This year, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle’s epic tale of an insect who tries and tries but cannot quench the insatiable hunger that drives him, turns 45, which is coincidentally the number of times I have read it out loud to my two-year-old this week. It’s easy to see why the book has endured. […]
It reads like spellbinding literature itself: a beloved children’s book author, known for her unfettered lifestyle and magical perspective, departs this world at a young age and leaves us with such enduring classics as Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and Little Fur Family. Decades pass—with her fans wishing she’d written more—until one serendipitous day, her previously […]
What’s the only thing worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm! Fortunately there’s nothing wrong with finding a bookworm in your family. But how do you know if you’re dealing with the genuine article? Here are some signs that can help you determine if you’ve got a real bookworm in […]
What is your favorite book by Margaret Wise Brown?
You’ve mastered the art of soothing your baby with the five s’s from Harvey Karp’s The Happiest Baby on the Block, so now it’s time to build out that board book library to make sure yours is the sunniest, most colorful collection on the whole street (babies really do gossip about this amongst themselves). Check […]