Daily Express Children’s Annual No. 3 Copyright 1931 Edited by S. Louis Giraud The Lane Publications Daily Express Book Department, London 6 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. 17.2 cm x 22.4 cm 95 pages, 7 pop-up “self-erecting models” Geopolitics touches everything, including the world of pop up books. It was German artists and technology […]
Nister’s Panorama Pictures A Novel Colour Book for Children Copyright 1894 Ernest Nister, London E.P. Dutton & Co. New York 10 in x 12 1/2 in. 25.8 cm x 31 cm. 27 Pages This beautiful book is a fine example of the pop up books produced by Ernest Nister (1842-1909) at the end of the […]
See dot walk. See dot yawn. Can you hear the expression and enthusiasm? Neither can your child. Reading to your child can be so much more beneficial if you are excited about what you are reading to them. I’m not talking about the forced high pitch voice excited, your kids will know that you are […]
Calling the iphone or a Samsung Galaxy a “phone” is silly. It’s a toy, a computer, a calendar and a tool for all sorts of activities. Oh, and you use it to talk with far-away people too. For all their wonder, the constant use of smartphones in a family setting is acutely detrimental to child […]
Summer vacation is drawing near an end. Did you go on any high adventures, sail the open seas, have a duel with a wizard, kiss a frog, or cross paths with a monster? Did you laugh or shed a tear? Did you fall in love or discover new interests? Did you learn something new or […]
Many adults form book clubs. Libraries have book clubs. Moms have book clubs. What about a family book club? That is certainly something that could be held near bedtime, making it a bedtime book club. This activity will be especially engaging for families with older children. Families today are so busy and find it difficult […]
As a kid, I was fortunate to have many opportunities to see, touch and hold birds. Growing up in a rural area, chicken eggs, soft yellow ducklings and the occasional fallen bird’s nest in our backyard were common and meant that I grew up a casual appreciation of birds…and not just in the McNugget way. […]
I have heard the phrase “digital native” in reference to people who are generally younger than I am. Everyone has their own definition of what this term actually means. So, I’ll offer mine. A true digital native is a person who’s birth was announced on Facebook and who has fewer than 10 photos of him […]
“I love you as much as a mother can love.” After reading her favorite story, she fell peacefully into a deep slumber. I’ve noticed that when I curl up in my big rocker, snuggle my baby close, and begin reading her favorite story, she calms right down. Even when my tween daughters ask for a […]
Ah, summertime. When sunscreen-slathered children run about in packs, drifting between sprints through the backyard sprinkler, bike rides, and mom’s-not-looking popsicle raids. Maybe it was residual effects of all of those old timey lemonade commercials, but summer makes me a bit nostalgic for those long-lost afternoons full of possibility. Kids who are fortunate to have […]