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When Pigs Fly 19 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
Apparently, pigs have been flying for quite some time. (Poor little guy. He must have been terrified.) Found on Messy Nessy Chic.
New Edition of Mud Pies and Other Recipes: A Cookbook for Dolls 17 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
The New York Review of Books has reissued the wonderful, whimsical Mud Pies and Other Recipes: A Cookbook for Dolls by Marjorie Winslow. My three long-time readers may remember I bought a second-hand ...
How to Do Nothing with Nobody All Alone by Yourself 17 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
I am getting How to Do Nothing with Nobody All Alone by Yourself for my kids. Everyone should have this skill and sadly, many people do not. I am proud to say that I am very good at this, perhaps even...
Babies in Literature Series: Amy Shearn's The Mermaid of Brooklyn 16 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm
This excerpt really should count as a both a post in the Babies in Literature series and the Parents in Literature series, as it provides perfect snapshots of a baby, a toddler, and their mother. Amy ...
Julie Morstad's How To 7 Jul 2013 | 09:37 pm
Kids don't need to be told how to be kids, they just are, and How To , this new picture book by Julie Morstad celebrates this fact. (You may remember Julie Morstad's illustrations from Sara O'Leary's ...
I Love Quinoa 19 Jun 2013 | 07:27 pm
"It's family lore that Quinoa was actually born wearing a pair of Coach sunglasses. (Thank goodness she was a C-section!)" I love Quinoa, Tiffany Beveridge's Imaginary Well-Dressed Toddler Daughter on...
At 40, an Outcast: Bad Literature, Bad! 12 Jun 2013 | 06:04 pm
What literature will do to you. I found it on the pinterest board Ludicrous Vintage Ads, which are a lot of fun when they aren't completely enraging. Update! Here is some more information about it, ....
I'll Eat You Up, I Love You So 6 Jun 2013 | 11:29 pm
Available in a variety of colors from olive + birch for only 5 bucks.
Getting Ideas for Sylvie's Birthday Party 4 Jun 2013 | 11:38 pm
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Party from Sweet Paul on Vimeo. We've been planning this Wizard of Oz party for months...
Kidlit Tea Party 26 May 2013 | 01:50 am
Can you name all the attendees at this wonderful Kidlit Tea Party? Click through to theGorgonist's etsy shop for the answer. The print is only $12 and, if I hadn't spent all my money on Sylvie's Wizar...
