March and April Book Reviews
"Woman Reading By A Window" by Julius Garabaldi Melchers (1905) Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future by Ginny Yurich (audiobook) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I have been listening to some of Ginny's podcast (The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast) and heard about her global 1000 Hours Outside movement sometime last year, but was daunted by the high number of hours outside. But in September 2023 (six months ago), I decided to download the tracking app and shoot for 1.5 hours outside everyday with the kids (half of the 3 hours/day to get to 1000 hours in one year) and decided we likely won't get to 1000 hours outside in one year, but I can set our own pace and even if we only reach a fraction of the 1000 hours, we will still be outside more than in previous years, so that is a win! This book combines a lot of the topics she discusses on her blog and podcast, highlighting a ton of great reasons for families to be
