Do you remember, long ago, when food trucks were considered “Roach Coaches” and no one in their right mind would eat at one? I think it all changed when Roy Choi created his Mexican-Korean mash-up with his fleet of Koji food trucks. His cookbook memoir is one of my favorites! Today, I’m celebrating food trucks…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Cabot Links in Nova Scotia: Our First Trip without Kids!
Our First Trip without Kids! It may seem crazy, but we’ve never left our kids for a trip before and it’s been twenty years. We live in Boston far from relatives, and we relied on babysitters from Boston College which is nearby. The thing about college students is that they are really busy. You can…
Best Boxing Gloves for Women
I’ve been boxing for seven years and before that, I trained in kickboxing for more than ten years. I’ve worn out a few pairs of boxing gloves, but even worse, I’ve purchased boxing gloves only to find that they don’t work out. I honestly can not remember all the different boxing gloves that I’ve owned…
#SarahDessen PR Firm Debacle
A funny thing happened on Twitter to me this past week. A woman was aggressively calling me out for tweeting about #SarahDessen. It was strange and out of the ordinary how persistent she was, and she seemed to be closely monitoring her Twitter account, replying almost instantly every time I responded. Some of her tweets…
Be Featured in our Multicultural Children’s Book Day Music Video!
Have you seen our fabulous Multicultural Children’s Book Day Music Video with original music created by Annie Bird? We are using the music to make a new video for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020! AND YOU CAN BE FEATURED!!! All you need to do is take a photo of you, kids, your hand, or just…
Sarah Dessen: Cyberbully and Her Posse of Mean Girls
“White Feminist” YA author throws a giant tantrum & all her YA author friends attack a college student & calls up their university & complains because her book got passed over for black authors in favor of a more mature curriculum. @floricomant on Twitter It looks like #sarahdessen did a search and saw this than…
24 Favorite Winter & Christmas Picture Books
‘Tis the season for Christmas children’s books! It’s time to pull out holiday books about snow, generosity, and Santa Claus! I love the idea of a Christmas Picture Book Advent celebration in which 25 picture books are wrapped individually. Starting December 1st, one book is unwrapped and read at bedtime … right up to Christmas!…