It sounds like such a truism to say that children see things that we grown-ups don't, but of course it's a truism because, well, it is true! And when their little eyes (and minds) alight on that little tiny detail in the sidewalk or in the sky, it makes our hearts leap - and reminds us that we move way, way too fast. So, in the spirit of ...
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We find ourselves double-checking the 1939 copyright on this wonderful tale almost every time we read it. Could it really be from such a different world? It's snappily modern -- the other girls at Miss Clavel's desperately wishing for their own appendectomies after seeing all of the loot in Madeline's hospital room -- at the same time as it's hauntingly historical (the "very sad" girls with the wounded ...
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The city is a big and busy place for a little puppy—there are tall buildings, honking cars, and all kinds of new friends to make!
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This treasure of a book uses richly colored illustrations and spare text to make its simple point especially powerfully: time spent with Dad is the best time of all. The voice of the little boy rings true as he describes his cherished Friday morning ritual with his dad, a walk through the neighborhood to a pancake feast at their favorite diner. The tone is strikingly sincere, neither saccharine nor jokey, ...
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When we teach the alphabet, we often announce that C is for cow or D is for duck. As if every one of our little 21st-century kids had a barnyard out back for easy reference. Sure, they can make the noises early on, and they delight as we did as kids in stories about life on a farm. But perhaps it might make more sense to give ...
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This award-winning and ever popular classic really needs no introduction from us: it's the official children's book of Massachusetts -- need we say more? But truly, there is good reason why Mr. and Mrs. Mallard's adventures have remained so beloved for all this time. These ducks are just too funny and adorable, the pictures of their proud strutting through Boston streets and traffic absolutely comical. If you ever happen to ...
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Sometimes we get a bit frazzled when the wave of invitations splashes onto our family's calendar, but ... Read more >