you can definitely mix and match, but some much better than others… grab a copy of my book, Sweet Maple, for a full, long chapter’s worth of details. 🙂

Well I can’t say I agree on the love of planning… I let my gardener daughter do all the planning–she thrives on it. No, there is no better day than an August day in NH spent in a lush green garden with dirt under my nails. But YES to Mr. Putter and Tabby. (And Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke!) We loved every one… well, except, I wasn’t fond of Takes the Train. It bothered me that he was blatantly dishonest in that one. We also loved every Henry & Mudge book.. We read those until the pages were falling out. My youngest daughter’s favorite books to read to me when she was a brand-new beginning reader were the Puppy Mudge books. Glad to “meet” another Mr. Putter fan and enjoy your final winter days of garden planning! 🙂

You’re very welcome, Danielle. The lists could have been much, much longer, so I decided to limit them to the books my daughters remembered with the most fondness. As for audio books, truly I don’t think there’s any better way to introduce kids to the classics then to listen to a great audio book whenever you’re in the car.