Recently, Penguin Books sent us a new release to preview. The book, Come With Me, by Holly M. McGhee and illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre is a touching story about a little girl who sees tragedy in the news and struggles to deal with it. In light of the recent tragedy in Parkland and the general …
What is love? How do children see various aspects of the ultimate human emotion? We’re coming up on Valentine’s Day, which makes this bookmaking activity perfect for this time of year. I was inspired to do it after reading a book that Penguin Random House sent us to preview. Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la …
the other day, we were driving on the highway coming home from the store. i noticed it had gotten really quiet in the backseat. that’s when i saw this: it made me think of all the great things about being a kid… like this one: being able to go to sleep whenever and where ever you want. …
I was putting Bear to sleep one night. I wanted wavy hair the next day, so i had piggy tail braids in my hair. he felt them, then asked, “Momma, why do you have braids like a black girl?” I froze. I could not form any words. It might have been the l o n g …
sometimes our children ask toUgH qUEsTioNS that we aren’t sure how to answer… the latest one actually came from Pip, who’s 16. she is learning about the evolution theory in school. she isn’t allowed to speak about the Creation Story and struggles with this because of our religious beliefs. Pip is quite the dinosaur enthusiast- always …
