Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Ann work so hard! Together they can dig in a day as much as a hundred men can dig in a week. Unfortunately for them, the Industrial Revolution is about to put them out of business!

Mako gets a new pair of red clogs. She loves the way they sound when she walks and runs. She loves how everyone admires how beautiful they look.

Minna wants to go to school but she doesn’t have a coat. Her father dies before he can get her one so the Quilting Mothers decide to make her a coat out of scraps of fabric.

Madeline goes on adventures through Pah-ree (Paris but said the french way)! Madeline is the smallest of twelve little girls. She is the most daring, brave, and bold little girl.

What a sweet memory to have captured forever in a book! The story is a true one from the author himself.

Oh my, Ping-a-ling! Sorry for the Friends reference. You know… when Janice calls Chandler Bing-a-ling. 😂

I cannot remember how I came across Five in a Row. Once I saw that it was literature based, I was sold. I love children’s picture books. I thought this was a fantastic way for my girls to learn and have exposure to social studies, science, and art.