Sep 19, 2024 | Nature Books
New Book Coming November 2024 My children and I enjoy getting outside after a long morning of lessons. Every year we look forward to collecting bits and pieces of nature from our backyard “our treasures”. We dump them out on a large piece of white...
Nov 17, 2023 | Alternative Illustration Books
I Spy With My Little Eye…… My Own Book Creation! There’s something in an I Spy book that kids just gravitate towards – the intricate scenes, the hidden treasures, the joy of discovery and yet, the simplicity of it all. Walter Wick’s amazing photos inspired my...
Nov 17, 2023 | Alternative Illustration Books
Using Nature: Leaves, Twigs, Rocks, Imagination As a homeschooling family, we enjoy a lot of time in nature. When we read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert, we were inspired to create our own leaf photos and story. If you have never read this book to your children,...
Nov 15, 2023 | Encouragement to Read/Write
Hello, I’m Melissa Kolb. My Goal For This Website: to educate and encourage you and your family to read, write, illustrate, and self-publish your own stories. It brings such enrichment, bonding, and maybe a little frustration at times, too. But when you cheer...
