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Meaningful Reads for Every Season
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items 📚 Books that have inspired growth, shifted my perspective, strengthened my faith, or simply brought comfort during different seasons of life.
You’ll also find many of our family’s favorite children’s books from baby’s first library and emotional le...
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Inspirational Reads For Moms
Baby’s First Library
Books That Help Kids Understand Big Feelings
Kids Read Aloud Favorites We Never Get Tired Of
🎃 Halloween Storytime Favorites
Inspirational Reads For Moms
Books that encouraged personal growth, helped me navigate motherhood, and offered perspective during different seasons of life.
Untamed completely shifted my perspective from the very first chapter. As moms, wives, and professionals, it’s easy to get so caught up in our responsibilities that we forget the wild, authentic parts of ourselves.
The story of the cheetah raised in...
Untamed: Reese's Book Club - Amazon.com
The Go-Giver completely reframed how I think about success, teaching that the most successful people focus on creating value for others first rather than chasing rewards.
This book is a powerful reminder that generosity, authenticity, and serving ot...
A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
As a parent to special needs boys, this book has helped me understand my kids big emotions. Learning how they are experiencing the world has helped me become a more patient and understanding parent.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Strategies to Nurture
The beginning of this book shares a tragic story about the author that really kicks your dopamine into gear. I’d he can do it… we have no excuse to not try to do it.
Atomic Habits
A book that will help you stop wasting your precious time on things that are not serving your soul. Deep breaths, everything is not for you to carry.
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People ...
This book leads to self awareness. It may not last forever but it’s a great place to start shifting gears.
The Four Agreements: Guide to Freedom
Baby’s First Library
The books we read hundreds of times when my boys were little. Timeless stories that helped build a love of reading from the very beginning.
A told B and B told C…. Such a fun book for kiddos. I still remember this book from when I was a child.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Amazon
Perfect first number book! The colors are vibrant keeping little tots attention.
Chika Chika 123
A sweet book that holds so much nostalgia years later.
I Love You, Good Night
A fun beginner reader that helps kids learn directional words like up, down, over, under, around, and through as they follow the bears on their nighttime adventure. The repetitive text and simple vocabulary make it easy for early readers to build con...
Bears in the Night - Amazon
A perfect intro to understanding space and direction to self.
Inside, outside, upside down
This book makes me cry every time I read it to my boys. Years later, I still get all the feels.
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
This is a staple in every kids library.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Book
A simple, calming bedtime story perfect for winding down before sleep.
Goodnight Moon: A Beloved Bedtime Story
Books That Help Kids Understand Big Feelings
Stories that open conversations about emotions, empathy, resilience, and navigating life’s big feelings.
Such a good interpretation of all the ways we can show kindness in a way small children can understand.
Kindness Makes Me Stronger
Having a neurodivergent kiddo, this has been a great visual model to process the communication barrier around lying.
Honesty Makes Me Stronger: Kids Book Ages 3-8
A great book about recognizing anger and how to navigate it, in a way kiddos can process it.
I Am Stronger Than Anger: Kids Emotions
A sweet story that helps kids understand big feelings in a way they can actually relate to. The “monster” becomes a helpful tool for talking about worries, fears, and emotions without making them feel overwhelming.
My Monster and Me
Kids Read Aloud Favorites We Never Get Tired Of
The funny, engaging, and memorable stories my boys request again and again, even after countless readings.
Tiki Tiki Tembo a book I loved as a child and my kids still deeply enjoy to this day.
Tikki Tikki Tembo
I just love this old school book so much. This story is about a town invaded by wasps and how a community comes together to get rid of them. It’s a very old school book but one I love because of the magic behind building a giant sandwich to trap them...
The Giant Jam Sandwich
A book I read as a child and is well loved by my own kiddos.
Caps for Sale: Classic Monkey Trickster Story
🎃 Halloween Storytime Favorites
Not-too-scary Halloween books filled with fun adventures, rhymes, pumpkins, witches, and all the magic of the season.
A rhyming story that keeps kids engaged from beginning to end. My boys loved following the little mouse as he outsmarts much bigger animals using his imagination and quick thinking.
The Gruffalo
One of our Halloween classics. They actually released a mini movie version which played during October on Netflix. It’s a must have for Halloween time.
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
A perfect count to ten story. My kids love seeing the 10 timid ghost find their courage to save their home.
Ten Timid Ghosts - Amazon