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 | Books for Kids, Baby
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 | Spawned Podcast, Books for Kids, Doing Good
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 Team | 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 Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Do your kids know how to do laundry? Do your teens know how to leave a tip? It’s amazing how many life skills tend to fall through the cracks when it comes to raising our kids. That’s why we’re so excited to chat with Catherine Newman, whose new book...
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...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
My three-year-old son still thinks the Novel Coronavirus is something he can defeat with a solid dropkick. (Oh, how I wish that were true, buddy!) But as cute as he is, his confusion about COVID-19 and quarantine best practices has created some real problems. And I...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
If you’re like us, then you’ve probably seen a whole lot of weight-related pandemic memes and posts on social media. Whether it’s the kind of worn out “Gaining the COVID-19” joke to talking about “letting ourselves go,” ours...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
With the coverage of Black History Month winding down in the news, we actually think this is the perfect time to share some of the new children’s books about Black history that we’ve discovered over the past month. Because all children’s history...
by Christina Refford | Books for Kids
As a life-long bookworm, I am always looking for ways to get my three teens to put down their phones and read more books. Sound familiar? Then check out the coolest, new-to-me concept in book publishing: Penguin Minis. These novels for teens and tweens are turning the...