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25 Titles to Celebrate Valentine's Day
A great list of picture books about love, family, kindness, and friendship to share for Valentine’s Day (or any day of the year)!
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Partnering with Parks & Recreation
I had a meeting with our township’s Parks & Recreation department recently and it was so wonderful that it didn’t end up like an episode of the NBC show Parks & Recreation, rather we’re planning for ways to partner with each other while also not stepping on each other’s toes.…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/12/16
I am so proud of myself – I actually got some serious reading done this week! I read The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was awesome. Check out my review here! And then I started an adult novel – I know! I actually voluntarily picked up an adult…
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Book Review: The Land of Forgotten Girls
I’ve been in a bit of a book slump for the past few months. A lot of it has to do with a new position at work sucking up all my time and brain power. That being said, I actually physically and mentally feel different if I’m not reading enough…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/5/16
After posting every day for Picture Book Month, I now have to come up with my own content again! At least today is easy, check out the hashtag #IMWAYR on Twitter to see what others are reading this week! I always end up adding a bunch of books to my…
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Picture Book Month Theme: Family
You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month. You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books! Check…
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Halloween Giveaway
Make sure to submit your entries for my Workman Publishing Halloween giveaway, open until Sunday! Check out yesterday’s post to learn more about all the great books you could win! A Rafflecopter Giveaway
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Audiobooks for Kids
I grew up traveling around the United States and have vivid memories of listening to audiobooks in the car – what else were my parents supposed to do with four kids in the car for 10+ hour road trips? My parents also really loved The Phantom of the Opera and I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/19/16
I’m was clearly in need of some massive amounts of reading because I’m feeling a lot less tired, stressed and crazy and have been reading a heck of a lot more than I have pretty much all summer. This past week, I read Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm, Summer of…
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Book Review: Just Like Me
Review Ever since a heritage report in school, Julia has had a lot of questions and thoughts swirling around her brain about her adoption, her birth mother, and trying to figure out exactly who she is. Her mom decides to send her to summer camp with her Avery and Becca,…
