My sister just hit her third trimester this week and we are all talking baby talk right about now. My son is really getting interested in his new cousin and he is talking to my sister’s tummy and asking when she is coming. He has hit a bit of a baby streak at home and [...]
Isabella and Penelope by Maggie Grinnell A Story of Parental Loss Isabella is a young girl who loses her father in a tragic accident. She has such a close connection with her dad that she decided not to speak for 2 years. Then she encounters Penelope, a pink caterpillar who changes her life forever. Purchase [...]
The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson Everyone knows how all those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince, falls instantly in love, lives happily ever after and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust. But what happens when you’re the ugly stepsister and your obnoxiously perfect—read pretty, smart, and, worst [...]
Vicky Finds a Valentine by Emlyn Chand Review: Valentine's Day is right around the corner and every year, I have to explain to my boy about giving Valentine's cards. He has loved seeing all of the red, pink, and white in the stores and tells me he wants to buy all of it [...]
Tommy Goes Trick-or-Treating by Emlyn Chand Review: How did you teach your children about trick-or-treating? You know, it is a little strange that we teach our children about stranger danger and never to take candy from strangers, but then we take them out trick-or-treating where they are asking strangers for candy… That is [...]
Davey the Detective by Emlyn Chand Review: Birds, birds, birds! We have been reading so much about Emlyn Chand's birds lately that we are turning into Bird Brains ourselves! We are having so much fun with these great stories and they are all in ebook form so we can look at them on my laptop [...]
Escucha Means Listen by Talia Aikens-Nuñez Review: Since my boy loves reading so much, and because he is becoming just as tech-savvy as me, we have been enjoying more and more ebooks, as well as holding on to our favorite paper books as well. Although he could probably hear the same story over and over for weeks on [...]
Honey the Hero by Emlyn Chand Review: Reading time in my house is a treasured time, but lately it has all been about the birds. Emlyn Chand's birds, actually… I introduced you to my boy's favorite bird, the penguin with Emlyn's book, Courtney Saves Christmas, and then recently we looked at a peppy peacock named [...]
Poppy the Proud by Emlyn Chand Review: Last month, I introduced you to Emlyn Chand with her book, Courtney Saves Christmas, and I am happy to bring to you another great story. This time, the beautiful bird we get to know is Poppy, a peacock. Poppy is, like all peacocks, proud of his colors [...]
Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen & Christmas at Sea Pines Cottage by Sally Smith O’Rourke Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen Was Mr. Darcy real? Is time travel really possible? For pragmatic Manhattan artist Eliza Knight the answer to both questions is absolutely, Yes! And Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley Farms, Virginia is the reason why! His tale of [...]
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