This handsome hard-covered children’s book caught my eye in the store, as my own four year-old daughter dearly loves to be fancy.
The cover blurbs celebrated the creation of a fabulous little heroine with a breathtaking sense of style… but when I actually read the book, I tossed it aside in disgust. In the end, Fancy [...]

Do you read Melanie Lynne Hauser’s blog, the Refrigerator Door? If not, shame on you! Melanie is hilarious and her writing is just so…. perfect. She writes about her husband Duh, and her two teenage sons, and a lot about their blocked toilets. She also writes books. Two of them so far. And today is [...]

So begins Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth, which is currently our favorite children’s book. It tells the story of Stillwater, a giant panda who suddenly shows up in the backyard of Michael, Addy, and Karl and is quickly befriended by the them.
First, Addy goes to tea with Stillwater; then Michael goes over to [...]

I have loved the bestselling #1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith, so when I learned that he writes children’s books, too, I was delighted. I looked forward to having my children learn about African geography and culture while being entertained. I checked the recommended age range on Amazon – ages [...]