Books-DVDs

CuriousGeorge.com Offers Lots of Educational Activities for Preschoolers

June 19, 2013

If your little one loves Curious George, you’ll be pleased to hear that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt recently launched a new website focused on everyone’s favorite mischievous monkey. The website is a great companion for the classic children’s books and the popular PBS cartoon.

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Snag Free Classic Books from The University of Adelaide

June 17, 2013

One of the things I love about having an ereader is the option of instant access to free books. I get most of my freebies from Amazon or through my local library’s ebook lending service, but I recently discovered that The University of Adelaide has a large collection of free classic ebooks that are nicely [...]

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Get Yourself a Supermarket GPS

June 16, 2013

Did you know that the average supermarket has over 40,000 different items? With so many choices, how do you decide what to eat? Rich Food Poor Food aims to give you the ultimate grocery purchasing system (GPS) so you can make smart food choices. The basic premise of the book is that you can learn [...]

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Wonderopolis Nurtures Your Child’s Curiosity

June 14, 2013

Do your kids ask a ton of questions? My son comes up with a stumper for me at least once per day. I have no idea how parents handled curious children in the days before easy Internet access! If you’re looking for a way to nurture your child’s curiosity, Wonderopolis is a great place for [...]

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The Color-Play Coloring Book Teaches Kids the Basics of Color Theory

June 13, 2013

I firmly believe a child can never have too many coloring books. Whenever I need to pick up a gift for a kid I don’t know very well, a coloring book and a new pack of crayons is one of my fallback present choices. The Color-Play Coloring Book, designed by Pascal Estellon for MoMA, looks [...]

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EggMania Helps Children Develop a Love of Language

June 12, 2013

If your children enjoy interactive ebooks and you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, EggMania looks like a worthy addition to your library. EggMania tells the story of a boy named Gregg Kregg, who sets out to learn more about the history of different words after hearing “exactly” mispronounced as “eggzactly” by several different [...]

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Kimberly Snyder’s The Beauty Detox Foods Is Information-Dense and Offers Delicious, Healthy Recipes

June 11, 2013

This is Snyder’s follow-up to The Beauty Detox Solution, which I’ve read and heard really good things about, too. While The Beauty Detox Solution was good and offered valuable information and insight into the way different foods affect our bodies, it seemed a little too strict for my lifestyle at first. The Beauty Detox Foods [...]

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Learn How to Make Your Own Pop-Up Cards

June 9, 2013

I hate paying $3 to $5 to buy a greeting card, so I normally make all of my own cards for birthdays and other special occasions. One great book for card making inspiration is Simply Precious Pop-Ups by Kiyoshi Kikuchi. There are over 50 different cards featured in Simply Precious Pop-Ups, complete with templates for [...]

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The Croods Family Road Trip Book Is a Cute and Fun Read

June 1, 2013

After seeing The Croods, my daughter was suddenly interested in the books, too. I was happy she was branching out from the princesses and Barbie (nothing wrong with them in moderation, but she wouldn’t consider anything else for awhile), so when she saw The Croods Family Road Trip in Barnes & Noble right before story [...]

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