Jude is really enjoying all of the Maisy books by Lucy Cousins, so we were super excited to see Hooray For Fish at our library.  I absolutely love the illustrations in the book - super fun and colorful! About Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins: Paddle along with Little Fish on a mesmerizing tour of friends spotty and stripy, happy ...

Who doesn't love pancakes?  Who doesn't love Eric Carle?  This "Crafting with Books" edition we'll be combining both! About the fun book Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle: Jack wants some pancakes, but first he must gather eggs from the chickens, wheat from the farmer, flour from the miller, milk from the cow, etc. His mother shows him how to cook and ...

My mom is a retired preschool teacher and when she came to help us with the birth of our newest little man, we got to talking about activities and crafts to keep my 2 year old busy. Jude loves books and he loves crafts, so my mom suggested that we start crafting with books.  I totally fell in love with the ...

The new baby is on our minds around here!  We've been trying to explain to the little guy that there's a new baby arriving soon... Well, you know 2 year olds, he just smiles and rubs my baby belly.  He doesn't fully understand that our lives are about to change! We've been reading a lot of "New Baby" books and I ...