One of our family's very favorite Christmas traditions is a children's book advent countdown . Each night in December, we unwrap...

Do you want to encourage your child to connect the natural world but aren't sure where to start? You don't need to plan an all-...

This past year we have spent a lot of time learning about animals through picture books. Most young kids are fascinated by animals, an...

At my house, we get out Halloween picture books in October, Thanksgiving books in November, and Christmas books in December. But this ye...

"What is wild? And where can you find it?" These are the first lines of the wonderfully illustrated picture book Finding Wild ...

Growing up my mom always put out a big basket of children's books about Christmas and the holidays during December. Now with my own ...

Children are natural scientists and love to explore the world around them. But sometimes their enthusiasm for the natural world wanes as...

It’s time for Eco-novice’s Great Green Guide Giveaway , during which I will be giving away at least four different books about green li...

One of my favorite resources for plastic-free living is Beth Terry's website My Plastic-free Life . I frequently search her bl...

The June Theme at The Green Phone Booth is Reading! Today I'm posting an excerpt from Beth Terry's new book  Plastic Free: H...

Deanna Duke, long-time environmentalist and parent of two, used to believe that products sold in stores were generally safe since the FDA ...

I'm back posting over at The Green Phone Booth .  Click HERE to read  my book review of and a few favorite excerpts from  Plastic: A ...

Home-cooked meals, baked goods, and snacks save money, allow greater control over ingredients, reduce food waste, and eliminate the ne...

Although I now do the majority of my green research online, I still often turn to these books for information and resources, and also beca...

This week at The Green Phone Booth I posted my review of The Rhythm of Family: Discovering a Sense of Wonder through the Seasons by Ama...

I fell down the rabbit hole of toxic information soon after I had my first baby. I spent hours and hours on the computer researching s...

This post is Part 1 of My Bloggy Discussion of Diaper-Free Before 3 . Click HERE to read Part 2: The Benefits of Early Potty Trainin...

Inside you'll find recipes that are simple, yummy, and green. [To read my review of the first Six O'Clock Scramble cookbook , cl...

  I love cookbooks .  I love reading through the ingredient lists and looking at the pictures.  Sadly, most cookbooks turn out to be duds,...

Another guest post by Kelly of miskellany.  Looking for environmentally-friendly books for children means more than just picking up a ...