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Category Archives: Kids Books
But I don’t want to read that
I am a bit of a book snob when it comes to kid books. I may be a snob when it comes to adult books, but then I look at my bookshelf and realize I have no room to talk. … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Books, Parenting/Kids
Tagged books, books based on TV, good books vs bad books, kids books, kids chapter books, reading
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Storytime
In a past life I was a children’s librarian. I worked for about 2 years before I decided to stay at home and everything I learned about raising readers during my stint at the library I applied to my own … Continue reading
Time to clean…yeah right.
There is a book that Margo loves to have me read to her called, Time to Clean. With her enthusiasm for the book one would think after listening to the story she would jump up off the floor and furiously start … Continue reading
One of those days
I am having one of those days where I am too tired to write and I can’t really think of anything interesting to say, but I promised myself I would write everyday this month. I have been putting my toes … Continue reading
Books are for use, except when it comes to Margo
My master’s is in library science. For a few years while Rebecca was young I worked as a children’s librarian and before that I spent about 4 years in college and public libraries and a bookstore. Needless to say, I … Continue reading
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Tagged kids and books, kids and libraries, ranganathan's library science rules
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The hungry backyard animals and the red ripe strawberry
The kids and I created a square foot garden a few years ago to work on together. Last year we added a strawberry plant which produced 3 red ripe strawberries the first year. Alas, before we had a chance to … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Books, Parenting/Kids
Tagged backyard wildlife, funny story, gardening with kids, kids, strawberries
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Hey You, Wanna Fight?
One of my favorite kids books is The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. It fits my mood most days, a burly prickly ladybug who wants to fight everyone she meets. The kids like it to. They think it is hilarious … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Books, Parenting/Kids
Tagged bad mood, funny, kids, motherhood, picture book
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Poopendous by Artie Bennett
And no this is not another poopisode involving Margo. Poopendous is an awesome picture book by Artie Bennett about a subject we obviously can’t get enough of at our house, POOP! Share this:
Potty Humor
I am a sucker for potty humor. If you turn me and my almost 4 year old Isaac loose in the library you will come home with a book called, The Butt Book by Artie Bennett Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2009. … Continue reading