Ready to welcome spring? Check out the best children's books about spring to read with your child. They're the perfect picture books for springtime! "I ordered our second garden bed," I told my family. Despite the fun and festivities of winter, one anticipation as the cold season draws to an end is the coming of spring. Pleasant weather, more sunshine, and of course, gardening in our yard. Because even we Los Angelenos still struggle through the cold days and nights of winter, when it's too cold to plant anything new. That's why when the weather warms and spring is in full swing, so … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Valentine’s Day
A comprehensive collection of children's books about Valentine's Day, including favorite characters! Perfect to read with your kids for the holiday. Valentine's Day. A holiday both adults and kids celebrate, but in different ways. While parents head to dinner and bring flowers, kids pass out candy grams, Valentine notes and dress in red during school. This year, Valentine's Day looks a bit different for many of us. Some are dressed and ready to go... to the kitchen for a dinner "date." Kids are making Valentine's Day crafts at home instead of passing out cards and trinkets at … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Colors
Is your child learning about colors? From Dr. Seuss to Pete the Cat, check out these children's books about colors your child will love. He'll think this is cheesy, I thought. I had just borrowed Press Here by Herve Tullet and began reading it with my then-toddler. The book is all about interaction, from shaking the red, yellow, and blue dots off the page to blowing them away. But I was surprised—not only did he pressed here and there, he shook and blew those dots away. Books are like that, which is why I love sharing my favorites with you. In this article, I list all my favorite … [Read more...]
Top Children’s Books about Bedtime
Instill a love of reading—and get your child to sleep—by reading children's books about bedtime every night. Check out our top picks here! It's the question I get more than any other, the topic everyone has battled with at some point or another. Bedtime. Namely, how can we get our kids to fall asleep / stay asleep / not be so scared about sleep. We can sleep train, coerce, and give rewards as a way to convince them to go to sleep. But one of the best ways to overcome this challenge is through reading children's books about bedtime. With books, kids can relate to the characters. They … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Anger
Need ways to calm your angry child down? This collection of children's books about anger helps kids manage and understand these big feelings. It's that moment when you realize this is far more than just a tantrum or mere stubbornness. And after three kids, I've seen the face of true anger, especially when it comes out of nowhere. It might've been when I said it was time to leave the school garden, only for them to kick and scream in the van the entire ride home. Or when one of my kids yelled at the top of his lungs, his face in anguish because I told him it was time to take a … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Food
It's fun to read stories about baking, cooking, eating and giving food. Here are children's books about food to read aloud with your child. "Can we make pastilla?" my son asked. He had been poring through a world atlas that also showed custom food from different regions. This one in particular was from Morocco. We'd cooked Egyptian falafels, Native American fry bread, and latkes for the holidays. As busy moms, we may not always have the time to cook meals from scratch, much less unfamiliar recipes with ingredients we don't recognize. But cooking and eating good food doesn't have to be … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Self Esteem
Liking themselves helps children feel happy and succeed in life. You can encourage confidence in your kids by reading children's books about self esteem! "I LOVE YOU!" my son bellowed to himself in the mirror. I had to chuckle to myself—earlier that morning, I had told him how important it is to love yourself, to truly believe that you are an amazing person. And one of the ways to affirm that, I suggested, was to look yourself in the mirror and say, "I love you." You see, no one is immune to questioning their worth, kids included. A child could be the only one in his class who can't … [Read more...]
Winter Books for Preschoolers
Get ready for the winter season with these winter books for preschoolers! Check out my top picks that are sure to warm the heart. Here in Los Angeles, we miss out on a lot of the seasonal changes other cities get to experience. We might see a few trees shedding their fall leaves, and we definitely get our summer heat. But one thing's for sure: we don't get a single speck of snow. Our winters seem wimpy compared to others—60 degrees is "cold" enough to don a thick jacket and scarf. Visitors often can't get used to seeing Christmas decor in 80-degree weather. But even with mild … [Read more...]
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