A basic survey of children’s book trends throughout the past century with data based on TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Children’s Books list. Out of the many, many “best of” book lists out there, TIME 100 remains one of my favorite lists to refer to when finding quality books for children. TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Children’s …
Reading and learning about a place before you visit is a great way to drum up excitement for the trip. You will have a better experience if you recognize the sites and know basic history. Learning the local language, even just a couple of key phrases, can make visiting a foreign country more enriching. Try …
National Hat Day! It is celebrated on January 15th in the United States, so I want to share with you ten of the best children’s books about hats. Why hats, you ask? Hats keep us warm. They keep us cool and protect us from the sun. They are great accessories and play a central role …
What I’ve Learned with One Year of Blogging: January 1 completes my one year journey into blogging. It has been hard, and challenging at times, but also lots of fun. I enjoy learning new things, and there is always something new to learn with a blog. It’s amazing all the work that goes into creating …
2020 has been a crazy year with coronavirus and lockdowns and everything else going on. One silver lining of the pandemic is the opportunity to read more. Our family was able to discover plenty of wonderful new books that we otherwise might not have had the time to read. Did you know that children’s book …
Llama Llama’s Little Library is a four-piece board book set featuring little Llama of the Llama Llama Red Pajama fame. The board books are simple picture books showing little Llama going about his day. Each book can be read on its own, or in chronological order starting with Llama Llama Wakey-Wake, continuing with Llama Llama …
I’ve been wanting to write about kid’s cookbooks for a while now. I love cooking and have accumulated a bunch of cookbooks over the years. My first cookbook was sturdy and came with brightly colored plastic measuring cups. I was probably around 7 or 8. I remember proudly making recipes with my new cups. I …
One year old is such a fun age! At one baby is mobile and always on the move. They are starting to learn words and understand more of what you say, even if they can’t articulate it back yet. They like to discover objects and point to things, “What’s that?!” At one year baby is …
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney tells the story of Baby Llama’s bedtime and the drama that ensues when Mama Llama is not able to immediately come check on him. It’s a great tale to soothe children’s bedtime fears of being alone in the dark. This book is aimed at children ages 1-5. Llama …
It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Florida. And by that, I mean temperatures are in the 80’s instead of the 90’s! Regardless, it’s a small win as I am currently 9 months pregnant and heat does NOT make me happy. Baby is due in October, and as his due date approaches we talk …