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Monster Costume (but not how you think)
If there’s one thing we do in this family, it’s Halloween, so obviously we have to have lots of Halloween books. This is a new one that the folks at Scarletta were nice enough to send me. I love a good...
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When Monster Have Minds of Their Own
Kathy Higgs-Coultard, Director of Michiana Writers’ Center By Kathy Higgs-Coulthard With Halloween soon at hand, I’d like to take a moment to talk about monsters. At one point or another all of us have...
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Reading with Dad
Hi! Check out these great ideas by Jake Ball (bio at the end of the post), and settle down with a book and a dad. (Or, as he indicates below, DON’T settle down, but still read.) Books and Reading Time...
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A book to be thankful for
by Wendy Lawrence Thanksgiving is coming up and I have the bestest ever picture book for that! I just checked it out of the library and now plan to buy a copy. I’m excited to have a great Thanksgiving...
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Have you ever taken a mouse the movies?
‘Tis the season to be jolly. The holiday season can create an atmosphere of cheer, sharing and togetherness. One of the things my family likes to do during the holiday is watch movies together or...
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New Year’s Resolutions for kids
The count down to the New Year is done, now what? It’s time for New Year’s Resolutions and keeping warm inside with a good book. Have you talked to the kids about setting goals or creating New Year’s...
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Snowed In
by Kathy Higgs-Coulthard Remember the trapped-in-a-snow-globe feeling of watching huge snowflakes float outside your window as you drifted off to sleep? And waking with the anticipation of seeing your...
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Tooth Fairy Pillows & Kissy Lips
by Katherine Higgs-Coulthard My daughters were supposed to be brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed. Instead, they were ransacking the bookshelf. The youngest, Hannah, cried while Laura...
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March into spring with National Poetry Month by Angela Verges
Spring is in the air (almost) and it’s National Poetry Month. What will you do to celebrate April as National Poetry Month? When my son was in the seventh grade his Language Arts teacher transformed...
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National Clean Up Your Room Day
by Angela Verges Sometimes I stumble across the most bazaar things, this time it’s National Clean up Your Room Day, which is celebrated May 10th. This is one holiday I’m willing to celebrate, but I...
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Around the world in 24 time zones
by Wendy Lawrence It takes awhile for kids to understand the whole notion of “time”. My three-year-old, for example, will ask for a “3-minute” snuggle and to time it, he will do one of two things: he...
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dancing, dazzling Josephine Baker
by Wendy Lawrence I love a book that you can’t easily categorize, and this is one of them. At first glance, you think it’s a picture book, bright and boldly covered. But it’s also thick, almost like a...
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don’t forget your FLASHLIGHT
by Wendy Lawrence This book made me wish it was nighttime and I was camping. Well, actually, I usually wish I was camping. But just flip through a couple of pages of this wordless, black-yet-bright,...
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Halloween Adventure
By Angela Verges When my boys were younger, they were always ready for an adventure. It didn’t take much to stir a little excitement in them. They especially liked preparing for Halloween, which meant...
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remember when you played TELEPHONE?
by Wendy Lawrence It starts with a mother bird who says “Tell Peter: Fly home for dinner.” But the youngest only remembers “Tell Peter: Hit pop flies and homers.” That changes to “Tell Peter: Prop...
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for kids who love colors. or those that don’t, but will soon. Mix it up!
by Wendy Lawrence I was super excited when this book landed on my doorstep. Its predecessor, Press Here is one of our longtime family favorites. (If you don’t know that one, and unexpectedly...
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robot smartypants burp the alphabet
I think the title of this book Robot Burb Head Smartypants, pretty much says all you need to know. Our favorite robots from the totally awesome Robot Zombie Frankenstein book by Annette Simon are back....
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a serious dog in A GOOD HOME FOR MAX
by Wendy Lawrence The illustrations in this book are stunning. Junzo Terada is the celebrated artist behind them. They are full of retro-gorgeous colors like real red, a soft blue, yellows, and greens...
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America Recycles Day – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
By Angela Verges Do you have a child who likes to collect…stuff? Over the years my son has collected football trading cards, Yu-gi-oh cards and a bunch of other things. A couple of times a year I would...
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if you could skate with a PENGUIN
by Wendy Lawrence I have a gorgeous book for you today, a story of a girl and a penguin told entirely in whites, blues, and yellows. White mostly for the snow, blues for the penguin and the girl’s...
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