If you re a parent wanting to re-catch the magic of a wild summer, reading seasonally themed books with your kids is a great way to become inspired to spend time outside together. Here s one book about summertime you should definitely read.
“As it turned out, Grandmother was a far more mysterious woman than any of us knew,” begins this enigmatic and enjoyable picture book by Erdrich (The Birchbark House, rev. 5/99, and sequels), first published in 1996.
History, stories, laughter and a few tears in these spectacular picture books with Minnesota ties. Grandmother s Pigeon by Louise Erdrich, illustrated by Jim LaMarche. (University of Minnesota Press, ages 5-9,