A while back, somebody told me about Pley, a website that works a lot like Netflix, but instead of shipping movies to your home, they send you LEGO kits. Awesome idea, right?!  Just think of the implications… right now, there are parents spending hundreds of dollars a month on LEGO kits (and countless more parents […]

Pre-school is a great time to get our littlest ones involved with reading! We get to pass on a love of stories and storytelling, while they are learning letters, numbers, and colors along the way. Best of all, it allows us to spend quality time with our kids in our laps! We love our pre-schoolers, so […]

Great Reads Featuring Fantastic Illustrations  It’s Black History month and we’ve put together a list of resources we think you and your little ones will find educational and inspiring.  In addition to learning about heroes Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman, give these a read!  

About the Book Title: Zoe & Zak and the Tiger Temple (Zoe & Zak Series, Book 3) Author: Lars Guignard  Publisher: Fantastic Press Publication Date: January 1, 2014 Number of Pages: 267  Recommended Age: 8+ Summary Last semester, Zoe and Zak returned the first lost Noble Truth to its rightful home. Now, Zoe and Zak are […]

I hate to admit it, but when I was a kid, I didn’t read. It wasn’t that I couldn’t read or hated reading; I just never thought of reading as something that boys did outside of school. The only time I saw guys reading was in a classroom. When we left school, we would play baseball, […]

What if I told you that an adorable little Italian car could help your children learn U.S. geography?  The “Philly Phiat” Becomes The Vehicle For A Teacher’s Creative Geography Lesson! The car, along with its owner, a little boy name Luigi, are the main characters in a series of educational books that begin with the story […]

2014 Youth Media Award Winners January marks the start of award season for many. Music, movie, and television award shows are abundant. Even the literary world gives honors this month by awarding the most prestigious in children’s literature, the Caldecott and Newberry awards. The awards were created to encourage original and creative work in the […]

Happy Birthday A.A. Milne! Happy Birthday to the English author best known for our favorite stories about a certain bear! Winne the Pooh stories have been a children’s classic since first being printed in 1925. Additionally, he wrote many plays, novels, and essays…many to critical acclaim! To view a list of these and read more […]

Last year, I resolved to read every fiction picture book in my local library to my son, Michael Jr. (better known as Bubba). At the time, he was one year old, and I estimated our journey would take more than two years. He’s now two years old and we’re about half way through our journey. As […]