Blast from the Past Week: Pippi Longstocking
We may or may not have squealed when we discovered that Lauren Child had illustrated the classic, Pippi Longstocking. We’re rooting for a remake of the ill-synched 70’s foreign movie series.
We may or may not have squealed when we discovered that Lauren Child had illustrated the classic, Pippi Longstocking. We’re rooting for a remake of the ill-synched 70’s foreign movie series.
As Easter approaches, I’ve been pulling out “Bunny Books” that sit my son’s shelves. Here are some finds we think kids will enjoy.
By Eden Marriott Kennedy You should have heard my son, Jackson, when he first got his hands on this pop-up book. He opened the first page and shouted, “WOW!” He turned the next page and became thoroughly entranced. “WOW,” he said. I left him in…
Here are some of our favorite Halloween books. Snuggle up with your kids and enjoy.
Honor Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) on his birthday by reading your fave book by him or adorning your little one in his art.
As a librarian (and mom), I’m often asked for book recommendations for kids who love Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Luckily there are many great ones for kids.
We think pop-up books are a great way to enliven a classic tale without, you know, renting the movie.
Vote between “Daring Greatly,” “The Whole-Brain Child” and “Sticks and Stones” for our next Alpha Mom parenting book selection.
The Big Green Purse by Diane MacEachern is a call-to-action with a simple message: women, use the power of your purse to solve the environmental crisis, while protecting yourselves and families.
Have child or teen suffering from anxiety? A children’s librarian shares with us the books she recommends to parents and that may help.
March is National Reading Month and what a better time to highlight some of our favorite books and ask for your favorites.
Is your daughter asking you for this book but the cover makes you cringe? Well don’t judge a book by its cover. Let Busy Mom judge for you instead.
It’s back-to-school and we have some personalized bookplates you can use to make sure your kids keep track of their books in style. Best of all, they’re FREE!
The children’s activity book is also a keepsake for mom. It encourages and captures your child’s drawings, writings, dreams. You can help your child spend the upcoming year journaling her memories.
In Happier at Home, Gretchen Rubin’s follow-up to the best-selling The Happiness Project, I find more inspiration for projects that put a smile on my face.
Mir reviews the breakout novel of this popular tween girl book series. Is it right for your daughter?
Our hero, Design Mom, turned us on to this lovely gardening book for children. The author has devised a calendar of activities for each month. Yay, the planning is done for us!
For Thanksgiving books, we prefer to focus on gratitude, inclusion, and kindness, as well as sharing positive information from Native Americans themselves that accurately reflect their culture, history, and continued strength in the face of adversity.
I love innovation and this book takes the ubiquitous picture book to the next level using “scanimation” technology to make art literally move. Watch horses gallop and butterflies flutter across the pages.
Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants,” touches on lots of parenting issues. Let’s discuss it together!