Waiting Is Not Easy! (Elephant and Piggie Series)

The obsession with Elephant and Piggie, best friends who star in a series of books by Sesame Street veteran and Pigeon provider Mo Willems, runs deep in my household. To give you an idea: Most mornings, the first thing my 3½-year-old says to me is, “I’m still Elephant, and you’re still Piggie.” When she sees […]

I often tell my kids that patience is a virtue. Yet, it is all too obvious this virtue is not fully understood at the tender age of six or even eight. Kids need everything right this minute and are apt to lose their minds, and make you lose yours, when their desires are not immediately met. Every car ride […]

Willems’ newest book, Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World, is a companion to his hilarious Leonardo the Terrible Monster, and it’s on B&N bookshelves now. Mo Willems was such an incredible sport to let my kids ask him a few of the burning questions that all of us superfans have about his books, […]

No offense, Spiderman, but we’re a bit tired of seeing your masked face, again and again, year after year. Halloween costumes have gotten nothing short of predictable, and every year you can count on no less than 20 Elsas showing up at your door to trick or treat. This October 31, think outside the costume […]