Is your child ready to count and learn about numbers? Books are a great way to start! Check out these children's books about numbers to read together. Once I had gotten my then-two-year-old twins reading books about letters and the alphabet, the next thing to do was to introduce them to numbers. They recognized letters pretty well, but would they do the same with numbers? Sure, they recited "one, two, three" (or some cute variation of it), but I wanted them to get a hang of numbers. As usual, I turned to children's books about numbers — fun ones with the simple purpose of introducing … [Read more...]

Add diversity to your child's library with these children's books with people of color and celebrate diverse cultures near and far! Any time I watch television shows and movies or read books, I'm always glad when I notice a diverse cast of characters. That's cool they included a variety of ethnicities, I'd think. Or, That's great that one of the leads is Asian/Latino. But as much as I celebrate these moments, it only goes to show how little diversity we see to begin with. The fact that we notice diversity (or the lack of it) means we still have a ways to go. The same is true with … [Read more...]