Children’s Books

Children’s Books

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Seagulls & Lamp posts

By Katie Cassady / April 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Seagulls & Lamp posts

In the same way, passing gulls remind me of the eventual hope of heaven; entering into Holy Week puts into practice our ability to be present in the Paschal Mystery right now. 

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Miss. Rumphius’ New Year’s Challenge

By Katie Cassady / January 16, 2020 / Comments Off on Miss. Rumphius’ New Year’s Challenge

Happy New Year! I hope this finds you adjusting to writing 20 instead of 19—or 2020 as my oldest warned me, so that time travelers do not come in and try to re-write history by post-dating my entries. Food for thought, anyway. It seems books are the way that I often choose to get my […]

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Working children’s book recommendations & Gift idea lists

By Katie Cassady / January 3, 2020 / Comments Off on Working children’s book recommendations & Gift idea lists

If there is one subject I could spend a lot of time talking about, it would be children’s books. Maybe when I’m at a different stage in life, I will become a librarian. Until then, I’m content burning up my library card to discover new children’s books. And, truth be told, I often gravitate toward […]

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expectations and detours

By Katie Cassady / December 11, 2019 / Comments Off on expectations and detours

Funny story.  My daughter’s teacher sent out a request for family members to come in and talk about their holiday traditions. I mentioned that I’d be interested in reading my favorite book, Pippin the Christmas Pig, and like any good teacher who knows the value of volunteers, she graciously encouraged me to come. I did a test-run […]

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