reading
Big List of Authors and Celebrities Hosting Virtual Storytime During Quarantine
The library may be closed, but there's a whole new world of books opening up!
Want Kinder, Smarter Kids? Do THIS for Just 15 Minutes a Day!
If we’ve said it once, we’ll say it a million times: READ OUT LOUD TO YOUR KIDS.
Put THIS On Your List This Year! (+ a GIVEAWAY!)
My kiddo is at that magical age when reading and recognizing HIS name on something unique is a huge thrill! So this was a HIT.
9 Ways to Turn Your Teen Into a Reader
As kids get older and go to school, reading can be seen as work rather than fun — and kids, especially teens, may stop reading for pleasure.
Florida School District to Ban Homework
Marion County, Fla. kids won't have to worry about their afternoons being bogged down by homework because their school district has decided to ban it.
Book Recommendations: Black History Month
Starting with picture books for younger kids leading up to books for teens, take a look at the books we recommend reading during Black History Month.
Family Audiobook Listening List
Take a peek at our family summer listening list—wonderful and whimsical books to enjoy together during trips (and the witching hour), plus a few that are just for mom.
My 7-Year-Old Son REFUSED To Read -- But THIS Changed His Mind
Thank you to my son for showing me that there are different ways to learn literacy.
Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge: 5 Tips to Keep Your Kids Reading This Summer
The first thing that happens when summer approaches is that I start making book lists and planning read-a-thons.
The BIG List of Summer Reading Programs
School's almost out! Have you joined any summer reading programs yet? Here's my BIG List of programs for all ages.
Recommended Book Series
Sometimes powering through single books is like dating and a good book series is a long-term relationship. What is your favorite series?
Amy's Summer Bucket List
I'm hoping this summer bucket list will help guide our choices when we have a long, hot afternoon to fill.
Printable Book Plates
Back to School means that books will be coming and going. Keep your personal library intact with these printable bookplates.
10 Things to Keep the Kids Busy Indoors
It's that time of year. The time of year where I'm dying for some warmth and sunshine and the ability to boot my kids into the backyard. Here's what we've been doing at our house to save our sanity.
11 Easy Things in 2011
This is the year of the gloriously mundane. The year that I attempt to return to some of my pre-mama hobbies, tackle some long-looming projects and add some simple pleasures into my life.
Priorities
The problem with all this prioritizing mumbo jumbo is how do we find the right priorities in a mothering world where everyone us needs part of us every minute of the day.
Story Time Lessons on Motherhood
Every selfless act of motherhood, no matter how mundane, is helping us learn and grow in ways we can not see. Under all of our daily motherhood struggles is, believe it or not, a kind, wise, cleaver, even swift woman in the making.