Sylvia Long

A Seed Is Sleepy A Seed Is Sleepy is an award-winning picture book (32 pages) about botanical science for children age 4-6. It is part of the beautiful Nature Books series by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long. Other titles are: An Egg Is Quiet, A Rock Is Lively, A Nest Is Noisy, A Butterfly is Patient, A Beetle Is Shy, and A Shell Is Cozy. Together, these books give children an idea of the complexity and beauty of the natural world, and a sense of how much there is still to discover.

Guess what? The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids is now available everywhere! In this episode, I’m thrilled to share a little from the book about reading aloud to your 0-3 years olds. And of course, I’ll make a couple of book suggestions … Of course.

Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever.... Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be? This action-packed adventure features more than 50 all-new Peculiar photographs.