Toddler
Must List: Read “Keep Our Secrets” Board Book with your kids
This innovative board book with heat-sensitive color-changing ink reveals a simple story that intrigues even a jaded eight-year old… my son.
Products & Services
Secret Agent Josephine’s Children’s Books
I am bursting with pride and happiness for our longtime contributor Brenda Ponnay, and the launch of her kids’ book series under her alter ego, Secret Agent Josephine.
Young Child
5 Ways to Make Summer Reading More Fun
With summer coming, it’s not too soon to think about making reading an activity that you and your family will look forward to…
Pregnancy
The Best Pregnancy Guidebooks
With so many titles and conflicting information out there, what’s a newly pregnant woman to do? Or buy?
Activities
Five Fun Things to Do in October
October may be one of my favorite months. So much to do and celebrate.
Activities
Summer Reading Reading Log (Printable)
With summer in full swing, it’s time for the kids to get busy with summer reading. We’ve got some great resources and a fun printable for your child to keep track of her reading accomplishments.
Big Kid
The All-American Tween-Teen
From a California punk to a Georgia drag queen, the pride and passion of a generation coming of age in a new photo book.
Holidays
Book Gifts for Tween & Teen Girls
Books ranks high up on the Tween Girl Wish Holiday List. So, we asked moms of tween & teens girls to read some of books and give you the skinny on whether they are age-appropriate for your daughters.
Big Kid
How To Be A Cool Twilight Mom
Finally you and your tweens and teens have something to talk about. Learn how not to screw it up!
Big Kid
Five Great Chapter Books to Read With Your Preteens
The hardest part of reading with preteens can be finding books you both enjoy. We’ve rounded up five of our favorites.
Holidays
Five Great Children’s Books for National Reading Month
March is the month of National Reading and we have some book recommendations for your kids that we think you will love.
Activities
Mad Libs For Kids
I love the vocabulary lesson these books give my kids. It’s fun to hear them come up with different parts of speech. Give them a try with your kids.
Activities
How to Start A Kid’s Book Club
I’ve been researching how to start a book club for kids and would love to share what I’ve learned so you can start one of your own.
Food & Home
Best Shelves for Displaying Kids’ Books: Kids generally can judge a book by its cover.
The Burning Daylight Series remains on hiatus because I am frantically unpacking hundreds of boxes. This is fine because my children have managed to burn their very own daylight without instruction by creating an elaborate ‘Box Town‘ in our box filled living room. Which is…
Young Child
Summer Reading Ideas for Kids
Prevent summer slide by encouraging your kids to read with these four fun programs.
Family Fun
The Best Bookplates
Bookplates give children a sense of pride about their books and play on their innate enjoyment of the word “Mine”. Here are a few of our favorite bookplates.
Holidays
Cat in the Hat Anniversary: I wanted this post to have 236 words. Oops.
At the time children’s literature was somewhat “boring” and “antiseptic”. The Cat In The Hat changed the way kids learned to read,
Products & Services
National Book Month: Best Online Resources for Finding Children’s Books
Some great blogs that review children’s books and literature. It’s not by any means exhaustive but it’s a great place to start and find more blogs in this field.
Holidays
Favorite Monster Books for Halloween
October is National Book Month, so we’ve rounded up four of our favorite monster books for kids, just in time for Halloween!
Products & Services
Back-to-School: Best Getting Ready for School Books
Going back to school can be hard for some kids — and some parents. These sweet stories about the first day of school can help everyone prepare.