16 Valentine’s gifts for friends who could probably use a little extra love this year.
No matter how I personally feel about the goofily coined term "Galentine's Day," I do agree that this is the year I might send Valentine's gifts to friends. And I don't mean friends with benefits! Just...friends. As we are approaching what was once unthinkable -- our...
Here are the 2021 Caldecott, Newbery and all the ALA book award winners. Time to update your reading list!
Readers, get excited! The 2021 ALA youth media awards have been announced, and it's time to update our reading lists! In case you're not fully in the book-nerd world like me, that means our 2021 Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King awards and more have been...
Why we need to reframe how we talk about self-care, with Dr. Christine Koh | Spawned Episode 224
We've talked a lot about self-care over the years -- the last year in particular -- but not as deeply honest as we did during this recent conversation with our dear friend, author, and podcaster Dr. Christine Koh. She's been sharing her own radical self-care journey...
Most lists of the best baby gifts aren’t really the best. But this one is. Guess how we know…
For more than a decade now (wow), our team has been carefully curating our guide to the very best baby gifts of the year and 2021 is no different. We are beyond thrilled to launch our all new Baby Gift Guide 2021. Whoo!! I mean, if there's ever a year that new...
Do I need to start double masking? The safest mask options and when to wear them.
Over the last week, I've read a number of articles recommending that we start double masking to increase the level of coverage we're getting. Even Dr. Fauci says that it's just "common sense." And let's just say, when Fauci talks, I listen. Then this morning, I combed...
The skincare and makeup we really want to see for a fresh 2021
I think I speak for everyone when I say that there should be a serum to fix what 2020 has done to us. And our faces. Yes, I know that scientists are a little busy developing COVID vaccines at the moment, but as soon as they're done with that, I'm hoping they devote...
A free lesson plan about Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem will make for some great dinner table conversation tonight.
My kids and I were glued to the TV last Wednesday, watching history take place on Inauguration Day. We were sobered by the national guard presence, excited about the achievements of our new VP Kamala Harris, and just so totally and completely relieved to see President...
The Bernie Mittens meme, now coming to a coffee mug near you. (For charity.)
I think so many of us just needed to laugh this week. So it's no surprise that the Bernie Sanders meme that's taken the internet by storm this week is just good fun. Not cynical, not snarky, not political. Just... funny. I guess 2021 will be different after all! (Not...
Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris: Because girls need to own their dreams. And so do women!
I'm typing from behind swollen eyes today, the result of a day of crying tears of joy, tears of relief. Just a whole lot of tears. Lots of friends and readers have told me the same, and shared that one of the most profound moments of yesterday's historic inauguration...
2021 inauguration activities and events for kids and families: Lots of ways to watch, learn, and celebrate with your kids
As we move on from the worst president of all time, some wonderful organizations are coming together to help us collectively process, plan, and heal. You can find the full schedule of official Biden-Harris inaugural events here, but there's more inaugural activities...