Arlo Finch In The Valley Of Fire is not just a book, not just the start of a series, not just an escape into magical woods, it is a literary springboard to become a better, fuller, more realized version of creative yourself, whether you’re 10, 13, 38 or 42.
It was an ever present threat levied during my lazy, underachieving childhood. My dad would never have done it. I think. At the very least, my mom wouldn’t have let him send her baby away, but I heard the foreboding words ‘Valley Forge Military Academy’ a whole awful lot as […]
Technically speaking, my kids aged out of the picture book demographic…a half decade ago, but we all still appreciate the art, creativity and inspiration found in the best books written and illustrated for the toddler set. We love it when food talks, when inanimate objects come to life on the […]
Confession time, I haven’t the foggiest idea what either of my daughters’ first words were. I’d like to think each kid blurted out a loud & proud “dada!” because, well, duh, but I’d only be guessing. “Emancipation”? “Hummus”? “Let’s Go Red Wings!”? Maaaaaaaybe, but no, probably not. Jimmy Fallon, the […]
Holy cow! This is the biggest and best giveaway bundle in the history of OWTK. Valued at nearly $1000, this ultimate Father’s Day giveaway package is going to blow one lucky dad’s mind this month. I’ve tried to include something for every type of dad — tech, books, fashion and […]
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Reading books on the Kindle app on iPads These are a few of our favorite dads. My sincerest apologies to both Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical theater crimes I’ve just committed, but the opportunity to […]
A couple quick things before I send you over to PBS Parents. 1) Justin Roberts saw his first kid’s book published this fall. It is wonderful and features prominently in my new Adventures in Learning post for PBS. 2) My pal Chris Routly is trying to Kickstart his new kid’s […]
I’m fully prepared to kiss goodbye to a fair portion of the tiny bit of street cred I have when I tell you that I have no idea who more than half of the characters are inside this sweet new bedtime Star Wars book from Jeffrey Brown and Chronicle Books. […]
