GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE Written by Giles Andreae & Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees My daughter received this book as a Christmas present from daycare last December. The daycare organized a visit with Santa where each child got a picture with Santa and a wrapped gift. My daughter was none too happy with meeting Mr. Clause, however, …
We’re all looking forward to spring, but here in the mountains we have snow flying and daffodils barely peeping out of the ground. The spring equinox begins late on March 19th, so until then let’s wallow a little in the excitement, and challenges, winter can provide. I want to tell you about a terrific book …
Ah ah ah! I have a new favorite book series. I stumbled across it while doing research for my MLK, Jr. Day post (I am Brave: A Little Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.) It turns out that the ‘I am Brave’ book is part of a series called Ordinary People Change the World. The …
STORY-TIME! Before I dive into my Never Touch a Monster book review, I want to give some background on how we discovered this book. I was at Barnes & Noble a couple weeks ago for their Saturday morning story-time and to pick up some gifts. Ava loves looking at all the books but today she …
A Dad’s Perspective: Greetings everyone! I’m Steve. Lydia, my wife and the creator of A Little Library, asked that I periodically do a review of some of my favorite kid’s books that I like to read to our daughter. The idea was to get a dad’s perspective on children’s literature and to cover avenues with …
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. martin luther king, jr. Day My daughter is two. She’s too young to understand the complexities of the civil rights movement. I don’t want to expose her to some of the …
THE ALL TIME BEST BOOKS FOR TODDLERS: CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM In this series I want to highlight some of the all-time best books for toddlers, starting with my current favorite, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM Written by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert …