Product I Love: Ice Cream Reading/Night Light

Seriously, how cute and fun is this?

Ice Cream Reading or Night Light

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Here Comes The Easter Cat!

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I just love good holiday themed picture books.  (And by good I mean they have charming art and tell a fun story.  What can I say, I'm easy to please.)  This book is appealing both art and story wise.  Simple, pleasant pictures and a faceless narrator tell the story of a cat who is jealous of the Easter Bunny.  It was also appealing because it's available both as a hardcover if you're one of those super together people who is able to plan ahead for holiday reading and a Kindle edition, if you're like me and it occurs to you the day before Easter that it would be fun to have a new Easter book.

You Are What You Read

Read More, Be More

Easter Shopping!

Have you left your Easter Bunny duties to the last minute? It's not too late to shop on line and avoid the other procrastinators at the mall (or Walmart, or Target, or whatever other actual store you frequent). Shop Amazon and let them bring your stuff to you!

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A Commercial for Reading? Yes!

What a fun way to remind people how great reading is!

Products I Love: Lego Hogwarts Castle

There are actually a few different Lego Hogwarts Castle models.  This is the one we have and we have lots of fun with it.  My girls like shoving Goyle off the astronomy tower.  (Should I worry?)

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Products I Love: Lego Harry Potter's Knight Bus

Here's another awesome Lego model from the Harry Potter series.  The little Lego Hedwig is just so cute, isn't it?

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Product I Love: Lego Hagrid's Hut

No Harry Potter lover wants to miss out on the awesome lego models of various scenes from the books.  Check out this cute Hagrid's Hut.  My daughter jealously guards hers.  She builds it, admires it, then carefully takes it apart for next time.

 

Jane Austen: Philosopher

I only recently discovered Jane Austen for myself.  Oh, I knew she was acclaimed and her works were considered must reads, but I'd never gotten around to actually reading her.  Last year I read Pride and Prejudice.  I loved it.  In fact, I immediately downloaded all of her books.  Then I got distracted (I believe it was Neil Gaiman and Joe Hill who led me astray), but my favorite entertainment blog has reminded me again of Ms. Jane Austen.  Their post leads to a blog dedicated to Austen's work and brings back many of the reasons I found Pride and Prejudice wonderful.  The underlying philosophy and unique (for it's time) thought is indeed what elevates her work beyond a dramatic romance.

Read the entertainment blog here, then follow their links to the Austen blog.  It's a lovely way to spend a morning.

Profound Quotes from Children's Books: A Light in the Attic

This week Parade Magazine featured ten quotes from children's books that are profound enough to change lives.  I decided each of these lovely quotes deserved a pinnable meme.  It may take me a day or two to make all ten, but here we go!

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Feed Your Addiction

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Pinkalicious Origin Story

Here's a bit of fun book trivia for April Fool's Day. If you have little girls, you know all about Pinkittis and a silly little girl named Pinkalicious. How fitting that her origins are in such a silly day!

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