• Reviews

    #blogbookaday: No Biggy!

    Summary:  “The empowering book sweeping the nation that’s helping kids and parents successfully manage frustration. Getting frustrated is a part of life! And, whether Kiki is working on squeezing toothpaste right onto her toothbrush, getting the zipper to slide all the way up her jacket, or spreading cream cheese on a…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Frankie

    Summary:  “Frankie is EXCITED! A new home? A new bed? A new ball? But wait. Nico is already here. Nico’s home. Nico’s bed. Nico’s ball. Sharing is hard . . .   Will Frankie find a place here too? Follow two pups with big personalities as they struggle to get along and find their places in the pack.” (Taken…

  • Lists

    Author Spotlight: Ame Dyckman

    Today’s featured author is Ame Dyckman, an author of some of the cutest and funniest books on the market today and one of nicest authors I’ve met online and in person! I first fell in love with Ame’s work with her book – Boy + Bot and reviewed it here on my blog and…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: The Princess and the Pit Stop

    Summary:  “Once upon a time there was a Princess . . . . . . who made a pit stop. While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up! Give up?…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Small Things

    Summary:  “On the cusp of having everything slip from his grasp, a young boy has to find a way to rebuild his sense of self. An ordinary boy in an ordinary world. With no words, only illustrations, Small Things tells the story of a boy who feels alone with worries but…

  • Lifestyle

    New School Year, Fresh Start

    I love the start of a new school year – I’m no longer in school as after my second graduate degree, my mom suggested that I probably don’t need to go back to school for awhile. But, I love back to school shopping, the crisp fall air that soon follows…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Misunderstood Shark

    Summary:  “Every beachgoer knows that there’s nothing more terrifying than a… SHARRRK! But this shark is just misunderstood, or is he? In a wholly original, side-splittingly funny story, New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon take this perennial theme and turn it on its (hammer)head with a brand-new cheeky…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Mae and the Moon

    Summary:  “Mae and the moon love to play together. Their favorite game is hide and seek. But when the moon disappears one evening and cannot be found, Mae wonders what happened and begins to worry. Determined to find her glowing friend, Mae takes matters into her own hands and sets off…