Minni's Favorite Books - Earth Day 🌳 ♻️ 🌎

This month we can’t help but celebrate mother nature in all its glory! At Minni we strive to be sustainable in everything we do. We often up-cycle materials in our classes and vacation programs, and partner with like minded artists and local businesses.

We love our planet and all the critters and creatures within it! For this month’s theme we wanted to extend that mentality to the books you can read together at home with your little one(s), and share in the wondrous things our world has to offer. From colorful florals, to busy bees, and the wild African plains … we have lots treasure!

Favorite BooksTessa DowApril 18, 2024Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, April, Planting a Rainbow, Serengeti, Thank you Bees, Why does the sun shine?

Minni's Favorite Books - Collage Based Books 🧩

This month we are bringing our love of art to the forefront and highlighting books that all have an element of collage, either in how the book is illustrated or how the story is told. Collage is one of our favorite creative processes at Minni, where you create a picture using a composition of various materials (such as paper, photographs, textiles, or objects) to create a completely new and unique piece of art. It is all about going with the flow, there is no right or wrong method and if you spill some paint it just makes it that much more unique!

Favorite BooksTessa DowMarch 25, 2024Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, Friends, March, Collage, The Stuff of Stars, From Head to Toe, Beautiful Oops!, The Scraps Book, Collage Based Books

Minni's Favorite Books - For the Love of Friendship 💝

There’s lots of love in the air in February, and while we love to craft Valentine’s for our special someone(s), we also wanted to include books that show other things that we love just as much - our friends, a wild imaginative adventure, and maybe some crafting too!

Favorite BooksTessa DowFebruary 19, 2024Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, Louise Loves Art, Happy Valentine's Day, Happy Valentine's Day Mouse, Friends, Alice in Wonderland, Love of Friendship, February Books

Minni's Favorite Books - Snowy Days and Long Nights 🌛

It’s that time of year where the nights are longer than the days, and the days are filled with snowy, wintery weather. Cozy up together and discover what you can find in our snow covered world.

Favorite BooksTessa DowJanuary 15, 2024Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, Papa Please Get the Moon for Me, Round is a Mooncake, Tracks in the Snow, Over and Under the Snow, Winter, Nights

Minni's Favorite Books - Staff Picks!

The end of the year is almost here and as we look back at all we’ve read, learned, and created this year, our staff picked a few of their favorite reads from class and Art Book Club that they recommend as books that beautifully entertain and convey important messages to the reader.

Favorite BooksTessa DowDecember 21, 2023Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, Staff Picks, Here We Are, The Boy with Flowers in His Hair, The Shortest Day, If You Were a City

Minni's Favorite Books to be Thankful For

The weather is getting cooler and we’re leaning into the cozy season. Curl up together inside and feast your eyes on these seasonally appropriate books that are perfect for the Thanksgiving season!

Favorite BooksTessa DowNovember 16, 2023Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, Thanksgiving, Round as a Tortilla, Windows, Thankful, Leaf Man, Books to be Thankful For

Minni's Favorite Books for Bedtime 💤

Story time can be one of the sweetest and most special moments of the bedtime routine, it can help soothe and slow down your little one before drifting off to sleep.

We’ve compiled some of our tried-and-true books for bedtime, stories that are perfect for those last moments before drifting off to sleep - warm, cozy, imaginative, and a little silly too!

Favorite BooksTessa DowOctober 26, 2023Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, So Cosy, The Quiet Book, Once Upon a Cloud, Zoo in the Sky, Good Night Moon, bedtime story, bedtime books

Minni's Favorite Books for Minni × Beacon Hill Books & Cafe : Art Book Club!

We are so excited to introduce our newest collaboration Minni × Beacon Hill Books & Cafe : Art Book Club!

We’re offering a new creative spin on storytime designed for the littlest learners, listeners and clever crafters ages 1.5–5 to attend with their caregivers. Each club gathering focuses on a uniquely themed book paired with process oriented art activities.

Favorite BooksTessa DowSeptember 7, 2023Boston, Books, bookofthemonth, Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill Books & Cafe, Art Book Club, Minni Book Club, Ablaze with Color, Art is Life, Beautiful Useful Things, The Iridescence of Birds

Minni's Favorite Books about Under the Sea 🌊

From dressing up and bringing the colors of the ocean to shore, to diving deep and exploring the wonders of the sea, this collection of books will encourage your aquatic artist to be curious, to question the world around them and the world below the deep blue. While on summer vacation and visits to sandy shores, we’ve chosen books this month to continue your little readers exploration and knowledge of the beaches they may be visiting and the creatures they might encounter. Pick up these classics and new favorites at your local bookstore or library today!

Favorite BooksTessa DowJuly 17, 2023Boston, South End, Books, Water Dance, Julian is a Mermaid, The Brilliant Deep, The Lobster Lady, bookofthemonth, sea, ocean, water

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