What is the most surprising is how these books make us both laugh and laugh. They are really funny! Ok, maybe not the Ninjago series … that’s more action/adventure, but Dragonbreath, Alvin Ho, Frankie Pickle and Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever are snuggle up and crack up together.
Category: My Family Scrapbook
Book Club for Boys: Navajo Code Talkers and Secret Code Scavenger Hunt
Secret Code Book Club for Boys My seven-year-old son is in first grade but his closest friends are in second and third grades. It just worked out that way because he missed the cutoff so he’s among the older kids in his class. He can read but he needs help with chapter books and when…
Top 10: Best Books for Middle School by my 6th Grade Daughter
My oldest daughter finally gives me her favorite books of 2011. She’s a 6th grader and 12-years-old but I think her book suggestions skew plus or minus by two years.
Best Books for 4th Grade by 4th Grade Girl
My nine-year-old daughter picks her favorite chapter books of 2011 and she cautions her peers, “I think that every book is boring in the beginning. Maybe the second or third chapter is when it starts getting good. Just keep reading.”
Toys My Kids Played with for Years
I wish that I ponied up the money for these expensive toys that stand the test of time: wooden toy kitchen from Community Playthings, large wooden blocks from Community Playthings, and MagnaTiles.
How to: Pick a Preschool
How to pick a preschool. Comparing Montesori, day care, cooperative and other nursery school models.
Visiting the Nutritionist Deja Vu
Two visits to the nutritionist; once when my child was underweight and once for the opposite has yielded lots of great advice.