by Megan McIntyre | Sep 7, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
This is a wonderful book by Michael Garland featuring a mouse and elephant and all the ways they are different yet still good friends. The central concept of opposites is wonderfully illustrated and amount of rhyming is fun to read aloud. My toddler asked me to read...
by Megan McIntyre | Aug 29, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
This book hits close to home lately as I read it to my toddler at night, hoping that in fact he does sleep in his bed, all night and well past sunrise. Candace Fleming and Lori Nichols have created a book that’s fun to read, featuring your favorite barnyard characters...
by Megan McIntyre | Jul 12, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Education, Parenting & Families, Humor, Sponsored
I am often hesitant to read books about motherhood as I am right in the early throws of it (other titles on my nightstand elude to emotional lives of toddlers, no drama, how to get your kid to… etc). The funny books can be too much like a blog crammed between...
by Megan McIntyre | Jun 22, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Unearthing Paradise is a collection of writings, mixed fiction/nonfiction focused on encouraging political action to prevent gold mining near Yellowstone National Park. Prior to reading I was not aware that this was at risk, although given the current state, nothing...
by Megan McIntyre | May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Glittery pictures, vivid colors, fanciful hat designs, and a real-world collection of girls (read: skin and hair and backgrounds are not just Caucasian) fill the pages of this fun story about a group of girls who are shopping/make-believing/crafting some lovely hats...