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Their first novel blew the lid open on the world of the Park Avenue parent and the nanny who actually raises their kids. Now the authors of the Nanny Diaries are back with take two – Nanny Returns.
Twelve years and one marriage later, this Nan dishes up a reminder that the people who raised those kids don’t forget them. Continue reading »
Honesty, Trust, Understanding – we all want to teach our kids the rudiments of ethical living. But putting hard to grasp concepts into words that kids can grab hold of is always a challenge.
Enter E is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most by Ian Corlett, twenty-six wise and whimsical stories of two little kids on a path through the ethical dilemmas of kid-dom. Continue reading »
John Evans was a public schoolteacher in Texas. When his son Clint began failing academically, Evans tried many tactics to help him succeed. Finally, he pulled the kid out of school and taught him at home.
Clint’s a grown-up now, doing fine on his own. John has written a book, Clint’s Story, using their experience as a homeschooling family to make the case for homeschooling as superior to public schooling. With his background as a teacher, he has plenty of anecdotes to back up his case, and he’s done a fair amount of research too. Continue reading »
It’s a trying time for would-be parents, so wouldn’t it be nice to have a road map for the infertility process?
One that will hopefully lead you TO fertility?
Melissa Ford doesn’t promise she’ll get you pregnant, but her book Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Fertility and Exploring Your Options is one worth taking on the journey. Continue reading »
First I should point out that this ain’t no board book. For that matter, you shouldn’t let your kids grimy hands anywhere near it. But they can look with just their eyes, just make sure not to let them get their marks on the pristine white pages of this magnificent tome to birds in the aptly named book Bird. Continue reading »
He’s a favorite of Michelle Obama, and this week, SkippyJon Jones is being launched into, er, “spice.”
The lastest in a line of books featuring a Siamese cat who thinks he’s a Chihuahua, SkippyJon Jones Lost in Spice is littered with Spanish words for your kids to practice and a story that’s been peppered with a liberal dose of silly.
Author Judy Schachner sat down with Babble via the phone from her home in southeastern Pennsylvania to explain why cats need three names and why her cat speaks with a Spanish accent: Continue reading »
The list of job losses keeps on growing, but for many there’s hope that they’ll come back. Except this one: the art of arcing a paper across a lawn from the seat of a bicycle is facing extinction.
The paper route as means for kids to pull together some cash is on the way out, Continue reading »
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