Valentine's Day is just eight days away! Do you know what you're going to get that/those special little someone(s)? Here are three delightful love-themed books from HarperCollins Children's that will be sure to warm any little heart: From noted author of...
One of the sanity savers when I'm out and about with the kids is my iPhone. Thanks to this small yet seemingly limitless handheld device, I can allow my kids to stay entertained and further their education from the backseat, thanks to educational apps and...
Some of my favorite memories of childhood revolve around Valentine's Day. Watching and waiting to see if the little orange-haired boy I had a crush on in second grade would drop a valentine card into my heart-decorated paper bag was pure bliss (or maybe...
I have a little fashionista in my house. She loves picking out her clothes every morning. Even picking out her PJs at bedtime is a blast! She has a fashion designing kit (from Santa) that lets her design and draw fashions to her heart's content. There's something exciting...
I just love wordless books. I love how a picture can tell a story all on its own. Add a few pages of pictures and bind them together, and you have a potential wordless treasure. Chronicle Books' The Conductor is one of those said treasures. Laetitia Devernay's nueva...
New from Sterling Publishing Co. comes a beautifully animated storybook app featuring one of childhood's most beloved fictional characters, Puff the Magic Dragon. We were able to get a first-hand look at this beautifully written, choreographed, and animated app for the...
Ocean Spray, purveyors of sweet and tart cranberry-based drinks and other food products for decades, is now making fruit flavored snacks! Available in two yummy flavor combos,...
Angelina Ballerina waltzes straight into February with a brand new Valentine-themed DVD presentation! Angelina Ballerina: Sweet Valentine, from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment, hits the scene on DVD, digital download and on demand. Five sweet stories intermingle to create a...
New from McSweeney's/McMullen's comes a board book like no other, I guarantee it. Keep Our Secrets (to be read in a whisper) by Jordan Crane will be heralded by children everywhere as a "magical" book. The "secret" to this book is heat-sensitive black ink. The pressure or...
The whimsical, magical prose by Robert Louis Stevenson has for generations expertly captured the spirit of childhood in the most perfect way. His most beloved and recognizable work, A Child's Garden of Verses, has been published in a beautiful gift-giving volume by...
