Double Scoop - For this month we reviewed Owen by Kevin Henkes. We love this book for many reasons- perhaps mostly because we are blanket lovers just like Owen. This is a great picture book for all those who have children with a special blanket and those who don't...

So it's our mom's birthday so we thought we send out a shout out over the internet for her (don't worry mom we won't tell them how young you are). Since she really likes autobiographies we reviewed an autobiography each in her honor. She even asked us about doing...

Beverly Cleary provided me with one of my favorite childhood friends- Ramona Quimby. I still remember the thrill of discovering the escapades of dear old Ramona. If she could survive life and school, so could I. I've had my fair share of Ramona moments. So, I feel...

I loved Hatchet as a kid and when I saw this autobiography I had to read it. I wanted to know what was behind the stories. After reading this the man is lucky to be alive. Born in the 1939, he is not slowing down to say the least as of right now he is currently...

On the day of the inaugoration I made my daughter watch it on TV. She wasn't happy about it . . . the whole thing about missing cartoons to a pre-schooler is you know . . .  the end of the world, but I really wanted to see it. I think most people can agree, even if...

Cari is not a big fan of New Year's Resolutions. The idea is great, but she gets tired of hearing all the hype about goal setting, losing weight, buying exercise equipment and gym memberships. Especially since most people give-up somewhere in February or before. So we...

We saw this at the library and I knew we had to get it. You see my daughter is afraid of the dark. So now you're thinking what does being afraid of the dark have to do with skunks? Well my daughter saw an episode of Curious George about skunks and she learned that...

Okay so the Newbery and Caldecott are probably the two most recognizable, but there are some other awards also including the Printz Award, Coretta Scott King Award and Geisel Award (Dr. Suess) and those are the one's I listed. To see a more complete list click the ALA...