Yiddish for Babies

Yazan: CanCan | 12 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Reviews

Yiddish for Babies is a funny little book by Janet Perr, great for introducing Yiddish words to toddlers.
Each spread has a Yiddish word with an easy definition, a short sentance using the word in context and a photograph to illustrate.
Yiddish for Babies would be a fun gift for your favorite kinder, or a mamele [...]

Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World

Yazan: CanCan | 17 October 2009 | 133 Comments
Categories: Giveaways

Do you love to be spooked?
I don’t. But I am a little intrigued when it comes to true tales of haunting.
Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World has lists and backgrounds on, well, ghostly locales from around the world.
Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World really does take you [...]

Amish Peace

Yazan: CanCan | 10 October 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Reviews

Books A Latte blog put together a great blog tour to promote a new book called Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World.
I am one of those people who is completely enamored with the Amish!
In 2000 I went to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I learned a lot about Amish and Mennonite communities, and even had [...]

The Possibility of Everything, a memoir by Hope Edelman

Yazan: CanCan | 27 September 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Reviews, Uncategorized

I don’t often agree to review books that are written at an 8th grade reading level or above, because I am afraid that I won’ t have time to actually sit down and read it.
But when I was told about The Possibility of Everything by Hope Edelman (on sale 9/29/09 from Ballantine Books), my interest [...]

Art for Baby

Yazan: CanCan | 17 September 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews

When I give a baby gift, I try to find something that will be meaningful and valued by the family.
You can hardly go wrong with a good book, and Art for Baby is just such a book.
Art for Baby is a sturdy, 12 page board book with black and white silhouette or line-type pictures by [...]

HOT On The Range

Yazan: CanCan | 09 September 2009 | 52 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Giveaways, Reviews

Author R.D. Jentsch graciously sent me a copy of Hot on the Range, her first published work.
Hot on the Range is an enjoyable children’s story about a a paint horse named Chester and his quest to escape the hot Texas weather.
Having grown up in Alabama and lived in Laos for several years, I KNOW what [...]

The Triumphant Child

Yazan: CanCan | 06 July 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Mom stuff, Reviews

I love to read, but these days I barely have time to do anything alone (and I do mean anything, Mamas, holla if you hear me!).
I was given a copy of The Triumphant Child: A Practical Guide for Raising Two, Three and Four Year Olds for review, and I was a little nervous about [...]

Nourishing Hope For Autism

Yazan: CanCan | 22 May 2009 | 30 Comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways, Health

Rather recently I was enlightened that some of Jojo’s quirks and behavior challenges are likely being caused by Sensory Processing Disorder.
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is currently not officially on the Autism Spectrum, but there are some experts who believe it might be related.
I’m my frenzied mommy-layman research, I am fascinated by the connection of diet/nutrition [...]

Wanderlust and Lipstick: Traveling With Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 21 May 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Air travel, Mom stuff, Reviews, Riding in cars with kids, Travel with children, Traveling baby

Leslie Forsberg and Michelle Duffy (also known as WanderMom) are veteran travelers with a newly published guide for adventurous parents everywhere!
Wanderlust and Lipstick: Traveling with Kids is a great resource full of tips for

Creating a Lifebook For Your Adopted Child

Yazan: CanCan | 10 January 2009 | 51 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Giveaways, Mom stuff, Reviews

If there is one thing that’s almost guaranteed, it’s the fact that someday adopted children will have questions. And rightfully so. Every child deserves to know where s/he came from.
The traditional baby book just doesn’t have space for so much of what is important for the adoptee and family.
LifeBooks : Creating a [...]