books

Why I’ll Leave the Baby-Exploiting to Teresa Strasser

Ten Reasons Why My Pregnancy and Birth Memoir Could Never Be as Good as “Exploiting My Baby”, by TV and Radio Personality Teresa Strasser 1. I am so unfunny. I’d like to think I have my (few and far-between) moments, but even when I’m at the top of my game, I reach about 20% of Teresa’s […] Read more…

What Every Baby’s Bookshelf Needs

As a mom who’s also a primary teacher, I’m definitely aware of the educational advantages of reading to your children on a regular basis, and from an early age. Whether for the literacy value or just the bonding time, we all know it’s important to read to our babies and toddlers, and I wrote “10 Books […] Read more…

Ballad of the Rag Man

Ballad of the Rag Man (written by Cynthia Gustavson, illustrated by Kristina Tosic) is a well-written, beautifully illustrated, worthwhile book. In the story, “The Rag Man” is the neighbourhood eccentric who collects castoff items from everyone’s curbside garbage. One day a curious little girl decides to follow him to find out exactly what he does with these found treasures…and learns a very […] Read more…

Read It: Food For Thoughtful Parenting

You know someone’s using their head when a parenting book manages to be meaningful while at the same time a quick read. I thoroughly enjoyed “Food For Thoughtful Parenting: 12 Must-Have Lists for New Parents and Young Families”, written by Nina Coslov and Tara Keppler. The book is a collection of handy lists for parents, […] Read more…

Your Baby Is Speaking To You…and Welcome, William!

When I first laid eyes on the beautiful book “Your Baby Is Speaking To You: A Visual Guide To The Amazing Behaviors of Your Newborn and Growing Baby” by Dr. Kevin Nugent, I knew I would be reviewing it. I also knew exactly who I would be passing it on to. The author has studied […] Read more…

Three “Tucking In” Titles

Confession: I read to four year old Frannie much more often than I read to her two year old sister. Often little Maggie is sitting beside us, listening to the first few pages, but soon losing interest in the intricate plot and wordy pages. Sure, she gets some stories too, but not with the same […] Read more…

Read It: A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff

I loved the book A Vintage Affair. My mother, a total Anglophile, bought it simply because it takes place in London. (I’m guessing.) When she passed it along, I was expecting total chicklit (which wouldn’t have bothered me) but I was very pleasantly surprised to find that it was so much more. While later doing a […] Read more…

Christmas Titles from Scholastic (Giveaway)

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…definitely in the stores (that started in October) but also now in my house and classroom. I love to extend the season at the front end…and take everything down immediately after! When I pulled out the Christmas bins, I rediscovered a lot of great storybooks that my girls […] Read more…

Beautiful Oops!

I love this book. (Just to reiterate, I do not love every book, and there are a great many I receive which never even get a passing mention here.) But this book, I love. The funny thing is, I think I love it for grownups just as much as (or more than) I do for […] Read more…

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