Archive for September, 2007

Mommy’s Little Shopping Secret

I shop for my kids twice a year.
It’s true. I don’t shop sales.  I don’t stop and pick up a little something for them when I’m at the mall (what mall?) or Target.  I don’t panic when the weather changes and they have nothing in the closet that fits.  I simply bundle the kids up [...]

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Books are MOOOvelous!

“Read a book.  ‘Cause books are mooooovelous.  Read a book.  Cause books are adventurous.  Read a book. It’s time to read with Wilbur.”
The characters are cute little farm animals.  The theme song is stuck in my head.  There’s even a little learning that goes on during the new Discovery kids TV show and DVD, Wilbur. 
It’s a [...]

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Bob Books

I have a new find to share with you today!  The first set of Bob Books for beginning readers was sent to me recently by Scholastic and MotherTalk, and I am just in love with these little books.  The drawings are simple and engaging, the stories easy to understand, and the pedagogy that underlies their creation [...]

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Maximum Ride

Maximum Ride 3, the new teen adventure novel by James Patterson, is just as exciting as I’d heard. It’s been a while since I’d read sci-fi/adventure for teens, but when MotherTalk offered me a peek into this world again, I was excited to take a look.
I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I [...]

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