On August 6, seventy years ago, the United States detonated atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ending WWII. Without those bombs, the war with Japan would have dragged on and on. The Japanese would have fought for as long as they could hold out … for their country, for their family honor, for Bushido. It’s…
19 Graphic Novels for Feisty Girls
Thank you to my Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook friends for helping me with this strong girl characters graphic novel list. With graphic novels skewing for a male audience, it’s nice to find girl characters that inspire and entertain, and with a range of personalities. Some of these mighty girls seem to have superhero powers; others are just plain…
Top 20 Classic Books for Kids
How to Get Into College: Admissions Revolution #GIVEAWAY
With my oldest starting 10th grade next year and my middle fixated on getting into a top college, I have been thinking about admissions quite a bit. You might have noticed my anxiety with posts for Grasshopper and Sensei on Top Art and Design Colleges for Undergraduates and Art Competitions for Kids and Teens. It’s a little easier,…
Stock Market Basics for Kids
PickyKidPix is now 13-years-old and has shown interest in the stock market for quite some time. Recently, she asked me if she owned any Disney stock. I had purchased a handful of shares when she was born with the money her grandmother (my mother) had gifted to her. My mother had also set up a…
HostGator Eliminates Malware Problems!
Thank you HostGator for sponsoring this post. HostGator now offers HostGator Optimized WordPress, a new hosting platform that is specifically built for an optimized and managed WordPress environment. Have you ever accidentally downloaded malware onto your computer accidentally infecting your blog? I did it to myself while trying to figure out a way to get a…
5 Children’s Books About Life by the Sea
Today, I have guest author team of writer and illustrator Muon Van and April Chu. Their picture book, In a Village by the Sea, has been described by The New York Times as “Breathtaking” and Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Review) said, it’s a “lovely, resonant portrait of family life that hums with quiet magic.” They have created a book list of their…