Sam the Stolen Puppy by is a heartbreaking tale of one little girl’s search for her missing pup. Emily had only one Christmas wish, and it was granted in the form of a beautiful golden labrador puppy. Immediately smitten, Emily takes her job as the puppy’s owner seriously, showering the adorable pup with all the […]
Chicks and the City by is a cute picture book that introduces children to the concept of urban farming. Stu is a chicken with a dream. He believes that he could live in the city and is dazzled by the lights and sounds that drift to him as he watches from the barn silo. One […]
This year is flying by! I can’t believe that next week is Thanksgiving and there are only 5 more weeks to Christmas. I need to get on my Christmas shopping ASAP! Little man is still loving school. He’s started reading some on his own which makes this mama’s bookworm glow and he’s starting to count […]
Little man has been out of school for almost four weeks now and the time is going so fast. Last week he had his shots and physical for Kindergarten. He’s all up-to-date and ready to go. He asks me every morning when will he go to school. I’m a nervous mama but I’m sure he’ll […]
This past month has been exciting for little man. He’s learning sight words at school and has really picked up on them. It makes me a little sad but SO proud to see how quickly he is picking them up. He’s reading fairly well too considering he just turned 5 (can you tell I’m a […]
After nearly a year hiatus, I’m so happy to bring Children’s Corner back. What makes this even more special to me is that little man is helping with the reviews. Instead of using a star rating, little man is giving me: or . Now that those changes have been addressed on to our first book […]
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists at The Broke and the Bookish. They’d love to share their lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists! It’s that time of the week again […]
Pig and Small by Alex Latimer is a fun, illustrated tale about an unlikely friendship between a pig and small bug (from the pictures I believe it’s an ant, though it never says). The story begins with Pig thinking something is terribly wrong with him as his nose has started to squeak. On close inspection though […]
Read to Tiger is a cute quick read for your little one about a young boy who keeps getting interrupted while he is reading by a tiger. Tiger pretends to be a bear, blows a whistle, plays on the choo-choo train all while the little boy is trying to read. This fun story teaches little […]
Today officially starts a blog’s new feature Children’s Corner. Twice a month I will post reviews of books for children, specifically aimed at preschoolers as my son is a big part of these reviews. Today’s book my son received in the mail from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (If you’ve not heard of this wonderful project, click […]