It’s that time again! Every year I choose my favorite kids’ books, and this year instead of making my millions of excuses about how it’s...

(My daughter after reading OH NO, Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck) OH NO, Little Dragon! is an adorable and colorful picture book by Jim...

Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel; Illustrated by Henry Cole Let me start out by saying that I (usually) hate alphabet books....

[2013 Update: (see original review below) Now that this book is age-appropriate for my daughter (she’s now almost 4) she loves this book!...

This week I have something a little different: a guest blog post from two amazing picture book authors, Jim Averbeck and Dashka Slater....

Libby of High Hopes by Elise Primavera This is a totally cute, sweet book about an almost-11-year-old girl named Libby who dreams of...

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is YA historical fiction at its very best. The story takes place in World War II and is told from the...

This one is from this morning. Toddler Monkey* was jumping around my bedroom, causing havoc while I was getting dressed: Me: Hey! Don’t...

I wanted to share more photos from my fabulous trip to Cornwall. I have so many photos, but I don’t like to post ones that feature my...

This past summer, my family and I headed out for a vacation in Cornwall. I loved it there, and actually felt I’d already been since I’d...

I’m back! As some of you may (or may not) know, I recently had a baby girl and am just  starting to get back into the swing of things. I...

Egg Drop by Mini Grey This is a kooky picture book about a little egg who wants to fly, but unfortunately, as you know, eggs can’t. The...

Scars by Cheryl Rainfield is an incredibly powerful story about self-harm, rape, abuse, and homophobia written in a completely authentic...

My toddler likes to quote from some of her favorite books. Let’s see if you can guess which ones these are! Mystery Book #1: Toddler runs...

A sweet, funny story about four rambunctious sisters on summer vacation. The perfect read for those last days of summer vacation when...

We spent a week last month in Cornwall, and maybe someday I’ll feel like blogging about our amazing trip. But for now, I thought I’d...

Terrific Terror, aged two and a half (T.T.): Only 2 books today, Mommy! Me: Are you sure? We have time to read at least 5. T.T.: No....

I absolutely loved this book! I kept stopping to read things out loud to my husband and even recommended it to people before I was even...

Just wanted to highlight two recent favorites from our library trips. Both of these are visually stunning for completely different...

“Where do you get your ideas?” This is one of the questions that authors dread because it comes up so frequently, pretty much every time...