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Hey! Look! There in my drafts folder! Between the unfinished book reviews and the reviews of unfinished books. An announcement! About the November edition of the Carnival of Children’s Literature! Yup, that’s the one. The Thanksgiving edition hosted by A Readable Feast. Note to self: If you don’t move it out of drafts, no one will actually SEE the announcement. Whadda maroon…)

Whoops. Really thought I’d put that one through two weeks ago. Well, if you missed the Carnival then, be sure to check it out now, because there’s some great stuff there.

The next edition will be hosted by Kelly of Big A little a. Details forthcoming. I promise!

Other posts of interest, most of which I meant to link to days ago:

The Loveliness of Advent, a gorgeous collection of posts put together by Jenn of Family in Feast and Feria. One of my favorites is Alice‘s simple "Advent cubes" idea—an easy and meaningful way to make the most of the season with your little ones. Alice, as we all know, has a genius way with crafts, but what I especially love about this idea is that it is so do-able for even the time- and craft-talent-deprived like me. A simple bag of wooden cubes ($2.99 at my local Michael’s) transforms into a season’s worth of rich activity and discussion for mom and children.

The Late Autumn Field Day at By Sun and Candlelight. Okay, I admit this one made me homesick for Virginia. But in a good way. All those gorgeous red and golden leaves!

(Don’t worry, I’m not blind to the beauties of Southern California. I’m a thin-blooded gal, the kind who is always cold in her fingers and toes. These balmy December days are suiting me very nicely, thank you! No coats! No boots! Iced tea year round! I’ll be fine.)

In other news, yesterday brought a surprising announcement from homeschooling issues blogger Spunky. She is moving on to other endeavors. Spunky, we’ll miss your coverage and commentary. Warm wishes to you and your family.

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Carnival Time Again

Got a good recipe for homemade bread? We’re compiling a collection of them in an impromptu carnival of breadmaking over at Lilting House.

Over at Love2Learn, there’s a lot of fascinating reading in Saints and Scholars Around the World, the second Catholic Homeschooling Carnival.

The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be hosted by Spunky; the submission deadline is this evening. Last week’s host was Why Homeschool.

And if you missed the Halloween edition of the Carnival of Children’s Literature at Scholar Blog, don’t forget to check it out!

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Carnival with a Bonfire

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It’s time for another Carnival of Children’s Literature, hosted this time by Wands & Worlds. Drop by for a bountiful harvest of great posts! (And also one from me.) (Oh I just crack myself up.)

(Speaking of autumn themes, look at this beautiful craft at Bountiful Blessings: stained-glass autumn leaves. Gorgeous.)

(And speaking of carnivals, don’t miss this week’s Carnival of Education, hosted by The Median Sib.)

(And also! It’s almost time for another Field Day (a carnival of nature study posts) at By Sun and Candlelight! Submissions are due by Monday. Or maybe Tuesday, because Dawn is so very nice.)

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Button, Button, I’VE Got the Button!

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You may recall my plea a while back for someone out there to design a nice button for the Carnival of Children’s Literature. Well, Alice Cantrell (author of the lovely book Sewing with Saint Anne) graciously obliged, thus making my day.

Do you see it, there in my sidebar? Isn’t it scrumptious? And if you click on it, you’ll go to our archives at BlogCarnival, where you can see all the past editions of the Carnival of Children’s Lit—and (hint hint) can also submit a post to the next edition, which will be hosted at Wands & Worlds on Sept. 23rd.

Alice, thanks so much for your beautiful contribution to the kidlitosphere.

*Meant to say: feel free to grab the button for your own sidebar!