• Lifestyle

    Importance of Reading to Babies

    As a former children’s librarian, I know the importance of reading aloud from birth. But, it’s nice to see that science backs up this knowledge with a new long-term study by the New York University School of Medicine. 250 mother-child pairs were monitored from when the babies were 6-months to…

  • Lists

    Baby Shower Books – Version 2.0

    I’m headed to, Jamie, my friend and fellow blogger’s baby shower today! If you’ve never checked out The Perpetual Page-Turner, go there now, I’ll wait. Also, check out The Broke & the Bookish, where Jamie is the creator and a contributor! Before I get into board books, I have to…

  • Reviews

    Book Reviews: Tinyville Town

    I was given the first three board books and the first picture book in the series by Abrams Appleseed to review and these darling books are going to be very popular! The board book series focuses on community helpers – I’m a Librarian, I’m a Firefighter and I’m a Veterinarian. Each of…

  • Lifestyle

    Workman Publishing Halloween Giveaway

    I’m so excited to be working together with Workman Publishing (they have some absolutely amazing titles coming out on a regular basis – check ’em out!) to bring you my first ever Book Giveaway, just in time for the Halloween season! There are some amazing books that you could win in…

  • Lifestyle

    CYBILS Nominations Open

    I was given the distinct pleasure of being a CYBILS judge last fall and although I spent a lot of time reading a lot of nonfiction titles – it was an amazing experience to be a part of!  I would have loved to be a judge again this year, but…

  • Lists

    Board Books for Baby Showers

    I’m at that point in my life where it seems like I have a baby shower once a month.  And as a librarian, my go-to baby shower gifts are books.  Books are awesome because parents can begin using them as soon as they receive them, reading to their baby in…

  • Lifestyle

    Adorable Children's Lit Posters

    I know how I want to wallpaper my house now… with these adorable children’s literature posters from Bookroo! Technically, Bookroo is a subscription service for children’s books, but I am drawn to these simplified book posters and every time they release a new set, I fall in love all over…

  • Lifestyle

    Common Misunderstanding

    As I’ve said in the past, I’m a children’s librarian and have been for 4 years (professionally) and have a worked in a library since I was 14, so I’ve actually worked in my career for over 10 years and I’m only 27.  That’s not to say that I’m an…