My bookshelf with most of my very favorite children’s books! 
Parenting books from my favorite authors: the Sears 
An old house lover lives here 
Mysterious, very mysterious 
History and collecting books 
Harry Potter 
I love Beatrix Potter 
Just SOME of the books I read aloud every year in first grade 
I read these to my students too 
Love, love, love Christie- could read her anytime! 
Great book for Victorian enthusiasts 
BEST old house kitchen book
My toy collecting books 
Dick and Jane readers from the 1950s 
When I am choosing books for school I look to Weston Woods, a division of scholastic. If they have made a “movie” from animating a book I know it’s going to be a hit with the students. 
Cookbooks 
More great books for kitchen ideas, design, and history 
More ideas from more books! 
One of my favorite Christie’s- “Was it your poor child?” 
All the book love from the stylists at Martha Stewart Baby. Remember when kids books were so sweet and simple? 
My two favorite Shirley Hughes books 
Another life-changing book- taught me that I could be an artist AND a mother, there were so many voices telling me I couldn’t 
Love all the M. Sasek books! Still being printed today! 
And you know I have a soft spot for Childcraft books! I recently ordered more! 
My favorite duo- Arlene Mosel re-telling Asian tales, illustrated by Blair Lent 
Our home-school book basket (my kids are in public school, but we still do school a bit here and there) 
Our family bible books 
Second-favorite children’s chapter book 
I drew myself in my very favorite book with illustrations by the great Beth and Jo Krush…
Lastly, my very favorite book in the whole wide world- Gone-Away Lake by the great Elizabeth Enright
And my own book of course! 
Now to buy some more bookshelves…
Life on Kansas Street 