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!
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.
Big Kid
13 Reasons Why: The Book, the Series, the Issues
Unsure about whether 13 Reasons Why on Netflix is okay for your teen? My teen and an educator help me break it down for parents who have concerns.
Products & Services
Books Girls Love
Summer means outdoor fun, water play, and of course, reading time. Here are some great books and book series that are very popular with girls (and I’m sure boys, too!)
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.
Young Child
Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club: Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
The way to get your kids to behave is to give them the gift of self discipline. But exactly how do you do that? That is what author Barbara Coloroso outlines in her book, Kids Are Worth It!
Big Kid
College Textbooks: Saving Money and Your Sanity
Did your college student’s first foray into the bookstore cause palpitations? Take heart! While there are lots of options, that means lots of savings, too.
Big Kid
Wicked, the Book: is it age-appropriate for tweens/ teens?
Is this a fairytale or a more complex story for older teens?
Baby
Must List: Baby Literature Board Books
This new series of board books will have you all excited even if you weren’t an English Lit major.
Crafts
Washi Tape and Wrapping Paper Book Covers DIY
Carrying heavy books can be such a drag for students. You can’t lighten their load but you can brighten it with some fun book covers you can make together.
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…
Baby
Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club: Far From the Tree
You know the old adage, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? Well, sometimes it does. Andrew Solomon explores in his new book what happens in families when the apple doesn’t just fall from the tree, it rolls far, far away.
Parenting
Alpha Mom Book Club: The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
We’re discussing Wendy Mogel’s “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee” parenting book in our monthly book club. Have you read it yet?
Party & Play
Doodles for Lunch, Dinner and any other time.
My son just loves to draw. And I love to keep his hands busy particularly if we’re out to a meal where waiting even just a normal amount of time can seem an eternity for a busy boy like mine. Luckily, a friend gifted us with Doodles at Lunch a book filled with 36 tear-out placemats with step-by-step instructions on creating awesome doodles.
Holidays
The Very Best Kid Christmas Gift
So classic, it’s not even a trick to figure out why we keep giving kids these things every single year. But we do. And we love that we do.
Parenting
Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club: Rare Bird
Review and book group discussion questions for Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love by Anna Whitson-Donaldson.
Baby
My Favorite Children’s Books for Young Ones
It’s no secret that my favorite baby gift is a bundle of my favorite children’s books. Here are some (or seventy) of my favorite books for babies and young children.
Parenting
Alpha Mom Must List: Read “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio
Wonder, the novel about a boy with severe craniofacial deformities who starts middle school, by R.J. Palacio is a must-read for children and their parents.
Products & Services
Everybody Gets Scared
Have a little one who gets a little scared during Halloween? Or has other fears and anxieties. Amalah has written a beautifully illustrated and customizable book that explains that fear is a normal emotion and helps children understand it’s OK if they don’t feel brave all the time.
Big Kid
Beacon Street Girls Books: are they age-appropriate?
Is your daughter asking for these books as a Holiday Gift? Bossy reviews this book for tweens girls