It was great to celebrate Japanese holiday, Girls Day or Hinamatsuri, with Debbi Michiko Florence at Newtonville Books! Debbi and I have been doing a blog series on Japanese culture so I wanted to add in this Japanese holiday that also involves mochi! Hinamatsuri, also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each…
Books open doors for kids and offer a perfect way to build their brains. Access to good books is a step that brings your children closer to discovering the joy of reading, and helping children to find good reading materials takes your guidance and continued support. Choosing Books for Your Kids 1. Timeless and enduring…
I was enjoying decent traffic when my blog stats took a nosedive. I wasn’t sure what the cause was, but I was heartened to find that other bloggers were experiencing this same drop in traffic. Holly Homer of Kids Activities Blog: “Last year at this time, FB was extremely generous with traffic. Pinterest was playing…
In celebration of the launch of How To Coach Girls book, we are partnering with Berkshire Soccer Academy, a sleep away soccer camp for girls, with a five-part series: March: The effect of Team Impact on the Boston College Women’s Soccer Team. April: Alison and I sent our daughters, Sidnie and Ali, for a week of soccer camp at…
My 13 year old son loves STEM and finds videos on YouTube to watch. Sometimes he asks to do the experiments and I’ve learned to jump on it. This can be tricky, though, if the experiment requires materials that we don’t have on hand or a complicated set up. I’m starting to stockpile videos of…
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I am creating. a huge list of Asian-Pacific American children’s books. I am going to give a shout-out to all the AAPI children’s book authors and illustrators that I can think of with a book published in the last 18 months. I will be listing them…
Please welcome award-winning guest author, Elizabeth Suneby, with her newest book! Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Rebecca Green This picture book is a celebration of innovation, creative problem-solving, sustainability, and love for family. An engaging story to start, interesting facts about…