Are you heading out to the theater tomorrow to see Shrek Forever After? We’re going to wait for a nice, quiet afternoon matinee…during the week, so we can really enjoy the movie. Since we’re not going to opening night, in an effort to satiate our excitement over the last flick in the Shrek series, we’re [...]
National Geographic is a name that I’ve known and trusted since I was kid. We always turned to our National Geographic magazines for school projects. I have done much research and have cut out many animals from these publications. It was always so cool to me to have access to information about other places, people [...]
I’ve played with a lot of toys over the past four years and can honestly tell you that my favorite brand is LeapFrog. I really like the quality of their toys and I’m also very impressed by the technology they use in their products. Not to mention they are an extremely generous company. We recently [...]
Earlier this summer, I was contacted by LeapFrog and asked if I would like to be one of their “Ambassadors of Summer Reading”. Of course I was thrilled and jumped at the chance. Ok, I didn’t exactly “jump”, as I was 8 months pregnant at the time. I realize I’m a bit late on my [...]
Congratulations to our winners: #25 – Carol (Grand Prize), #38 – Yvonne, #98 – Gabriel, #64 – Deborah, #44 – Stephanie My 3-1/2 year old opened this book and immediately started chanting, “I spy with my little eye”. She knew right away what the book was all about. I’ve seen this book on store shelves [...]
If you are a parent to a youngster and a fan of fine music (like me), you definitely need to check out the following rowdy rock-n-roll-inspired alphabet books. The two books are called Never Mind Your P’s And Q’s: Here’s The Punk Alphabet and M Is For Metal! and both feature bright, bold illustrations and [...]
Congratulations to our winners: #44 Jammie, #1 Jill L, #9 Harli, #46 Toby and #19 Angela J Happy 10th anniversary to the first book in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone! I just can’t believe how quickly the years go by. Has it really been ten years since the Harry Potter [...]
Congratulations to our winners! Grand Prize winner: # 19 Desiree K Runner up winners: #30 Jenn H, #104 Jennifer M, #12 Rachel and #78 Paula H I am still fascinated by dinosaurs. You often hear the noises that dinosaurs “supposedly” made, how do we know what they sounded like? None of us have ever seen [...]
Congratulations to our winners! Grand Prize winner: # 10 Sheila Hi Runner up winners: # 24 Heidi, # 117 Courtney, # 50 Nadia and # 80 Elizabeth Y This is perfect timing for a giveaway that has everything to do with welcoming a new life into the world. Because if you weren’t already aware, we’re [...]
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Luthardt, a Chicago author and illustrator. Before I even met him, I was impressed by his artwork displayed at Mars Gallery in Chicago. I was thrilled to learn that besides his whimsical and colorful paintings and murals, he has written and illustrated eight children picture books so [...]
