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.
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.
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.
Nope, Sorry, I’m watching the Twilight Trailer… AGAIN.
George Orwell’s 1984 was meant to be an exaggerated dystopian reality and a warning rather than a blueprint. Time to revisit it with your (older) kids.
We review and discuss Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel. Book club questions included.
We’re making a special exception this month and have chosen Minimalist Parenting as our next parenting book club choice.
We’re all about monsters today as we highlight the Where The Wild Things Are movie which opens October 16 (we could watch the trailer all day). AND, one Alpha Mom contributor released Monster Mania, an eBook chock full of ideas to share with your little wild things.
It’s all about Alice now that Tim Burton’s big screen-version has opened. It reminds me how we all went gaga over Where the Wild Things Are this past autumn. So here are some of our favorite Alice in Wonderland lovely things out there.
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.
As a children’s librarian, I believe the more children of all backgrounds see themselves represented positively in books and in everyday situations, the more confident and accepted they will feel.
This socially-conscious online used bookseller is all shades of awesome. Find out more.
For those children that struggle to enjoy reading, comics, and especially graphic novels, are a great solution. They tell a complete story, have developed characters, and combine visual cues with written words to add more emotional depth. Here are six great new choices out recently.
Inspired by my fellow contributor Brenda Ponnay’s new children’s book, Secret Agent Josephine in Paris, Chef Ezra and I bake some french baguettes, a great cooking craft for kids.
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!
Tween Girls that do not love Twilight? How can that be? The great tween debate is here.
This is a sweet book about a father-and-son weekly routine that inspired a similar ritual by my husband and son. And, for that reason alone, Every Friday will always have a special place in my young family’s history.
From a California punk to a Georgia drag queen, the pride and passion of a generation coming of age in a new photo book.