by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
I don’t think our annual roundup of the best children’s books of 2020 could come at a better time. As we’re heading into a winter of quarantining in 2021, my goal is to turn off the TV more and open up more books. This is my sixth year compiling all...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids
This is a sponsored message from Candlewick Press It’s hard to believe that it’s officially the 20th anniversary of Newberry Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, the modern classic by Kate DiCamillo that’s captivated the imaginations of hundreds of...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
As we reflect back on all that has happened this year, it’s clear that so many people are seeing — and honoring — all the work that Black women are doing to effect change. And all the work that Black women have always done. It’s a legacy...
by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Books for Kids
This is a sponsored message from Candlewick Press There are some books for a child’s library. that are must-haves: An alphabet book, a counting book, a shape book. They can be straightforward…or they can be fun. That difference matters when you’re...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids, Tech CMP-Style, Tips + Tricks
Not every kid comes out of the womb loving reading. (Or, even comes out of preschool loving reading.) No matter how much you read to your kids or encourage reading, sometimes it just doesn’t click right away. And that’s okay! After years of writing about...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids, Doing Good, Kids, Thinking : Parent
This morning I woke up to the study that’s making the rounds on Twitter: Nearly 2/3 of US young adults are unaware that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust — some get the numbers wrong, some didn’t know at all. Dig deeper into the survey results...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, Entertainment + Media
This year, even though we haven’t been able to go to actual movie theaters, we’re still seeing plenty of great movies from home. Yay for film companies adapting! And yay for me spending less than $50 to get everyone popcorn! If you’re big on reading...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
It’s official: Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s pick for Democratic VP candidate and (speaking for all of us here, honestly), we couldn’t be more excited about this historic choice. While many of our kids are already fans of hers, a lot of children who...
by Caroline Siegrist | Baby, Books for Kids
When I first saw Antiracist Baby, the new board book everyone’s talking about right now, I thought, Oh, cute, a very cool companion to Feminist Baby! But whereas Feminist Baby was full of punny jokes about napping, Antiracist Baby actually aims to educate about...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids, Doing Good, Podcast
A few days ago, just before an intense week of protests and democratic uprising across America, I was grateful to talk to the truly delightful, brilliant Meena Harris. She’s an activist, strategist, mom of two, and now, author of the wonderful new...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids
This is a sponsored message forCandlewick Press With Father’s Day right around the corner, there’s nothing more special than the gift of time together, reading Hike, newest book written and illustrated by Pete Oswald, the New York Times bestselling...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Anxiety had already been a concern for many of our kids before the Covid pandemic hit, and as we all know, the current situation isn’t helping. All of us are having to navigate an entirely new way of life right now, and it can be particularly hard on kids. Their...