Chinese New Year is kind of a big deal in our family. My husband is Chinese-American; his father moved to the United States from Hong Kong as a young man. While my husband did not necessarily grow up celebrating Chinese New Year in a big way, it became an…
As you can see from the picture above, I am firmly in the school of thought that believes you can never have too many pumpkins, which is probably what appeals to me about the book Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. This book is full of pumpkins and, even better, pumpkin…
There are some books that get more and more intriguing each time you read them. I find that the Harry Potter books fall into this category and I notice something new with each reading. We recently read the illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with our…
No matter how much I am aware that my children are different from each other, it is still quite a shock sometimes to realize just how divergent their personalities can be. Nowhere are these differences so apparent as in my children’s attitudes to going back to school. While my 7…
If you happen to be scared of creepy-crawlies, or easily grossed out, then this book may not be for you. On the other hand, if you have a child who gets excited about all things gross and gruesome, then they will love Thelonius Monster’s Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra….
One of my favorite food scenes in any children’s literature is the picnic at the beginning of The Wind in the Willows. It seems so peaceful and timeless, a perfect Spring morning on the water, but I think what I love most about it is that it is a picture…
This summer in Colorado feels like it’s the summer of the wasps. Maybe it’s just our house, but I’ve seen more wasps and wasp nests than I ever have before. They seem to have taken over our yard, deck and porch and we are swatting them away everywhere we…
The Dudley series of books by Judy Taylor are fairly new to our home library. I can’t remember where I first heard about these books, but we have quickly fallen in love with these tales about the adorable, mischievous mouse Dudley. Of course, my favorite book in the series…