Baby reads the book.Say...book. This is part of Familius Publishing's interactive babbling series - which are designed to help babies and toddlers proceed from babbling to talking. Each book in the series focuses on a different key aspect of language - this one (obviously) develops the "B" sound by incorporating lots of different words that begin with… Continue reading Baby Babbles B – C. Hope Flinchbaugh
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The Cuddle Book – Mifflin Lowe & Delia Ciccarelli (illustrations)
Oh, isn't it nice to curl up and cuddleand melt down inside like a big, muddy puddle. I have one word for this book: Cuuuuute. This little book talks all about cuddles. Night-time cuddles, rainy-day cuddles, TV-cuddles and more. When is the best time, place and people for cuddling. I love that the mom and… Continue reading The Cuddle Book – Mifflin Lowe & Delia Ciccarelli (illustrations)
Santa.com – Russell Hicks
He knew it was time to modernize, so he created...Santa.com. It's a time for change - Santa can no longer make everything by hand and he's updated the North Pole. "Remember, Christmas cannot make itself. We need the work of every elf!" Santa.com allows for Christmas presents to be automatically made, under the careful supervision of… Continue reading Santa.com – Russell Hicks
The Mighty Silent e! – Kimberlee Gard
★★★★★ Little e knew he was important... This sweet picture book seeks to teach children the importance of of the letter "e" by personifying letters in the alphabet. In this world, little "e" goes to school with all the other little letters and most of the time, he's left alone. The other letters rarely paid him… Continue reading The Mighty Silent e! – Kimberlee Gard
Called to Be Creative -Mary Potter Kenyon
★★★★ ½ Sometimes we instinctively know what will bring us happiness. Mary Potter Kenyon used to love to write as a kid but as she grew older, she grew out of the just-for-fun writing. It was only after the loss of a loved one that she realized how much time she sacrificed and how much she neglected… Continue reading Called to Be Creative -Mary Potter Kenyon
Snoozapalooza by Kimberlee Gard, Vivian Mineker
★★★★★ A cold wind blows, and snow starts to fall, Mouse hides in a den that's cozy and small. Winter is right around the corner and all the hibernating animals are dropping off to sleep. One little mouse is the first one to go to bed. He dozes and dreams, tucked out of sight, A snoozapalooza… Continue reading Snoozapalooza by Kimberlee Gard, Vivian Mineker
The Runaway Shirt – Kathy MacMillan, Julia Castano
★★★★ ½ "I think I will fold this shirt next," she said. "First one sleeve, then the other. Then I fold it in half." A "lady" and a "shirt" (aka a mom and her child wearing an oversized shirt) have quite the adventure. The lady is insisting on folding the shirt...but the shirt has other plans.… Continue reading The Runaway Shirt – Kathy MacMillan, Julia Castano
Florence and Her Fantastic Family Tree -Judy Gilliam, Laura Addari
Annnd here's the second episode of Some Good News - BookTube Special Edition - this time featuring an interview with the great Judy Gilliam! A huge thank you to her and all of the other contributors! ★★★★★ She said, "Just create a family tree." Like that was easy. Florence's teacher assigns a classic "family tree" homework for… Continue reading Florence and Her Fantastic Family Tree -Judy Gilliam, Laura Addari
Marvin’s Monster Diary 3 – Raun Melmed, Caroline Bliss Larsen & Arief Kriembonga (illustrations)
★★★★ ½ This week in a few words: Thrilling. Memorable. Dangerous. Hilarious. Marvin the Monster has figured out how to deal with distractions at school and difficult social situations...but he's never had to deal with Summer Camp. Marvin goes to a local camp with a lot of friends from his school and meets some new ones… Continue reading Marvin’s Monster Diary 3 – Raun Melmed, Caroline Bliss Larsen & Arief Kriembonga (illustrations)
Buy the Avocado Toast: Crush Student Debt. Get Paid. Have the Life You Want! – Stephanie Bousley
★★★★ ½ I was so overwhelmed with what I owed that I could barely function. Stephanie Bousley graduated her first round of college with about 10k in debt. ...I thought that having a successful career was a formula...get into a good school, work hard... And she had it pretty much all paid off when she realized that… Continue reading Buy the Avocado Toast: Crush Student Debt. Get Paid. Have the Life You Want! – Stephanie Bousley