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hygge kids books!

September 19, 2017 ashley donati
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Have you heard of the Danish concept of "hygge"?  It's all about spending time with family and friends in a cozy atmosphere.  The perfect hygge time would be inviting friends over on a chilly night for a warm bowl of chili with chocolate cake for dessert or having a night in with family sitting around in pajamas and playing board games.  I just love the idea of hygge! 

When publishers Little Gestalten sent me a copy of their book My Four Seasons, the first thing that I noticed about it was that the story and illustrations have a very cozy, comforting, hygge mood.  It made me feel more relaxed just flipping through the pages!  

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This story follows one family through the seasons of the year beginning with a snowy, winter New Year's Day, then gardening in the Spring, swimming and drinking lemonade in the summer, playing in the colorful autumn leaves, and skiing on fresh powdery snow.  Each season brings new ways to be together as a family, and this book celebrates that!  What's more hygge than family spending time together cherishing what makes each season special? 

Here are several more books that give us that cozy, hygge feeling.  This part of my post contains affiliated links which means that if you buy something, I will get a small compensation at no cost to you.  Thanks for supporting businesses that support my blog! 

The Napping House
By Audrey Wood
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The Cozy Book
By Mary Ann Hoberman
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The Seven Silly Eaters
By Mary Ann Hoberman
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So Cozy
By Lerryn Korda
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kids books about christmas trees!

December 5, 2016 ashley donati
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Have you gotten your tree yet?  What are your Christmas tree traditions?  We have a "fake" tree that I put up each year, and I love it because it is so easy.  I do miss that lovely pine smell though.  Last year, I tried to get that aroma with a pine-scented candle, but it just wasn't the same.  This year I decided to get two little real tree to put in my kids' bedroom and my bedroom.  I get my tree smell, and my kids think I'm pretty cool for letting them have a tree in their room.  (Getting your kids to think you are cool isn't something that happens every day.  It's a Christmas miracle!)

Here is our list of books about Christmas trees that we love.  After putting up the decorations, we will read one by the twinkling lights of the tree. 

The Littlest Christmas Tree
By R. A. Herman
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A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree
By Colleen Monroe
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Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
By Robert Barry
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Christmas Farm
By Mary Lyn Ray
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The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story (Picture Puffin Books)
By Gloria Houston
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Tags kids books, kids book list, christmas tree kids books, christmas kids, christmas picture books, kid lit
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