I love personalized children’s books, there’s just something magical about them. Me Media makes two versions of personalized children’s books, one for younger kids {2-5 year-olds} and another for the older ones, {3-7+}. Both books are completely adorable, customizable with photos of your child. Just download photos onto your computer, upload them onto the pages of the book and you’re done. Then wait for the book to arrive in the mail and you will have your own little piece of…
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Last year I did a post here about a little tradition we’ve started in our home. We are building a collection of 23 holiday-themed children’s books so that each night of December, up to Christmas Eve, we choose a different story to enjoy together. Then on Christmas Eve we read the Biblical account of the first Christmas. Some of the books are religious, some are playful, and some involve different cultures and celebrations like Hanukkah. We especially like those with…
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As we aim to make more earth-friendly choices in our household, I hope I’m able to teach my little one the importance of taking care of our world. These friendly books might be a great start for him. Newly created by The Little Environmentalists, the books encourage toddlers to become aware of all the wonderful things about the earth, starting in their own yard, using multiple senses. Nature Discovery in My Backyard is the first in a series of books…
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I’ve had my eye on this book for a while and was delighted when I found it on the shelf {miracle of miracles!} at the library last week. Amanda Blake Soule, crafty mama and blogger {Soule Mama} wrote the book, The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections, to help the rest of us {and our families} figure out how to get in touch with our crafty selves. $10.17 The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and…
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Last week I shared some great kids’ books with you. This week, how about a little something for yourself? I don’t know about your weather, but here where I am, things have gotten a little chilly! What better time to curl up with a book and a nice warm cup of hot chocolate? Here are two books I’ve read recently that I can recommend. Marley & Me. Although this wasn’t a book that my book club read, it seemed that…
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Part of the baby preparation that Mike and I are doing right now involves amassing a great children’s books collection. As an illustrator, Mike has collected a variety of samples of books with great illustrations. As for myself, I’ve collected a couple books that require a slightly mature sense of humor. Here are a couple of my books that I came across yesterday that I’d love to share with you. Squids Will Be Squids is a fantastic book that, as…
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The First Adventures of Incredible You. {via Custom Made for Kids}. $32.95 Custom Made for Kids has created a really fun gift idea; a personalized keepsake book called “The First Adventures of Incredible You“. P doesn’t know it yet, but she’s getting her own customized book for her 9th birthday this year, and I for one can’t wait to see the look on her face when she reads it for the first time and discovers all sorts of personalized details…
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To say I love David Sedaris is putting it mildly. The man is a wildly talented writer and storyteller. Not only has he written several books he’s a regular contributor to This American Life, one of my absolute favorite shows on N.P.R. There have been times listening to him where I’ve literally had to pull the car to the side of the road so as not to endanger the lives of my children. He’s that funny. When You Are Engulfed…
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One of our favorite books is Jamberry by Bruce Degan. C wants to crawl into the pages of the book and live there forever. Berries as far as the eye can see. It’s an absolute classic children’s book and if you haven’t read it, go check it out from the library right now. Simple, sweet, great illustrations. $7.99 Jamberry. by: Bruce Degen {via Amazon.com}. And speaking of Jamberry, I’m up to my neck in strawberry jam right now. Harvesting for…
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