My blog covers education and children’s books. When I cover parenting issues, it usually contains book recommendations. Parenting topics include academic subjects, summer learning, bullying, special needs, fitness and more.
I wanted to thank Barbara Davis from Mom Trusted Choice for selecting me to be on her Top 50 Mom Bloggers list! Her blog covers motherhood and parenting with guides, reviews, helpful tips and tricks and more: “When it comes to mom blogs, there’s plenty of interesting content to read out there. I’m a mom…
It feels like my son barely read any books in 7th grade despite fully recovering from his year-long concussion last year. Upon retrospection, however, he has read quite a few books. It just doesn’t feel that way because he binge-read an 11-book series, Wings of Fire. His love of this series prompted him to ask…
Spring break might still be barely behind us, yet summer vacation is now on the horizon. How well you handle this year’s summer depends on the weeks leading up to July and August. Want some tips for a happy, stress-free summer? Here are 6 key actions that smart parents deploy to keep their kids entertained…
My publisher, Valarie Budayr at Audrey Press, is also my co-creator of Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Together with Becky Flansburg, our project manager, we started a holiday six years ago that has blossomed into a celebration of diversity in children’s books that lasts well beyond a single day. If you don’t believe in coincidences like…
My 13 year old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Cherimoya. Reminds us of: floral pineapple. Texture: like melon crossed with pineapple but with bigger seeds. Not as stringy as pineapple. Flavor: sweet with a floral quality. Verdict: very good! We were not sure if the cherimoya was overripe. My books: Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me Amazon / Signed…
My 13-year-old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dragonfruit. Reminds us of: watermelon crossed with kiwi. Texture: like a grainy kiwi. Flavor: like watermelon but not as sweet and with seeds like kiwi. Verdict: very good! Explore exotic fruit in this lovely board book that might entice your kids to try dragonfruit and more! Exotic Fruit by…
So, your child is going to leave high school soon, and they’re wondering what they should do next. High school graduation marks a turning point in every person’s life, and it is a little scary wondering what to do next. There’s a lot of options out there for them, and the decision can be a…