Buzzing tips and trends to parents
My boys and I love the Llama Llama series of books. The first one we read over a year ago was Llama Llama Red Pajama, which is also still my favorite. Llama Llama Red Pajama is about a little llama who is ready for bed. He wants to delay a little and have his busy… [Continue Reading]
Have some iTunes Gift Cards you want to redeem? Well, there is a new app that Marvel fans, especially the younger ones, will love. It’s The Amazing Spider-Man: An Origin Story! Released by Disney Publishing Worldwide, this newest interactive storybook app for young readers is narrated by comic book legend Stan Lee! My four year… [Continue Reading]
This week I’ve been sharing some cool Holiday Apps to consider to help make Christmas more magical … and to help pass the time during long drives/flights/hotel stays when visiting friends and family! One cool holiday app for this year is Letters for Santa. Young children may need help when starting up this app. That’s… [Continue Reading]
Ready to add some more Christmas Magic to your children’s holiday? The renowned The Night Before Christmas is now available as a Penguin e-book! When I first turned it on it had sleigh bell sounds and featured snow falling over a cityscape. You can choose to autoplay, have sounds and play a Snowflake Hunt game…. [Continue Reading]
I love seasonal apps! And Loud Crow Interactive is one of my favorite app publishers, with favorites like Moo Baa La La La and The Going to Bed Book. So it was no surprise that they released A Charlie Brown Christmas. From the moment you start up the app, you know it’s unique. It features… [Continue Reading]
Back in September I buzzed about Entenmann’s Big Book of Baking. It was mouth-watering reading with over 140 recipes for cookies, muffins, cakes and more. Some were semi-homemade using Entenmann’s products, while others were Entenmann inspired treats. Well, if you are more likely to reach for your iPad than your cookbook when cooking, they have… [Continue Reading]
Have you seen the series of “Don’t Let the Pigeon… ” books from Mo Willems? They are HILARIOUS! I want to own them all. So far we’ve bought “Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!” and we’ve made do with borrowing other books from the series from the library. They all have a demanding pigeon… [Continue Reading]
I’ve had Reading Systems in the past, and while they are cool they don’t get the same attention that their Leapsters (Original, 2, Explorer and LeapPad) get. Especially since their LeapPad and Leapster Explorer also have e-books on them that can read a page, read word-by-word and let them interact with pictures. That said, we… [Continue Reading]
When I think “picture book”, what comes to mind is “Goodnight, Gorilla” or something similar. But one of the coolest picture books for Fall is Curious Critters, by David FitzSimmons. He uses stunning photographs to capture unique animals on a simple white background. Along with the full-page photographs, he has included simple, cute text to… [Continue Reading]
Every week a group of moms and I bring our sons together to hang out. Between us we have 7 boys! That makes for some action-packed fun. But recently I combined some leaping fun with some LeapFrog technology to create a super play date for our boys. The goal was to introduce the boys to… [Continue Reading]
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