You know I love a good guest post, and as a parent and kindergarten teacher I thought this topic, from these two authors, was very appropriate! **** 5 Tips to Start Your Child Reading By Michelle MacRoy-Higgins, PhD, and Carlyn Kolker As children approach their school years, parent begin to wonder how their child […] Read more…
My top picks of the month: BOOKS The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall Canadian writer Whittall tells the story of a family impacted by an accusation of sexual assault. (Note that the experiences are more about the effects on the family members than they are about the alleged crimes.) Scrappy Little Nobody by […] Read more…
January was a busy month around here but I have four great titles to recommend today! What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan This was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time, in my favourite suspense/thriller genre. A missing boy, a frantic mother and a multitude of suspects. Excellent read. The Perfect […] Read more…
I’ve pored over all of the 2016 editions of Kate’s Favourite Things and compiled my edited list of the best books I read last year. A few notes before we get to it: While most of these books were published in 2016, there may be a few published earlier, and I just happened to read […] Read more…
Blogging news: the books in my “Favourite Things” posts will now feature affiliate links. For those who don’t speak “blogger”, that means that if you click on the link and end up purchasing the book from Chapters Indigo, a very small portion of the sales will be given to This Mom Loves (this also applies […] Read more…
A passionate advocate for girls’ education and refugee issues, Clare Morneau is a 17-year-old author and speaker who lives in Toronto with her father, Canada’s Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, mother, Nancy McCain, and siblings Henry, Edward and Grace Acan, who joined the family in 2010 from northern Uganda. Clare is compassionate, driven and committed to […] Read more…
Here’s a list of my latest recos! MOVIES The Girl on the Train – I know not everyone agrees, but I thought the movie really did justice to the book, and Emily Blunt was fantastic. Love Actually – I realize this isn’t a new one, but it was new to me! (Don’t ask me how I […] Read more…
I’m all about women helping other women. (Or, really, people helping other people…but sometimes women need it more.) Paying it forward is essential: I love to answer questions from new bloggers or or aspiring TV guests, I support teacher candidates from faculties of education every year, and I’m happy to offer some words of wisdom […] Read more…
The reason you haven’t heard from me much this month is of course because my new favourite thing is…. Our Kindergarten Classroom The start of the school year is always a whirlwind, and the switch to kindergarten has added in a huge learning curve for me, but I think we’re finding our groove! A couple […] Read more…
BOOKS None of my usual suspense/thrillers for you this month – I branched out! After You by JoJo Moyes (an excellent sequel to the bestseller Me Before You; this one didn’t pull at my heartstrings quite as much, but it was fun to revisit characters that I knew and loved from the first book) Sushi For […] Read more…