One for the littles ones today! Rex is the star of Mr. Hoopeyloops Meets Rex, A Very Clumsy Boy by Andi Cann and it’s aimed at kids on the first step of the reading ladder. It’s also a text that’s aimed at the kind of child that I once was – a clumsy one. You see, kids aren’t clumsy on purpose – it’s a lack of coordination as they get used to their bodies. Mr. Hoopeyloops Meets Rex, A Very Clumsy Boy is a manual for how to overcome life’s adversities and have fun while you do. It highlights …
Children's Books
I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a book that Mom can read and share with the kids. Filled with Carle’s signature colorful illustrations that have made his work famous, this book follows the Very Hungry Caterpillar as he celebrates Mother’s Day and all the incredible parents in the world. Carle brings to life yet another read with adorable illustrations of various animal mom-baby pairs throughout the story, something young children will love to read. Catsmeow on Amazon is a fan, …
I See A Bear, But…
K A Morgan brings us our first featured children’s book of the New Year, I See A Bear But… it’s designed for kids aged between 3 and 7 (or between grades P and 3). It’s easy to adapt the page sizes to your Kindle so that you get the full benefit of the wonderful illustrations and I think your kids are going to love this. The book introduces children to some of the most common mammals of the Americas (and beyond) and it’s a joy to behold. I found myself laughing out loud as I went through it …
Mega Collection: Nine Awesome Bedtime Stories
As we count down towards New Year, it seems like we could do a little of the “mom” in Mom Reads and with perfect timing, Scott Gordon provides our freebie of the day. If your kids are under 5 then they are going to be delighted with this. You get over 350 pages of stories and as the title suggest you also get 9 complete stories. We loved My Little Pet Dragon the best but they were all good. Happy Healthy Hearts is particularly useful if you want to start talking about healthy eating with your …
How To Turn $100 Into $1,000,000
One of the biggest challenges that every parent faces is teaching their kids about money. It’s not something that is formally taught at school and that means that even the best money managers often can’t articulate what it is they do that makes them good with money. Fortunately, James McKenna who helped create the show Bill Nye the Science Guy has the perfect guide for you. How To Turn $100 Into $1,000,000 is a work of genius. It’s fun and clever without ever losing touch with its intended …
Sophie Washington: Queen Of The Bee
It’s very, very nearly Christmas and today I’ve got something for your kids! Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee by Tonya Duncan Ellis is aimed at kids around 5th grade and they’re super cute wholesome adventures that even the strictest family will enjoy without finding them cloying and irritating. This is the first book in the series and it involves the antics of Sophie Washington at the Xavier Academy spelling bee. However, it turns out that despite her talents, she’s got some stiff …
Doctor Kangaroo
This is billed as “A Silly Rhyming Children’s Picture Book”. I’d just like to note that there’s something so cutely compelling about the silliness within that this adult had no problem reading it to her friend’s daughter and would happily do so again. Gerald Hawksley, the author and illustrator, has done a brilliant job of making small children’s lives even more fun. This edition has a bunch of extra jokes and puzzles, I assume to make it long enough to justify the regular purchase price, but …
Bannister’s Muster: Book One – Snap
I’ve got one for the children today. Snap by Barbara Gaskell Denvil is full of lovely ideas that are masterfully executed to deliver a story that makes you feel good and entertains at every turn of the page. Nathan Bannister, 12, never wants to go to school again until, that is, he finds a crazy wizard with a hot air balloon and heads off on a terrifying adventure. Nathan never thought that he’d miss home, until he did. Now the question is can he get back to his grandma before everything …
The North Pole Challenge
Kevin George brings us today’s discount in the form of The North Pole Challenge. This is aimed at middle-graders and lives up to its promise. There’s plenty of action and fun but nothing unsuited to the age group either. I read this with my son and he loved it. My daughter’s going to read it too based on his review. The North Pole Challenge sees Flea, a bullied schoolboy, take on the world in order to save Christmas and the North Pole. I think any kid that picks this up during the holiday …