Archive for the ‘Books/Reading’ Category


Amanda & Her Alligator! by Mo Willems

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 in Books/Reading, Children's Books

There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! For this whole week I’ll share some of our recent, pretty awesome book finds. Yeah! Mo Willems has a new book. I love all of his books (you guys know that). Amanda & Her Alligator! by Mo Willems is another home […]

Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 in Books/Reading, Children's Books

There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! For this whole week I’ll share some of our recent, pretty awesome book finds. Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld is a cute book about a sweet little cloud who watches what all the other big clouds do and starts to feel a […]

SkippyjonJones Books by Judy Schachner

Monday, July 18th, 2011 in Books/Reading, Children's Books

There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! For this whole week I’ll be sharing some of our recent, pretty awesome book finds. Right before we left for our trip, I had to go get tires put on my car and get my brakes fixed. You know that sitting […]

Twelve Dancing Princesses, by Brigette Barrager

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 in Books/Reading, Children's Books

Last week for my mother’s 50th birthday I took her and my two sisters to tea at the Grand America Hotel. It was a hit, and on the way out we checked out the adorable children’s boutique there. I just SAW this book from the corner of my eye and walked straight over to buy […]

Chick ‘n’ Pug by Jennifer Sattler

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 in Tuesday: Weekly Book Review, Books/Reading

We are on a book roll over here! We have found a lot of fun children’s books lately. Chick ‘n’ Pug by Jennifer Sattler is another one that has been added to our list. Chick has this book that he LOVES about a super-hero Pug. He reads it over and over while he’s stuck in the […]

The Apple Pip Princess by Jane Ray

Thursday, March 31st, 2011 in Tuesday: Weekly Book Review, Books/Reading

The Apple Pip Princess by Jane Ray is a beautifully illustrated and UNIQUE “princess” story that we love. Quick summary for you…the queen has died and the land has become barren and depressing. The king, a pretty depressed man who is starting to become ill, tells his three daughters to do something to “make their […]

Chalk by Bill Thomson

Thursday, March 24th, 2011 in Tuesday: Weekly Book Review, Books/Reading

Chalk by Bill Thomson is an awesome picture book. Three kids are walking in the rain together and come across a toy dinosaur in the park with a bag in its mouth.  The bag contains chalk. The first child draws a sun and all of the sudden it pops out from the ground and goes […]

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 in Tuesday: Weekly Book Review, Books/Reading

We have checked out Bark, George by Jules Feiffer five times now from the library, so I finally put it in my Amazon cart to buy! The girls find this simple story hilarious and the copy we check out has the story on CD as well. It is about a dog whose mom gets him to […]

Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 in Books/Reading, Children Product Reviews

Hope you are enjoying the Birthday Bash Giveaways! You can still enter up until Monday, but for me I’m back to blogging. It’s been a few weeks since we have found a book that has really popped out at us. We have been on a lot of library, bookstore and children boutique trips that haven’t produced […]

An Awesome Book of Thanks, by Dallas Clayton

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 in Books/Reading, Children Product Reviews, Children's Books

Sure. Obviously this book would be perfect for Thanksgiving, but it is not centered around that holiday at all. An Awesome Book of Thanks, by Dallas Clayton is perfect all year round. There are many reasons the girls and I loved this book: #1 It doesn’t talk religion.  Hear me out! I just think you […]