Post contains affiliate links. Why You Should Read Percy Jackson Instead of Harry Potter Apollo has recently expressed an interest in reading Harry Potter. I know, we’re about 20 years late to the party, but his friends have been talking about it and he wanted to read it. Thus began our search for a (free)…
Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning Snapchat: Strategies for Solving the Real Parenting Problems by Naomi Schaefer Riley. {post contains affiliate links} I just finished reading the book Be the Parent, Please by Naomi Schaefer Riley and I can say, hands down, it is the best book on kids and social…
I hate seeing movies in the movie theater. I would much rather be cozied up in my own house, in my own pajamas, sipping my favorite kombucha. But every once in a while a movie comes out that compels me to leave my cozy couch and pony up the extra money to see a movie…
In October of 2012, our family was divided. Chuck, Tilly, Apollo, and I were in Houston, TX seeking out medical treatment for Apollo. Our other kids were at home. They spent their days in the local public school (for the first time ever) being taken care of in the even by volunteers at our church…
Thank you Penguin, for sending these books my way. I received no compensation for this post all opinions are mine and those of my children. Post contains affiliate links. Sometimes It’s Storks This is a fun little book about the mishaps that happen when a stork delivers the baby! Told from the perspective of parents…
It Themed Photo Shoot: They All Float Down Here (post contains affiliate links) My Introduction to Stephen King I was about 14 when I read my first Stephen King novel. I don’t remember which I read first (Pet Semetary, maybe? Or Cujo?). This was before the days of Kindles and I would have to wait…
Post contains affiliate links. I’ve been reading a lot lately, which feels great. One thing I miss now that I don’t have nursing babies is my reading time. I can’t even estimate how many hours I logged reading while nursing babies…the forced need to sit and be still for ten minutes every couple of hours…
These books were sent to me for consideration by Abrams Books. This post contains affiliate links but I received no compensation for this post. Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani is a brightly colored, clever book that teaches basic math concepts. Your little one will count the cats on each page and will be laughing…
Penguin provided this book in exchange for a review. I received no other compensation for this post. While I love to read and review books, let’s be honest. If we are talking about a kid’s book, a kid’s opinion is way more important than mine. So here is Tucker’s uncensored review of The Epic Fail…
In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World by Rachel Dolezal Review. (post contains affiliate links) I want to make it perfectly clear that I am not an expert in race or race relations. For this reason, I don’t write much about my experience as the mom of a transracial family. I…