I’m so excited to announce the blog tour stops for HOW TO COACH GIRLS! Thank you so much to these bloggers for reviewing our book! March 1 Wise Owl Factory: How to Coach Girls Book Review and Free Sports Awards Printable March 2 The Conscious Kid: Review including her favorite chapter March 3 …
Month: February 2018
Adding to Ten Math Games
I met with an Editorial Director at Charlesbridge Publishing a few weeks ago, and she invited me to submit my picture book manuscripts. I had gone to an author event at Charlesbridge last year with my son to learn about Paul Reynolds’ latest books with his brother, Ish! author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds. I…
4 Unfortunate Events That Show Your Kids Your Resilience
Life can be unbelievably tough, with unfortunate events happening to even the luckiest of people. One of the most important lessons that we can teach our children is that of not giving up when things go wrong or start to become difficult. As parents, we always try to teach our children to be as proactive…
My Son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Rambutan
My son has discovered our green grocer and is now excited to try exotic fruit. This has been a popular video for me on my Instagram, so I thought I would share our series on my blog as well. Our first Exotic Fruit Challenge is rambutan. My son was attracted to the hairy shell which…
Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum
My girls fell in love with glass blowing after going to Dale Chihuly’s exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. They took glass blowing lessons to learn and now they are able to rent time at a glass studio to create glass art on their own. We recently visited the Chihuly Garden and…
Books for 6th Grade Boys
Looking for books for 6th graders to read? Here’s a list of the best books for 6th grade boys, from fiction to fantasy, perfect for this reading level! My son’s reading journey started when he turned three and wanted to only read about dinosaurs. At age four, his interest switched to Pokémon. He learned to…
A Recap of KidLitCon Hershey 2017
It was wonderful to be with my children’s book blogging tribe at KidLitCon Hershey 2017. Pam Margolis of An Unconventional Librarian organized the event with assistance from Charlotte Taylor (Program Chair), Sarah Stevenson and Tanita Davis, Sheila Ruth, Melissa Fox, Paula Willey, and Jen Robinson. Pam was fabulous and funny and warm and friendly as were all the organizers! KidLitCon was also…