My Storytime Friends Book & Bear Kit w/ Lifetime Membership

Can you imagine giving a gift to a child that honestly keeps on giving? Well, when you order a Book-and-Bear Kit from My Storytime Friends, that’s exactly what you get. Not only do you get an adorable teddy bear and a book, your giftee will also get a LIFETIME membership for new online stories every [...]

Cool Wipe-Off Activity Books

For Christmas, Santa loves to bring books. Last year he brought each boy two Wipe-Off Books from Trend, along with the complementing Wipe-Off Erasable Markers. Each boy got a book that had mazes and a book that taught letter shapes and reinforced sounds. These books are for pre k and kindergarten.My boys loved them SO [...]

National Geographic Kids: Weird But True

As you know, I am a huge fan of National Geographic. I actually give my mom a gift subscription to the magazine, renewing it yearly. She brings the issues to work with her to read when she gets a break. Well, the other day at a meeting a coworker was bringing up a topic that [...]

Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers (2010)

As many of you know, I actively bring my boys to theme parks. Most of last year was spent at SeaWorld. This year is our Disney year! We’ve already been to Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom, plus we attended Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. When my oldest had turned 1, [...]

Norman Phartephant, Volume 1

Six months ago, I received Norman the PhartEphant … who is simply a Plush Elephant that farts. At first I was hesitant, but my three year old son, 2 year old son and 30 year old husband all loved Norman IMMEDIATELY. My husband even clepto’d him and Norman now lives in an office. And you [...]

New Year’s Resolution: Cutting My Grocery Bills in Half

I have not read a book with this much interest and depth since the Sookie Stackhouse novels. That’s because this book in my hands is going to reveal shopping secrets that will help me slash my grocery bills in half. So what is this new go-to book that moms will want to read and test [...]

Headsprout: Phonics Based Reading System

You want to give your child every advantage when it comes to school. Reading and understanding language is a big part of academic success. That’s why I was interested in Headsprout’s Phonics Based Reading System.Their books combined with the online program teach early reading and comprehension for children from Kindergarten to 5th Grade.
There are two [...]

The Snowman’s Song: A Christmas Story

Every year Santa brings my kids a few books a little early, to help get them in the spirit of Christmas and reading. And of course, they get even more on Christmas Day. If you are looking for a wonderful Christmas story to add to your child’s library, be on the lookout for The Snowman’s [...]

Holiday Guide: American Girl

Do you know what an American Girl is? If you have a daughter that … can speak … you probably know that they are a “what” and not a “who”. American Girls are a line of must-have dolls that have a “collectors item” look to them, but no girl could ever leave them in a [...]

Holiday Guide: Make a Blurb for the Holidays – 10 Winners

I’ve buzzed about Blurb before. Blurb.com is my number one choice when it comes to publishing photobooks, although the site is capable of so much more. But for me and most moms, we like photobooks. You can go elsewhere, but only Blurb has offered me the professional quality and easy-to-use technology that makes “self-publishing” possible.
The [...]

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