In which The Five-Year-Old celebrates an unexpected windfall
In which the Five-Year-Old finds a new use for an old baby names book.
Book Review: Beginning Birdwatcher’s Book
One of the things that came The Five-Year-Old’s way this Christmas is Sy Barlowe’s Beginning Birdwatcher’s Book. Designed to be a child’s first log of bird sightings, the book includes 48 birds commonly found across North America, such as the Northern Cardinal, American Crow, and Blue Jay.
“Does Santa smoke?” Or how to use Santa to talk to your kids about smoking
The problem with old books is that they often have outdated ideas in them. But rather than skipping over the bits of books we don’t agree with or buying versions that have the tricky bits edited out, it’s better for parents to talk to our kids about those outdated ideas directly.
The Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: Space Patrol
This week, my daughter discovers the joy of old-timey Choose Your Own Adventure books.
The Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: China Rabbits, Lighthouses, and Kindergarten, Oh My!
This week, The Five-Year-Old reads Kate DiCamillo’s The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kelly Briggs’ Lighthouse Lullaby, and Natasha Wing’s The Night Before Kindergarten.
GOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
We interrupt our regularly scheduled transmission to bring you this important news update. This morning The Five-Year-Old officially reached her goal of reading 30 books this…
The Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: Dragons, Knights, and Brains, Oh My!
This week, The Five-Year-Old is reading Jack Prelusky’s The Dragons Are Singing Tonight, Mary Pope Osborne’s The Knights at Dawn, and John D. Fitzgerald’s The Great Brain.
Summer Review Medley: My Many Colored Days, A Day A Dog, You Can’t See a Dodo at the Zoo
What we’re reading this week: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, A Day, A Dog by Gabrielle Vincent, and You Can’t See a Dodo at the Zoo by Fred Erhlich.
The Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: Frogs, Dinosaurs, & Borrowers, Oh My!
This week, The Five-Year-Old read Jack Prelusky’s The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders, Mary Pope Osborne’s Dinosaurs before Dark, and Mary Norton’s The Borrowers Afloat.
Summer Review Medley: Little Honey Bear, The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup, and The Squeaky Creaky Bed
This week, we’re reading Pat Thomson’s The Squeaky Creaky Bed, Terry Farish’s The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup, and Gillian Lobel’s Little Honey Bear and the Smiley Moon.
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