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A Look in the Book: The Dark by Lemony Snicket, Illustrated by Jon Klassen

This post contains an affiliate link. This week I am excited to give you a peek inside The Dark by Lemony Snicket with illustrations by the amazing Jon Klassen. I hadn’t heard of Jon Klassen until...

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8 Books to Put Under the Tree for Your Preschooler This Year

Four-year-old Dub and I have enjoyed these books and recommend them for their original stories and wonderful illustrations. Not to be mistaken for Christmas books, these are books that your child is...

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This House Needs a Mouse by C. Jeffrey Nunnally {Children’s Book Review}

I received a complimentary product in exchange for my honest review. If you’ve been around for any length of time then I’m sure you’ve gathered that we’re huge book lovers in this house. I even joke...

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Book Review: The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Title: The Shining Girls Author: Lauren Beukes Genre: Fiction Publisher: Mulholland Books Release Date: Tue Jun 04 2013 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) Pages: 384 THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE...

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8 Tricks that Help Me Make the Time to Read

Ever since I was a toddler I have been a reader. My mother read to me often which instilled an interest in reading as well as a love and most importantly, a habit. This carried on through elementary...

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Book Review: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Title: Dark Places Author: Gillian Flynn Genre: Fiction Publisher: Broadway Books Release Date: 2010 Pages: 349 Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice...

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Celebrating Our Favorite Books for International Children’s Book Day

Today is International Children’s Book Day! This day started back in 1967 as a way to celebrate all of the fabulous children’s books and to (hopefully) inspire a love of reading. It isn’t a secret...

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5 Places to Get GOOD Free and Discounted Ebooks

I love to read both physical books and e-books equally. They both have an equal place in my life and which I prefer depends on where I am and what I’m doing. I am also a bibliomaniac and can’t resist...

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Read Anywhere with the New Kobo Glo HD

I am part of the PTPA Brand Ambassador Program with Kobo and I received compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own. This post contains an affiliate...

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My Summer Reading List

I spend a lot of time looking for reading lists on Pinterest to give me ideas of what to read next. Because, you know, the bazillion of unread books in my bookcases aren’t enough. I admit it, I have a...

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The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx {Book Review}

Title: The Heroin Diaries Author: Nikki Sixx Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: VH1 Books Release Date: Tue Oct 28 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) Pages: 432 In one of the...

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Book Review: Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.  About the book: Somebody I Used to Know is the story of Nick Hansen who has never gotten over Marissa, his one...

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Smithsonian Children’s Books Collection from Silver Dolphin Books

I received complimentary products in exchange for my honest review. It’s that time of year again; the kids are going back to school and we’re all geared up for learning around here. For the first time...

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Holiday Gift Guide: I See Me! Personalized Children’s Books

I received a complimentary product in exchange for my honest review. This post contains affiliate links.  I had a chance to review one of I See Me’s personalized children’s books for my son about three...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Children’s Books from Peter Pauper Press

As a family, one of our favorite gifts to give and receive are books. I am so glad that my kids love books and I am happy to introduce you to three new children’s books from Peter Pauper Press for the...

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Holiday Gift Guide: BoomBoom Prints Dr. Seuss Tote Bag

We live about a block away from the library so the kids and I go a lot. I usually bring along a reusable shopping bag to haul our books home in, and while it works fine, it’s not a perfect solution....

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Vintage Pen Press Adult Coloring Books

Adult coloring has become the it thing lately with coloring books for adults popping up all over the place. I love this new craze because I am that mom who has always taken my kids’ coloring books to...

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8 Great Interactive Books for Preschoolers {AKA: lf You Like Press Here}

We love discovering new books in our house so we visit the library frequently. Lately Dub’s favorite books have been interactive books where the child is asked to do something, like tap the page three...

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My GoodReads Challenge: Books I Will Be Reading in 2016

Are you on GoodReads? Have you ever signed up for their yearly reading challenge? If not, it’s more of a personal goal for yourself instead of a real challenge and last year was the first year that I...

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35 Vintage Children’s Books Your Modern Kids Will Love

We love vintage toys in our home; we collect vintage Little People, board games, and other toys from our childhood for our kids to play with and they love them just as much as we do. We don’t stop at...

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