Special Edition of Library Book Hoarder: Children’s Books that deal with Pet Loss

In my writing, I try to tell stories with a sense of humor. Parenting small children does lend itself to some hilarious situations. Given the light-tone of the blog, it seems awkward to write such a downer of a post, but I would really love to share the information that I learned recently when we

Library Book Hoarder: “Confessions of a Scary Mommy” by Jill Smokler

It has been ages since I did a book review. I read this book recently, and this puppy is begging for a review. Jill Smokler wrote this book to shed humor on the work that many of us do all day as (at least part-time) stay-at-home-moms. At first glance, this book looks like a dozen

Quick Thought: Queen Bees and Wannabees

I am finally reading “Queen Bees and Wannabees” by Rosalind Wiseman. You know the book, it’s a non-fiction account of Girl World, written by a woman who started an empowerment program in the nineties. She did workshops all-over with adolescent girls and her book is essentially a sociology experiment (anthropology experiment??): Cliques, social hierarchy, bullying,

Library Book Hoarder: Cinderella Ate My Daughter

As the title would imply, we’ve got ourselves a non-fiction account of how fiction is taking over our girls’ girlhoods. Marketing Disney princesses, the “pink-i-fying” of everything from legos to NFL jerseys, mani-pedis for the pre-school set, spray tans and veneers for toddler beauty pagents, and on and on. Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from

Library Book Hoarder: Three books to enjoy with your kids

Quick note: Since my test audience (a.k.a. my kids) are ages 4 and 2, I’d describe all three of these books as being pre-school age appropriate. You’re a Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day For Christmas this year, my brother sent my girls the Good Dog Carl collection. This was after we had kept the

Library book hoarder: “The Book of New Family Traditions”

A self-professed book hoarder, I hope to actually read a few of the dozens of books I haul home from the library. Occasionally, I am successful. But that’s not always the case. I’ve had this particular book on loan since before Christmas. The Book of New Family Traditions by Meg Cox is a great resource.