This STEM project is to help the bees. Offering native bees a home to build their nests is a good way to share our spades and support them in their hard work of pollinating our gardens. Native bees, if they decide to take up residence in your bee house, are docile and make good neighbors…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
18 Middle Grade Books for Summer Reading
I have a stack of middle-grade chapter books to review so I thought I would do a book tasting to screen them. It’s basically a perusal — check out the cover, the back cover, the flap summary for first impressions — then read the first few chapters, skip around the middle reading here and there,…
Kid Lit Blog Hop
Hello, welcome back to another month of terrific children’s literature. We welcome you to the July 2017 Kid Lit Blog Hop. This hop takes place every 3rd Wednesday of the month. It is designed to engage a group of people who love everything that has to do with children’s literature. Everyone is welcome to join…
17 Favorite Dog Picture Books
Dog picture books seem to be in much more abundance than cat picture books, but I did find a few that combined both dogs and cats. I’m giving away most of these newly published picture books. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to win. How about you? What are your favorite dog or cat picture…
Phonics Museum App
Phonics Museum App is an interactive phonics app for kids to learn to read. It’s like a personalized educational TV show that takes kids on an adventure in an art museum. What’s really fun about the app is that it combines animated characters in some segments with the character, Miss Biddle, also appearing as a real…
#BeautifulOops! Prize Pack GIVEAWAY
I’m thrilled to be doing a giveaway with Workman Publishing on an arty interactive board book journal to inspire young artists. Please fill out the Rafflecopter below to enter. My Book of Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg A Scribble it, Smear it, Fold it, Tear it Journal for Young Artists My Book of Beautiful Oops!…
Ten Picture Books That Spark Courage
Please welcome author and illustrator Gaia Cornwall with her list of ten picture books that spark courage. She took the jump from illustrator to author with her first picture book, Jabari Jumps, a charming story about a boy who wants to dive for the first time but finds it a little scary. We are giving…







