I’m excited to read Your Best Birth:Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience, by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. This book is a super follow up to their hit documentary from 2008, "The Business of Being Born." With a national c-section rate of 31 percent, I love what … Read more
If you have a child with food allergies or are concerned with just what might be lurking in the processed food we eat, then Robyn Obrien’s book, The Unhealthy Truth, is a must read. When her youngest child developed very serious egg allergies, Robyn, an MBA and former equities analyst has found her self an … Read more
So excited to review a copy of this book…"Mackenzie Saves the Planet" which can be personalized with any name. We’ve also got 1 for Kyle too! I’ve been a fan of all the Frecklebox personalized books for the past year and now love this "Earth" focused story that reinforces the concepts our children need to … Read more
The Dangerous Book for Boys is a fabulous gift idea for any Dad or Grandpa. I gave this beautiful hardback book to both my husband and father as a "new baby boy"/"new grandson" gift last year so that they could persuse and enjoy as a guide for Dads and Son. The whole family will love … Read more
Pinkalicious has a new companion, Goldilicious, her pet unicorn, in this follow up to Pinkalicious and Purplicious. Her new, roller skating, kite flying friend Goldie helps to protect Pinkalicious from her little brother Peter’s wizardry. Sure to be another Pinkalicious fave, Goldilicious brings more fun to an already great series! For more information, click here. … Read more
We love the Frances series and A Bargain for Frances is one of my favorite stories in the collection. Where Frances learns the lesson to "beware" of her friend Ida who tries to trick her into buying an ugly plastic tea set – only so Ida can buy the fancy China tea set Frances has … Read more
The Daddy Longlegs Blues has become our bedtime book for the past few weeks. Kyle and Kenzie both love it. It is about Daddy Longlegs, a cool rambler who digs the blues. It’s written in such a great way that I can’t help but sing along to it in a "bluesy" dialect. "He has the … Read more
Jennifer Weiner’s new book will be released on July 14th, 2009 and we’re giving away 3 copies to our readers – just hop over to the blog to enter to win. I’m thrilled to have already read an early copy of this book after the publisher contacted me for a review. I’ve been a fan … Read more
As a fan of Leapfrog’s Tag reading system, I was thrilled to test out the Leapfrog Tag Jr. reading system geared for toddlers aged 2-4 which hit stores this summer. The Tag Jr. uses the same technology as original Tag where your young reader holds a pen with an “optical reader” that will magically dictate … Read more
I bought this book for 4 year old Mackenzie this summer when she began to grow fascinated with tales of the Colonial Days and the American Revolution after our summer hikes and visits to Valley Forge National Park (just 2 miles from our home). It is fantastic. Certainly, I’m a bit of a nerd and … Read more