A modern children’s Halloween/Autumn classic has found it’s way to the iPhone. Yep, that brave square squash has got his own app. Oceanhouse Media, the developer behind many of the best-selling kiddie eBook applications on the iTunes Store (numerous Dr. Seuss and Berenstain Bears titles), has just brought Joe Troiano’s […]
BEAUTIFUL OOPS by Barney Saltzberg A lovely little board book determined to forever end the tantrum over ripped paper, misspelled words or stains on a masterpiece-in-progress. Saltzberg (Good Egg, Crazy Hair Day) gives kids not only ideas for how to transform an Oops into a Wow, but also the a-okay […]
Vera’s Halloween by Vera Rosenberry A story of Halloween, yes, but more globally (and importantly) one of getting lost and of neighborly kindness – with a serene ending that just nails it. What makes Vera’s Halloween work so well is the lack of emotion in the writing. That may sound […]
It’s fun to think about what you’d do after winning the lotto. With millions in the bank, what would you buy first: cars, houses, a personal submarine? For years, my post-lottery wish list included season tickets to Michigan State Men’s Basketball & Football, and to the Detroit Red Wings @ […]
Ida B . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan I discovered Katherine Hannigan through Emmaline and the Bunny, a cute-sounding fantasy tale I figured the girls would find fanciful. They did, as did the Mrs. So, I checked […]
NOONIE’S MASTERPIECE By Lisa Railsback Illustrated by Sarajo Frieden A sweet cupcake of a story with sadness sprinkles adorning the top. 10-year old Noonie doesn’t much care for school, save for art class. She’s an inspiring artist living inside a dream, a fabrication of a life she’ll never have, and […]
The brainchild of a mother-daughter team, Little Librarian makes playing pretend library in your own home a little less like pretend thanks to realistic library cards, late notices, and those old school book pockets and cards from the pre-computer era when your name and due date would be written on […]
In 8 weeks the Bear enters 1st Grade. Our summer is very short. To make sure we have a splendid time of it, we four put our heads together and came up with a list of 25-30 things to see, do, experience and enjoy between now and August 15th. Three […]
