
Bookakery Boxes: a peek inside
Want to get a peek inside a Bookakery Box? This is where you can check out what type of items are included in each of our Bookakery Boxes. Every Bookakery Box comes with a minimum of four items: Hardback Picture Book Almost all of our Bookakery Box themes come from books that we fall in […]
7 Picture Books That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
There are picture books that we love for the beautiful images and others that make us smile at the sweet stories, but the ones that we come back to time and time again are those that make us laugh out loud. These seven books are some of our current favorites that make us giggle every […]
Reading away anxiety: Great picture books to get your kid ready for kindergarten
Starting kindergarten can bring up a range of emotions in kids and, let’s be honest, parents. There is joy, excitement, anticipation but there can also be anxiety and fear. Preschools, kinder-ready days, practice runs can be a big help but you can also help your child lessen their fears by reading to them. By telling […]
Bookakery Picture Book Sale
We’ve spent the last few days organizing our picture books and realized that we have some great ones that we want to share with you! All of the books listed above are from our past Bookakery Boxes and are currently on sale in our shop. So if you missed your chance to get one of […]
Summer Reading Ideas for Kids: Free Printables
Summer’s can be filled with a lot of “I’m bored” and “there’s nothing to do”. Always having amazing books around is a great response to these comments and to avoid the summer slide. We’ve put together our Summer Reading Ideas for Kids sheet to help you and your kids discover new books, log the ones […]
Bookstore Finds & Reviews
I have a hard time passing by a bookstore, especially a used one with a children’s section, without going in to see what they have and the other weekend was no exception. Sterling and I went to our local farmers market and there is a great little used bookstore on the same street so in […]
Bookakery Boxes Now Available!
It’s been such a crazy two weeks since we launched our Bookakery Boxes that I forgot to announce it here! We started accepting orders for our first box at the end of March and in just over a week those boxes will be heading out the door. April’s theme: In the Garden This month’s box […]
Bookakery Boxes Coming Soon!
First off, sorry for being MIA for the past two months but it has been for a very good reason. We have been working on launching our first business and finally we are ready to share it with all of you! We are so excited to announce that The Bookakery will be launching a subscription […]