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Luvvie Ajayi Jones on raising “good troublemakers” | Spawned Ep 296

Luvvie Ajayi Jones on raising “good troublemakers” | Spawned Ep 296

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids, Podcast

Sometimes kids get in trouble, not because they’re doing bad, but because they want to do good, though they just haven’t quite figured out all the boundaries yet. It’s such a good reminder for parents. It also happens to be the premise of the...
5 wonderful new books about spring for kids! YES, it’s finally here!

5 wonderful new books about spring for kids! YES, it’s finally here!

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

It’s spring! Or as this homeschool mom thinks of it, spring book season! So many of us are relieved to have made it through this winter and reap the rewards of longer days, warmer weather, outdoor grilling, maybe some backyard camping, and of course, flowers...
Melinda Wenner Moyer’s parenting strategies to raise good kids into great adults  | Spawned Episode 293

Melinda Wenner Moyer’s parenting strategies to raise good kids into great adults | Spawned Episode 293

by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast

We often discuss what it takes to raise kind, generous, ambitious, resilient, wonderful kids who will become kind, generous, ambitious, resilient, wonderful adults. Which is why we wanted to bring back one of our favorite interviews — parenting and science...
7 wonderful children’s books about African-American pioneers your children may not know — yet

7 wonderful children’s books about African-American pioneers your children may not know — yet

by Georgette Gilmore | Books for Kids

It’s safe to say that during Black History Month in particular, our children are learning all about our nation’s great civil rights leaders, like Martin Luther King, Jr.,  Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass. But, as you may recall from the film Hidden...
14 excellent new children’s books for Black History Month – and the rest of the year too

14 excellent new children’s books for Black History Month – and the rest of the year too

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

February is Black History Month, which gives us a great opportunity to share some of our favorite new books about Black history for kids. But honestly, we are always looking for smart, educational, and enlightening children’s books about and by Black Americans...
Why you should take A Thousand  Miles to Graceland for a spin.

Why you should take A Thousand Miles to Graceland for a spin.

by Christina Refford | Books for Adults

Another year, another Good Reads Challenge goal, and I’m so happy to get the year started with the first novel by Cool Mom Picks’ own co-founder Kristen Mei Chase,  A Thousand Miles to Graceland. If you love to read tender, funny, and cathartic stories...
7 fantastic books for kids about Martin Luther King Jr. to help educate our younger children

7 fantastic books for kids about Martin Luther King Jr. to help educate our younger children

by Nicole Blades | Books for Kids

Monday, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and his innumerable contributions to this nation’s history and advancement. Books for kids about MLK can be a great way to help little ones understand the importance of the day. Although it’s a...
15 gift ideas for the guy who’s hard to shop for.  | Holiday Gifts 2022

15 gift ideas for the guy who’s hard to shop for. | Holiday Gifts 2022

by Liz Gumbinner | For the Menfolk, Holiday Picks

Every year, we put together our favorite gift ideas for the man who has everything and while last year’s picks are still pretty awesome, we thought we’d share some new ideas too. I get it — it’s hard! But I hope this list helps you pick the...
10 Thanksgiving books for kids written from the Native perspective, by Native people

10 Thanksgiving books for kids written from the Native perspective, by Native people

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

Looking for the best Thanksgiving books for kids to share with you all, it’s become increasingly important for us to share Thanksgiving books for kids from a Native perspective — and more than that, books about Thanksgiving from Native authors and...
The impact of Covid on kids: Anya Kamenetz on what we know and what we don’t yet | Spawned Ep 285

The impact of Covid on kids: Anya Kamenetz on what we know and what we don’t yet | Spawned Ep 285

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Podcast, Thinking : Parent

This week on Spawned, I have the honor of welcoming back the wonderful Anya Kamenetz, NPR Education reporter and author, to talk about her new book, The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Kids’ Lives…and Where We Go Now. I will tell you this: From the title...
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