Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s heart wrenching, yet beautiful essay, “You May Want to Marry My Husband” drew in four and a half million readers online and captured so many of our hearts. She passed away on Monday at the age of 51 from ovarian cancer. When I first found out about her poor health and prognosis, I […]
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A great author is one you can count on, trusting that any book she writes is one you’ll enjoy. That is definitely how I feel about Rosemary Wells. You probably know author Rosemary Wells from her beloved books about Max and Ruby, but Max and Ruby are just two of the many characters created by […]
We were given the book, I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt, as a gift at our baby shower. I had never heard of it, but after reading it I fell in love immediately. It’s adorable, it’s funny, and it’s one that we read over and over (and over and over). A few months afterwards, I […]
by: Mrs. Schoolbus When I used to teach first grade, one of my favorite authors was Robert Munsch. We all know and love his classic Love You Forever. Who hasn’t shed a few tears after reading that one?! That book tugs at your heart strings, but I love all his books that tickle your funny […]
by: Mrs. Chocolate When I started to potty train Drake, I found a book called Duck Goes Potty by Michael Dahl published under the Hello Genius series. Drake took to it very quickly, and eventually even memorized it. While I wish I could say this book magically potty trained him (sadly it did not), Drake enjoyed the story so […]
By: Mrs. Pen I first discovered Catherine Rayner when I was looking for books on sharing and good behavior when we were having some social issues with Jacobi. He ended up falling in love with the book The Bear Who Shared and we seem to have it on a perpetual loan from the library. Rayner […]
by: Mrs. Oatmeal “Mama, kissy? Huggy, Mama, huggy.” You think I would say no to those questions? Of course you can have a huggy and a kissy. And to be perfectly honest, we have Leslie Patricelli to thank for bringing these lovely words into Little Oats’ vocabulary. Her book, Huggy Kissy, was a Valentine’s Day […]
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