Spot A Lot Animals comes with a double-sided jigsaw inside a cute little box which has Velcro to hold it shut. The jigsaw features a full color picture on one side and the same picture but in reverse on the other side that your child can color on. Zach loved being able to color in […]
Divorce can be a challenging topic to discuss with children. When my kids were little and my first husband and I got divorced, it was a challenge to explain it to them in a way that they could really understand. Stone Faces: An Alice and Friends Book would have made the process easier. Stone Faces: […]
This was a really long week, and I was looking forward to relaxing with a good romance book. There is just something about a love story that makes everything in the world look better. The Doctor Is In (Love?) by Ashlynn Valana was the perfect choice for a lazy Saturday morning on the couch. The […]
You may remember, not too long ago, the story about the manufacturer whose grated cheese actually contained wood cellulose. Did this freak you out as much as it did me? I always try to be careful about the food I buy and hearing that story just reinforced that goal to me. If you feel the same […]
When I was little, we spent part of our summer in New Hampshire at my Great Uncle’s home. He lived in the country and had bees in the back yard behind the garden. They were surrounded by an electric fence since the bears loved to topple them over and steal the honey. I remember being […]
I love a good thriller and I spent a good part of the weekend on the couch reading A Chilling Absence by Shelly Maynard. It was really too hot to do much else, and I’m really glad I let myself just relax and read. Sometimes, we all need to have a little bit of down […]
The kids have always been fascinated with animals, and our library always included animal stories. Once we got our ducks and chickens, I could see that they were eager to start learning more about farms and farm animals. Once your child has the basic knowledge of farm animals, it’s always fun to expand on what […]
I love a good suspense or thriller because it just grabs you and keeps you engrossed in reading. I can’t be the only one who has those days where they just want to spend the whole afternoon on the couch with a book. At least, I really hope I’m not the only one that feels […]
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris was the perfect read for a lazy weekend after my trip. When I came home, it was waiting for me on the kitchen table thanks to the kids and my husband. After a long day of trying to find lost luggage, there was nothing that I enjoyed more than […]
Remember the sticker craze that happened years ago? Is anyone else but me old enough to remember having notebooks full of puffy stickers and holographs and scratch and sniff stickers? As soon as I saw these adorable Super Sticker Activity Books, I was hooked. It doesn’t get much cuter than this whether you are a […]