From the monthly archives:
One of the funniest kid’s books we’ve seen in a while, Posh Dog is a very entertaining riff on doggie pop culture. Forget “blow-dry-when-washed” and “fancy, attitudey” dogs and bring on the “sweet willy-nilly” and “not-too-proud or loud” dogs. A beautiful, great read for dog owners and lovers alike – it’ll please parents & children [...]
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Meet Craneosaurus, Dozeratops, Digasaurus and other prehistoric trucks in this big, beautiful action adventure great for young readers with an imagination. Millions of years ago Dinotrux “rumbled, roared and chomped.” Meet and greet the collection via vivid colorful pictures in this oversized hardcover book.
Dinotrux: By Chris Gall. Little, Brown and Company.
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Child of Mine, by Ellyn Satter, one of the foremost authorities on healthy eating for children, can pretty much be summed up in a few words “division of responsibility in feeding”. This means parents are responsible for what, when and where feeding occurs and children are responsible for how much and whether to eat. If [...]
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Get creative, hands-on and a bit international with the Handstand Kids Cookbooks. The Mexican, Italian and Chinese cookbooks are short, sweet and very interactive. Designed to appeal to kids 5 and up (with lots of parent supervision at the younger edge of the spectrum), the books woo kids into the kitchen with friendly characters, engaging [...]
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To my surprise, I enjoyed Chris Mancini’s “Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad.” I blame the publisher, and not my own snobbishness, for my low expectations. (The cover of the book depicts a six-pack of beer with a baby bottle substituted for a beer bottle and a pacifier draped on one of [...]
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Aghast to learn that the average American kid’s I.Q. drops every summer (think lots of playing, little reading), NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof entices parents to read to & with their kids in this week’s paper courtesy of his Best Kids’ Books Ever list. The list targets middle school audiences & above (a bit too [...]
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