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September: The Beauty of Change is Upon Us

8/27/2020

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     Fall, with its beautiful colors and crisp apples is also known as the time for back to school and packed lunches. This year the back to school season may be looking a little different than we are all used to. Whether attending in-person, virtually or embarking on a homeschool journey, books can help make the experience one to remember and to learn and grow from!
     Now, this time of year is also of great significance to the farmers as it signals the beginning of harvest season. National Farm Safety & Health Week this month celebrates the contributions of farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers who work tirelessly to feed our nation. Frequent your local farmers market to include fresh produce in your child‘s lunch, as well as for snacks and meals at home. Celebrate National Johnny Appleseed Day with a visit to an apple orchard. Pick an apple and enjoy it under the tree and read Johnny Appleseed by Jane Yolen, Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh or another title about American John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Make some applesauce with your child(ren) or an apple pie and pair the kitchen adventure with How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman or The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson. You might also consider making some blackberry jam in honor of National Blackberry Day.
     The uncertainty that plagued us earlier this year still remains strong in our thoughts and these uncertain times often come with unpredictable changes and children are most affected by these changes, especially to the school year. Don’t forget to reassure them and keep things as normal as possible. Keep routines or start new ones such as reading to them each night before bed and spend family time together with game nights, nature walks and time spent in the kitchen using fresh farm fruit and veggies.
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September
National Biscuit, Chicken, Food Safety, Hazelnut, Honey, Mushroom, Potato & Rice Month
National Chicken Month
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Chicks & Chickens by Gail Gibbons
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Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski
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My Life as a Chicken by Ellen A. Kelley
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Sonya's Chickens by Phoebe Wahl
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Tillie Lay An Egg by Terry Golson
National Hazelnut Month
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Who Stole the Hazelnuts? by Marcus Pfister
National Honey Month
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Hands Off My Honey! by Jane Chapman
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If You Love Honey by Martha Sullivan
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Please Please the Bees by Gerald Kelley
National Rice Month
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Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi
1st Full Week: National Waffle Week
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Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen
3rd Week: National Farm Safety & Health Week
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On the Farm, At the Market by G. Brian Karas
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Right This Very Minute: A table-to-farm book about food and farming by Lisl H. Detlefsen
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Before We Eat: From Farm to Table by Pat Brisson
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The Farm That Feeds Us: A year in the life of an organic farm by Nancy Castaldo
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Farmers Market Create-And-Play Activity Book by Deanna F. Cook
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Dinosaur Farm by Frann Preston-Gannon
     This story follows a farmer as he goes about his daily routine of caring for the animals and plants in his charge, but there is something a little bit different about this particular farm. Instead of the typical barnyard livestock of cows, pigs and chickens, readers will find the illustrations brimming with prehistoric creatures! You won't want to miss any of the laugh-out-loud fun as you read this one, so be sure to take your time looking over the illustrations.

2nd: International Bacon Day
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Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
7th: National Acorn Squash Day
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Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
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Sophie's Squash Go to School by Pat Zietlow Miller
11th: National Hot Cross Buns Day
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Hot Cross Buns and Other Old Street Cries by John Langstaff
12th: National Blackberry Day
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The Blackberry Mouse by Matthew Grimsdale
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The Very Berry Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta
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Mr. McGee and the Blackberry Jam by Pamela Allen
13th: National Chocolate Day
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No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young
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Margret & H. A. Rey's Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory
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The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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This Book Is Not Good For You by Pseudonymous Bosch
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Chocolate: The Consuming Passion by Sandra Boynton
     While this title is actually intended for adults, it is filled with the kind of witty text and comical illustrations expected of the incomparable Sandra Boynton and is sure to
bring delight to chocolate enthusiasts of every age!

13th: National Peanut Day
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The Life and Times of the Peanut by Charles Micucci
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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme by Nadine Bernard Wescott
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Peanut Butter & Brains: A Zombie Culinary Tale by Joe McGee
18th: National Cheeseburger Day
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Spiders Don't Eat Cheeseburgers by Kat Brancato
22nd: National White Chocolate Day
23rd: National Pot Pie Day
26th: National Johnny Appleseed Day
     *Additional titles referenced toward the beginning of this post.
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Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend by Will Moses
26th: National Dumpling Day
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Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan
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The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi
26th: National Pancake Day
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
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Pancakes for Breakfast by Tome dePaola
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Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by Josh Funk
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Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle
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Pancakes with Grandma by Kathryn Smith
27th: National Chocolate Milk Day
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Chocolate Milk by Alexandra Rizik
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Chocolate Milk, Por Favor by Maria Dismondy
One last thing...September is also Library Card Sign-up Month, so visit your local library (if they are open), get a card and check out some of the titles we have mentioned in this post!

Happy reading!

-Kate @ BTBL

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We are three generations that seek a way to get back to basics. It’s not that we eschew technology, but sometimes simpler is better, especially in raising our children. Mom was a reading teacher, Amanda is an early childhood educator and Kate a children’s literature specialist and former school librarian along with the latest additions, a daughter (now 5) for Kate, and two sons (now 2 and 10 months) for Amanda. We advocate reading aloud, the simple toys that use imagination and encourage creativity and learning in the kitchen, which can be a fun mess but also teaches life skills. Join us in raising healthy, happy, inquisitive and intelligent children.

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    We are mom Sandra and daughters Amanda and Kate, all with backgrounds in literacy and education, who want to share our philosophy of taking the basics of life; books, simple toys that encourage play, imagination and creativity, and using cooking and baking to teach math and real life skills to raise happy, inquisitive children. Join us in exploring the old and the new and sifting through the myriad of research to consider what is best for our children.

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