Subject Tag: parenting

Two Books on Literacy (Growing a Reader from Birth and The ABCs of Literacy)

Filed under: Nonfiction, Reviews

My son is only 26 months old, but he’s beginning to learn at the speed of light (from my perspective). After twenty minutes of a Sesame Street “two” episode, for example, he knows he has two hands, two eyes, two feet, and that there are two apples, two spoons, and two bowls on the table. [...]

The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Treasury by Betty MacDonald

Filed under: Blogging Miscellany, Child/Young Adult, Reviews

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is a magical friend to children, with her upside-down house and delicious cookies that are always waiting for you. She’s also a wonderful help to parents, who often don’t know how to solve the problems of parenthood.
When I was young I loved learning Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s “cures” for naughty children’s problems, such as not [...]

Death in Children’s Literature: Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Picture Books, Reviews

In the picture book Love You Forever, Robert Munsch captures every mother’s feelings of unconditional love. I can’t read it without my eyes tearing, and I love the tender expressions of love. But I wonder if children like it.

Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn

Filed under: Nonfiction, Reviews

While very few parents and parenting books still argue that corporal punishment will help turn out a well-balanced child, most do propose time-outs, bribes, and praise as successful disciplining techniques for raising well-behaved children.
In Unconditional Parenting, Alfie Kohn goes further. He argues that conventional techniques (such as time-outs, bribes, and even praise) may harm our [...]

Caldecott Corner: Mo Willems

Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Picture Books, Reviews

While Mo Willems hasn’t been awarded the Caldecott Medal for his children’s picture books, he has been nominated a number of times. Do multiple Honors equal a Medal? I doubt he’d think so. Nevertheless, I think his simple illustrations are award-worthy and therefore worthy of my review.
Here’s a rundown of some of Willems’ books, along [...]

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls + Blog Action Day 2008

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Reviews

I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster.
Jeannette Walls lives comfortably. She’s a married woman, a successful gossip reporter, and a strong individual. She knows what she wants out of life. And yet she has a [...]

Baby’s Sunday Salon, October 5

Filed under: Reading Journal, Writing about Reading

My baby turns one year old this week. I can’t believe he’s so old, and yet I can’t believe he’s only been in my life for one short year.
I’ve never really done Sunday Salon, but there are so many great books I’m finding at my local library for my son, I thought I’d share what [...]

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