When I was little, my little sister’s hiccups in language development would drive me crazy. She used to say things like “counsint” instead of “cousin”. Enough to drive a know-it-all second grader crazy! My baby boy now finds frustration in his own hiccups in language development. I ju

As a country, we spend a lot of time talking about reading to our children and the importance of literacy. Thankfully! Obviously, literacy is important in and of itself, but the other part of reading to our children is that they need to have an interest in and appreciation for reading

The book suggestions here are great fits for election time. They were chosen because they are clever and fun for parents to read, and can start conversations about government for young ones, but also makes light of the process. When we adults are up to our ears in election coverage, D

I cannot recommend this book. What’s worse? My son likes it. Worst case literary scenario: a book your kid loves having read to him that you despise reading. There are at least three reasons I really dislike this book. First, the two protagonists, Jack and Dan, spend their days

This isn’t your average ocean creatures book. It rhymes sweetly. The creatures aren’t only the typical ones. It has a great “Fun Facts” sheet at the end. Sounds nice enough, right? It’s really a great book of this genre just considering these things. But

Onomatopoeias are a big deal for books in our house. Tractors are also a big deal, so “Otis” really delivered for us! This was a great book suggestion  for the Daddy of our house because it provides a platform to discuss how to approach and treat animals; Daddy loves animals and wants