After school snack time is a very important part of our day. My girls and I reconnect, chat about our day, and sometimes just settle in with a good book and some yummy food. One of our favorite snacks in the fall is baked apples. We've ...
Books for Kids
Winter Nature Books
Our winters in Minnesota are so cold and snowy that's it's tempting to stay inside ALL THE TIME. But sometimes, you've got to just shake off that cabin fever, bundle up, and get out and enjoy nature in winter. If you need some inspiration, grab ...
Learning About Ancient China Through Books and Activities #ReadYourWorld
The Multicultural Children's Book Day is an amazing initiative whose mission is to spread the word and raise awareness about the importance of diversity in children's literature. There is nothing better than reading a book about a kid who is just ...
12 Days of Picture Books
Can an ordinary person change the world? You bet they can! This is one of the many life lessons I'm trying to teach my girls and luckily there's a great book series about real people to help inspire this lesson. We're joining forces with Penguin ...
Life Lessons from Ladybug Girl
"Ladybug Girl is sooooooooooooo awesome." sighs my 8-year-old after we put down the last book in the pile. Yep, we read them all in one afternoon. It was a perfectly delightful afternoon. My girls have some messages for you. "Mama, can you tell ...
Activity Books Rock!
I've partnered with Parragon Books to start bringing you fun book reviews each month. They have a ton of fun books - including a favorite type in our house, activity books. Why are activity books such a favorite? Because, they rock! Disclosure: ...
Reading Around the World: Books About Afghanistan
As part of Project Around the World, we're trying to read books about each of the countries we virtually visit. I'm learning, though, that this may be easier said than done. Ideally, I'd love to find a combination of both fiction and nonfiction books ...
Alicewinks ~ A New Interactive Version of Alice in Wonderland
*Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Alicewinks. The opinions and text are all mine. Alice in Wonderland has seen many reincarnations over the years (150 years to be exact!) and Alicewinks is the latest. Not ...
Storytime: 10 Books About the Sun
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. See my disclosure for more details. Whenever we learn about a new topic, we always start with books. So, when we decided to learn about the sun, we took a trip to the library. I usually try to ...
Story Time: Great Books About Color
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Please see my disclosure for more details. Let's learn about colors through books! You've probably read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, but there are so many more to choose from. Here ...
