I’ve taken my toddler to just about every election since her birth. We both get “I Voted” stickers, then I[…]
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Category: Book lists
13 Children’s Books About The U.S. Women’s Suffrage Movement
I don’t remember reading any children’s books about the U.S. Women’s Suffrage Movement until I was well into adulthood. It[…]
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11 Indigenous Canadian Children’s Books To Read To Your Children
In honor of National Indigenous Canadian History Month, we’ve gathered these eleven children’s books by Indigenous creators to celebrate the[…]
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9 Free Children’s Books About The Coronavirus / COVID-19
Lots of children’s book writers, illustrators, and publishers have seen the need to explain COVID-19 to children and stepped up[…]
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5 evidence-based parenting books for people who love data
It would be great if someone could tell you how exactly the decisions you are making as a parent will[…]
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3 new fun and unusual bedtime books
Most bedtime books are either about the bedtime routine (so things like brushing teeth, putting on pyjamas, reading stories, cuddles),[…]
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New picture and board books about politics to read this election year
I’m really not the most observant of people, so I have no idea if there are political picture books published[…]
Read moreNew picture books about parental love even a grumpy cynic will enjoy
This post first ran on Book Riot on 16 February, 2020 (Incidentally, this is a post on books about love[…]
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2020 Children’s Board Books From The First Half Of The Year
Last week we previewed thirteen 2020 picture books, and this week we have twelve 2020 board books! All of these[…]
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2020 Children’s Picture Books From The First Half Of The Year
It looks like 2020 children’s picture books will cover a lot of topics, from the women’s suffrage movement to grandmothers[…]
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Our favourite children’s books from the second half of 2019
This has been a great year for new children’s books. We’ve already written about our favourite books for babies and[…]
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12 Children’s Books About Art To Inspire Imaginations
This post by me originally appeared on Book Riot, but I added a couple of board books here. Studies show[…]
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Something To Read: Children’s Books Gift Guide
Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read. Even if you haven’t heard or don’t follow[…]
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10 parenting books that made me feel less incompetent than other parenting books
This post could also be titled ‘The Parenting Books I Actually Read and Really Liked and Didn’t Make Me Feel[…]
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20 Must-Read Children’s Books about Family
This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Families can look like many things. When I was a child, children’s books[…]
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Children’s Books To Look Forward To In November 2019
While fewer November 2019 children’s books are coming out than in previous months, we still have some great books to[…]
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It’s Time to Get Spooky: 10 Halloween Board Books for Babies and Toddlers
Halloween is such an amazing experience for children and my favorite holiday. But how to explain what in the world’s[…]
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If you give a newborn a book…
This post first ran on Book Riot. *** So you’ve been invited to a baby shower, or your best friend[…]
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20 Children’s books to look forward to in September 2019
September is a huge month for new release children’s books, and there are heaps of great new titles coming out,[…]
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Sunny Days are Reading Days: The Joys of Sesame Street Books
A recent study published in the American Economic Journal found that children who watched Sesame Street in 1969 typically performed[…]
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