by Julie | Dec 17, 2010
Sarah got me thinking about the books we’ve liked recently. I don’t have time for a full-on review post, but we’ve been loving these (in no particular order): A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam...
by Julie | Oct 27, 2009
Today is my day to channel Vintage Kids Books My Kid Loves. My mom visited us a week or so ago, and brought with her a bunch of books she’d picked up at the library sale in her town. They were all animal encyclopedia books, for the most part, because those are...
by Julie | Jul 27, 2009
Wool Gathering: A Sheep Family Reunion by Lisa Wheeler, pictures by Frank Ansley Good grief, I’ve been completely neglectful of poetry books here, haven’t I? I think maybe it’s because — and this is a little hard for me to admit —...
by Julie | Jun 8, 2009
Yummy YUCKY Big LITTLE Quiet LOUD No NO Yes YES all written and illustrated by Leslie Patricelli We got the first three of these books when Henry was a baby, and we were all immediately smitten with them. The illustrations are hilarious: this little baby, with a...
by Julie | May 19, 2009
The Recommended Books page has now been reorganized by subject and type of book. Because that’s how I’d want it, if I were going to look for these books. So there. (Well, also, it does make more sense.)
by Julie | Mar 10, 2009
I love all of Emily’s radio essays, but this is my most favorite one, and one that should be dear to many WoJ readers: reading to your kids. I have all kinds of things to say about it, but I think I may just send you all there and then we can discuss amongst...
