Product reviews for trendy Moms & Dads, their children & pregnant moms
As far back as I can remember, I loved to read. I remember reading in Kindergarten, elementary school and beyond and just loving books. Judy Blume was my inappropriate author choice in elementary school and thanks to an older cousin, by middle school, I was reading Judith Krantz and Danielle Steel. (Probably with many a shocked look on my face at … [Read more...]
If you have a boy who is 7+, chances are you have heard of Minecraft or he's already playing! My 9-year-old son has been playing Minecraft for a little over a year now. It's the *it* game for boys right now, or it sure seems like it! While I play, I would imagine most Moms don't (I'm a geek) and don't really have any clue what about the game. … [Read more...]
Got a Lego fan on your holiday list this season? There's still time to get him or her this fun book - the Lego Adventure Book! Its a book full of ideas for what to build with your Legos. Step by step colored photos make building various suggested models really easy! Get the Lego Adventure Book on Amazon for $16.47 (normally $24.95) and you … [Read more...]
This past summer, I had a lovely breakfast at the Scholastic store in Soho where they demoed their new iPad app, Storia. When I got home, I promptly downloaded it but had some problems with it - it had just launched. I'm happy to report that it's full of books and bug-free now, just in time for the holiday season! In fact, my kids spent last … [Read more...]
Did you love the Hunger Games? The genre the Hunger Games can be considered as falling under (besides youth adult) is called dystopian fiction. It basically means a story that is set somewhere in the future in some sort of nightmare world or world post apocyplyse, post world wars. I love anything that has to do with a futuristic or a … [Read more...]
Last summer, I hosted an iVillage & PBS Kids Summer Reading Community Challenge. It was a ton of fun and I was happy to be able to host a second party for the same Summer Reading Community Challenge just yesterday! We had tons of goodies for the kids - books, word searches, games and more and everyone had a blast. Now everyone can join in … [Read more...]
When my second son was born, a friend gave us an I See Me! Personalized Children's Book. It was the My Very Own Name Book and as soon as he got old enough to appreciate it, he was asking us to read it to him regularly. Each page introduces a letter of his name and matches it with an animal - eventually spelling out his entire name (middle name … [Read more...]
Tomorrow, March 2nd, would have been Dr. Seuss's 108th birthday and each year, educators and people around the world celebrate and remember the author by celebrating his life's work. What's your favorite work from Dr. Seuss? Of course one of his hot sellers this year is The Lorax, as the movie opens tomorrow (obviously timed well!). I … [Read more...]
I remember loving random factoids when I was a kid. I can see Nate pouring over a book like The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012. Full of fun facts from 2012, this book would make a great gift for anyone else to appreciates facts. Get it for $7.99 on Amazon. … [Read more...]
Today's Holiday Gift Guide is all about... Books, books, and more books! The Hunger Games Trilogy $31 Pinkalicious $9 I See Me! Personalized Books $29.95 (Variable titles - all can be personalized!) The Dangerous Book for Boys $16 1,000 Places to See Before You Die $12 Delirium $10.98 Merry Christmas … [Read more...]
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