The House on East 88th Street, by Bernard Waber Then: Wow! A pet crocodile who lives in the bathtub! Fun! I wish I had one! Now: That’s what I call a tragedy waiting to happen. Isn’t this already a show on TLC? This book should have been titled, Oh, the Health Codes You’ll Violate! Pippi […]
While realistic stories about childhood experiences are lovely, so are tales in which animals talk and muffins walk; books that offer a glimpse of a sillier, more whimsical world than the one we inhabit. Of course, as kids grow up, they learn to separate fact from fiction; to realize that dogs don’t play tennis or wear extravagant hats […]
Reading with your children is one of the best ways to spend time together; almost everyone agrees. What divides us, however, are the specifics of which books are most wholesome for our little ones. Despite their enduring popularity among children, certain classic picture books strike fear in the hearts of their parents. And whether those […]