Olivia (Caldecott Honor Book)

As a parent, you’re excited for major milestones like your baby’s first word, first solid food, and first steps. But as a book-loving parent, you’re in for lots of reading-related milestones that the baby books tell you nothing about. And these reach far beyond introducing baby to your favorite childhood book or her reading to […]

“The days are long, but the years are short” is possibly the most honest phrase ever said about parenting. Becoming a parent is one of the best, hardest, most wonderful, and most trying jobs there is. To help get through the long days, the short years, and the temper tantrums in between, during your next story time, […]

I may be an avid bookworm and a firm believer that every kid needs a great book collection, but that doesn’t mean I’m a snob who abhors television. On the contrary, TV has been a big part of my life and has brought me just as much joy as books have. And, if I’m being […]

Parenting is hard. End of story. It gets especially hard when people expect you to parent a certain way. Sure, some things are black and white, but parenting requires a lot of change, a lot of adapting, and a lot of going with the flow. What works one day might not work the next and, as you […]