A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM

Illustrated by Lisa Hunt | Beaming Books, 2021

A young child helps her family get ready for a simple Christmas on the farm, where the focus is less on getting and more on giving.

The family cuts a Christmas tree, makes cookies and homemade gifts to give. Then relatives, neighbors and friends are invited to share in the delight of Christmas Day together.

THANKSGIVING IN THE WOODS

Illustrated by Jenny Lovlie | Beaming Books, 2017

Every year a family and their friends gather in the woods to celebrate Thanksgiving among the trees. Everyone brings something to share and the day becomes a long celebration of family, faith, and friendship. Told in a gentle, lyrical style, this picture book includes warm illustrations of people gathered around bonfires and long tables adorned with candles and food, singing songs and sharing laughter. Thanksgiving in the Woods is based on the true story of a family in upstate New York that has hosted an outdoor Thanksgiving feast in the woods on their farm for over twenty years.

“A heart-warming autobiographical story of the kind of Thanksgiving that families and the planet can share with equal pleasure. Sure to find a home on every Thanksgiving-lover's holiday shelf.”

~Jane Yolen, author of Owl Moon and the How Do Dinosaurs series.

IT'S MILKING TIME

Illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher | MN Historical Society Press, 2019

A lyrical and visual treasure—perfect for reading aloud to any child who’s ever asked: Where does milk come from? As the sun sets over the fields, a little girl and her father begin the evening milking. They work side by side, fanning out beds of straw, bringing in the cows, and hooking up the milkers. Soon they’ve filled milk can after milk can for the creamery truck that will arrive in the morning. It’s Milking Time is a must-have for any picture book collection.

“A lovely, poetic picture book.”        

~Kirkus Review