The Reading Room
Alice Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury (Ages 9-12)

Everyone knows the story of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, but have they been through the looking-glass?... Read Full Article

Bloom! A Little Book About Finding Love by Maria van Lieshout (Ages 4-8)

loom isn't interested in playing in messy mud puddles with other pigs. She'd rather gallivant among pretty flowers. Bloom LOVES flowers and other pretty things. She also likes attention. And when a beautiful butterfly, a “flying flower” wafts by, she falls head over heels in love. But she soon learns that attraction is fleeting, and friendship brings a deeper, more satisfying love.... Read Full Article

My Furry Valentine by Deborah Zemke (Ages 9-12)

Animals demonstrate different ways of saying, “Be my Valentine” in this small, gift-size offering. Die-cuts and flaps add an interactive dimension to gentle verse. Ladybugs “say it with spots,” in the shape of hearts; a pack of wolves says it by howling at the moon; and, behind a fence, two cows play banjo and tambourine, making “beautiful mooooosic.” Crocodiles say it “with smiles,” while a flock of birds flies “thousands of miles... to be home together.”... Read Full Article

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On The Aisle
Alice in Wonderland (Rated G)

To get in the mood for next month's release of the new Alice in Wonderland movie, why not revisit the animated Disney classic with your kids?... Read Full Article

Good Hair (Rated PG-13)

We fell in love with Chris Rock's documentary, Good Hair. The film was made in response to a question his daughter asked him “Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?” Instead of blowing off the question or issuing a stock response, Rock picked up a camera and visited beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples, all to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community in this exposé of comic proportions that only he could pull off.... Read Full Article

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Not Rated)

"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz retired from the cartoonist's life early in 2000, and indeed left a few loose strings hanging among his chronically dissatisfied characters. He never did, for instance, cut Charlie Brown much slack in the romance department (or let him kick Lucy's football, for that matter).... Read Full Article

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The Chin-Wag
Great crafts for kids of all ages

You may be crafty or have some crafty kids, but sometimes, we all run out of ideas. We've discovered Kaboose.com, which has turned us on to some great crafts for kids of all ages, and helped inspire our Valentine's Day Bulletin Board! So get crafty with your kids this V-Day weekend, whip up a family-friendly drink.... Read Full Article

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Quick Tips
Food phases of your child

If your child takes a sudden dislike to a particular food, don't pay much attention to their latest dislike. Young children go through food phases. ... Read Full Article

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Little Nippers
Happy valentines day!

 

Happy valentines day! This year we don't have any big plans for the " big" day. Joe has to work, so it will be a quiet day with just me and my girls. Maybe I'll have them help me bake something sweet for daddy!!!... Read Full Article

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