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As you all know I love books and I love doing book reviews. As much as I enjoy reading and reviewing adult books there is some sense of joy that goes into reviewing children’s books. Somehow I am always transported to my childhood and feel happiness. Little One Books helps you help your child learn…

When you are a new parent you search for the perfect toys for your children. One thing you know is that there will be that one stuffed animal that will become their favorite. While you have no choice over which one they truly love you can have a hand in making sure you have your…

Taking your child’s temperature can be a chore. It use to be that you had to pull out the mercury thermometer and God only know s where that thing would get stuck. Then you would attempt to read what it said. Forget the bifocals they don’t work. Later came the digital thermometers which made reading…

Have you ever read a book that just resonates with you? That is what An Angel Named Carol did with me. While it is a children’s book, it clearly has a message that everyone can recognize and understand. Carol is an angel who feels lonely when she first gets to heaven so she spends a…

I walk to town sometimes. By to town I mean the eight mile walk from my home to the small town I live in. The walk is not that bad once you get up the mountain heading for the state park. After that it is all down hill and a rather pleasant walk. I can…

It’s beach time!! I enjoy going to the beach although I don’t get there that often. I think it comes from going up and spending weekends at the lake or the beach. Somehow it always takes me back. when I go to the beach I take everything under the sun…really I do. Now I have…

I know that name sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well I didn’t know anything about Gomu either but my kids sure did. They knew just what they were. What are Gomu exactly? They are collectible erasers. No that is not a typo, I said erasers. Kids are going crazy for these things. So far there is…

Moon dough has become very popular in the last couple of years. I will admit though that I usually won’t buy it because when it first came out we got some and there was an incident. I spent weeks vacuuming sand out of the carpet. However in fairness when I was offered a chance to…

When you have a baby nowadays Boon becomes a very familiar name. If you haven’t heard of them they are a modern  baby product company that was created when Designer Rebecca Finell need a solution to her messy toddler’s bath time. She created the Frog Pod and the rest, as they say was history.