Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review. For more information about LeapFrog Tag Get Ready for Kindergarten, please visit their website. My youngest daughter, Maura, starts Kindergarten in 11 days (yes, we’re keeping count)… and I think I may be more nervous than she is! This week we’ve been having fun preparing for school […]
Books
52 Ways to Wow Your Husband
That headline piqued your interest, didn’t it? I saw this book at the checkout at my grocery store and it annoys me a little. Where’s “52 Ways to Wow Your Wife”? This concept reminds me of an old article from the 1950’s – The Good Wife’s Guide. While it’s widely rumored to be a hoax, […]
Sock n Boots – Adventures
Sock n Boots – Adventures by D. K. Smith This book is adorable! Sock n Boots – Adventures written is a book with three short stories with a life lesson woven into each of the story lines. Each adventure starts with a question and then the story of two friends – a sock and a […]
Giving the gift of reading to kids
The book experts from Scholastic Book Clubs and Scholastic Book Fairs shared their picks for what they believe will be the most popular new children’s books this holiday season. This list features books for all ages from a variety of authors and publishers to help gift-givers pick the right books for the kids in their […]
The Adventure of Wormee the Worm
The Adventure of Wormee the Worm by Ricky Mickiewicz Sometimes less is more. An illustrated book with very little text can engage the reader to use his/her imagination to create and tell a story all their own. But Wormee the Worm misses the mark here. It’s a rather straightforward tale of how a worm ends […]
Where Does Mommy Go? [book review]
Where Does Mommy Go? by Shelley Hallier; illustrated by Richele Collins I recently had our second child and was able to stay home for an extended maternity leave. I cherished every moment, but it was just as hard to go back to work (maybe even more the second time). The constant pulling of emotions and guilt […]
