Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, All Ages, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Award Winners, Great Books for Siblings, Just Out, New Books, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books, Unique Books on Nov 9th, 2011
As the new baby dust settles I find I have a tad more time to write my blog. Having two is like increasing your child quotient exponentially. Really, it’s like having 4 especially at the beginning. Even in these first few months I have noticed a distinct sibling pattern emerge between my girls. Thankfully Miss [...]
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Yesterday, as we were in the chaotic rush known as weekday mornings at my house, I scooped up my ever growing daughter and exclaimed “wow you are getting heavy!” Our little pint-sized parrot immediately said “Heavy Emme” and pointed to herself. Being somewhat neurotic and paranoid about perpetuating negative body-image things to my daughter I [...]
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The past month or so I have been thinking quite a bit about how people get along with one another. It started with the concerning mean behaviour from the little boy at Emmerson’s daycare and further cemented itself into my daily life due to some interpersonal work drama that has recently come about. SIGH. Of [...]
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Posted in All Ages, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Award Winners, Canadian Superstars, Concept books, Modern Books for Kids, Newborn to 3 years, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Unique Books on Feb 21st, 2011
Happy Family Day (and a Happy President’s Day to my American friends!) I hope everyone enjoyed their much needed long weekend. I so appreciated this relatively new holiday (at least to Ontario) not only because it gives us a welcome repose in the gruelling end of the harshness of our Canadian winter but it also [...]
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Posted in Ages 10-14, Ages 9 to 12, All Ages, Artsy Kids' Books, Better than TV, Concept books, Good Canadian Stuff, Great Books for Boys, Great Books for Girls, New Books, Sports on Oct 20th, 2010
I think being active is very important for children and am always surprised at how little stock the education system, parents and educators put into it. Perhaps one of the most valuable things we can do for our children (aside from instilling a love of reading of course!) is to model or encourage children to [...]
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