“Boggis and Bunce and Bean
One fat, one short, one lean
Those horrible crooks
So different in looks
Were nonetheless equally mean.”
Forgive me but this song is on the brain these days. Both Wiley and I find ourselves humming the melody or mumbling the lyrics under our breath several times a day.
Wiley has come to know Roald Dahl’s stories [...]
One of the first subscriptions I ever received was for Cricket magazine as a child. Oh how I loved receiving the issues of Cricket in the mail and savoring each issue’s variety of stories, illustrations and poems.
I have been hunting for something for Wiley, my 5 year old, and finally stumbled upon Anorak magazine. [...]
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone but “leprechaun fever” is still high around these parts. Earlier in the week, Wiley’s teacher offered an optional assignment: to create a leprechaun trap. The kids brought the traps to school on Tuesday and when they walked into class on Wednesday evidence of mischief was everywhere. Leprechaun-sized green [...]
was very flattered to receive an advance copy of a new children’s book: The Staircase that Swallowed People by Jade McBlade. I must admit the title struck me as a bit unusual at first but then I saw the charming cover illustration and any inkling of horror story was quickly replaced by quirky and [...]
With only two days until Thanksgiving I realized it may be a good time to review table etiquette with my little one. As much as I love this holiday we will be the only couple with chilldren at my family’s celebratory feast this year! Ack! That means lots of adult expectations. This is one year [...]
It’s late October and I am chilled to the bone in a drafty gymnasium pen and paper in hand awaiting Frankenstein. (Not the Frankenstein you would expect to hear about so close to Halloween!) The very savvy Diane Frankenstein author of Reading Together: Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Child Who Loves to [...]
Last week I met with Wiley’s Kindergarten teacher to discuss planning for the Halloween Party. She gave me a list of items to use to create a sign up sheet for parents to volunteer. We need the usual plates, napkins, juice boxes, fruit, mini bagels and a small sweet treat. On this point she did [...]
When I was pregnant with my first child, I found that most of the best gifts I received were from other mothers, especially mothers of little ones. Now that I have 5 years of experience under my belt, I like to think that now I am that very savvy, mom in the know. And so, [...]
A book review: Over in the Hollow by Rebecca Dickinson
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