Fall is here, and the frantic school days have returned. So there’s no time like RIGHT NOW to renew your commitment to relaxing, cuddle-filled story time with your favorite little readers. There’s no better prelude to sweet dreams, and, luckily for you, good books are falling like leaves this month! From Elephant and Piggie and […]
Mud, dirt, sand, slop—if it’s gross, your kids are likely to dive headfirst into it. Embrace your little dirt devils by reading them one of these funny, filthy picture books all about getting dirty. We’ve got a slop-loving pig, a girl who keeps getting ambushed by a mud puddle, a bath-hating pup, a groovy kitty […]
I’m not going to lie. I play favorites. No, not with my children, though the one who sleeps later is definitely a contender. I play favorites when it comes to picture books. I want to laugh. I want to read a book that makes me crack up even more than it does my children. Maybe it […]
Animals are a permanent fixture in children’s books. From Spot, to Frog and Toad, to Elephant and Piggie, kids love their animals. And those little kids grow up to become older readers, and those older readers carry their love of pets, pond dwellers, and pachyderms with them. For those readers, here’s a list of middle grade novels, both new and old, centered around […]