Review: Nickelodeon 5-Minute Adventure Stories Collection

On this site, I strive to introduce books that we should keep for the long run, not a flavor of the week.

Review: Por El Camino

Whether your child is a native Spanish speaker or not, you can start reading this book with your child at birth. The rhymes are gorgeous and reinforce language skills.

Review: Julián Is a Mermaid

But this book is not about dress-up. This book is about self-discovery, about acceptance, and, like most of the books I’m drawn to, about unconditional love.

Review: The Neighbors

It is a lovely book. It’s just not a book that I would keep. While the design is beautiful and it does spark imagination, there is just not much there there.

Parenting and Teaching Preschoolers in the Time of Corona

We so often get wound up around the word “Parent,”–I am the PARENT–that we forget it’s not just a noun, it’s also a verb. And, if you happen to forget, just substitute the word “caregiver.” It will steer you in the right direction.

Review: Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale

As a writer, he’s a wonderful illustrator. The story is the problem.

How to Read with a Child

The key to interactive reading is to remember that you are not just a reader, you are actively acting as a parent, teacher, caregiver, instructor, and mentor.

Review: The Giving Tree

Yes, the kid in The Giving Tree is a total, unabashed snot. The tree, on the other hand, is accepting, loving and kind. To a fault.

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