Are you a girl who reads? If not, you should become one because readers make you pretty great catches. And if you have daughters, you might want to mentor them in the reading department, not just because others will want to date them, but because they will be really great, well-round women. That’s what the [...]

I asked my Facebook friends the other day to recommend some tried-and-true good books for second and fourth-graders, and I got such a great response, I just can’t keep this good news to myself. Here, a list of chapter books your young ones might want to try. Search them at your local library, and see [...]

“Cat Nights” by Jane Manning I’m never sure if the book my kids bring home from the school library are going to be any good. I mean, I’m sure they just pluck something from the shelves and check it out without much thought. As it turns out, some are pretty decent; some are not. First-grader [...]

Chances are you’re resolving to do what many Americans are doing right about now: Eat better and get in shape! Well, you’re in luck, because you have two full days (today and tomorrow) to enter a giveaway for Bethenny Frankel’s new book, “The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life.” You might know [...]

My third-grader came out of school on library day last week armed with a kid’s cookbook — Company’s Coming: Kids Cook! He excitedly flipped through its 199 pages as we walked to the car, pointing out all the yummy-looking photos and very-simple recipes — he zeroed in on the Sweet Ending Pizza, Peach Melba Float [...]

Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., the author of “Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?” left a comment on today’s post, and it’s something you all should read — so here it is: Thank you so much for mentioning my book, “Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?” Your readers may order it [...]

Every now and then, we’ll name a children’s book we think you might want to buy or borrow. We’ll pick only the ones we’ve actually read and only the ones that get a thumbs up from the little ones in our lives.

Recently, we shared some tips for raising your kids to be readers, and now, just in time for Easter, we’ve got a great idea for what you can stuff in your little ones’ festive baskets: Books. I don’t know about you, but at our house, we love the Berenstain Bears books by Stan and Jan [...]

We’re dealing with some kid challenges at our house — stuff like talking back, fighting and whining. You know the drill. And if you’re like me, you’re constantly trying to fix the problems of the day. Good news: You don’t need to. Dr. James Dobson, founder and president of Focus on the Family and author [...]

You need books in your house. Board books and books with mirrors and textures for babies. Books with nursery rhymes, colors and shapes for your toddlers. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, even dictionaries for your older kids. Gather up some kid-friendly magazines, audio books, comic books, newspapers and photo albums too. Start working on your library of [...]