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For today’s give-away Dawn from Barefoot Books is offering one GNM Parent a hardcover copy of Listen, Listen written by Phillis Gershator and illustrated by Alison Jay. As the image above illustrates, it is a beautiful book. The following is the starred review from Booklist, (the ALA magazine):

“Jay’s stylized pictures, with the texture […]

Editor’s Note: We welcome Phil Lerman, the author of “Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad” to guest blog with us today. Conveniently, the prize for today’s contest is his book, which has been called “funny and insightful” by Publishers Weekly. To enter the contest, simply leave a comment on this […]

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This week, we’re not just sayin’ it. We’re puttin’ our money where our mouth is! We have P~R~I~Z~E~S people! Each business day this week we will be […]

Lots of people continue to ask how we like homeschooling, if it’s working, how long we’ll continue to homeschool our children. My answers? It’s going good. Sure, there are days when we have problems focusing, days when Eeyore’s video game privileges are taken away because he would rather sit and whine about doing his math […]

When our firstborn was a toddler and we were still adjusting to the financial impact of parenthood, my husband and I figured that the best way to decide which toddler activities to invest in was to list the various options, the benefits of each and then make an informed choice.
So away […]

Editor’s note: Happy Children’s Book Week! Canada celebrates this week, and the US last week!
My 12 year old has recently discovered the “Red Wall” series of books by Brian Jacques. As luck would have it, Mr. Jacques just completed another book in the series and is on a book tour, and we […]

So for a long time, people have thought my obsession with my children’s lousy handwriting, and that of my husband, for that matter, seemed quirky. Yet, in recent research out of Vanderbilt University by Dr. Steve Graham, we’ve found out that the ability to handwrite is tied to our ability to express ourselves fluently.
In […]

How’s it goin’? Got a sugar hangover? Yeah, we hear ya. Maybe a Hot Stuff winner will perk up your “spirits” (one last Halloween pun!) - Ok, grab your socks and hose and pull - the winner of last week’s Hot Stuff poll is: Older Kids and Halloween from Chicago Moms ! Congratulations! And thanks […]

As part of the research I do for the LD Podcast, a podcast about learning and learning disabilities, I have set up little “Google alerts” that let me know when people are talking about certain subjects on the web. News feeds, blog posts and more show up in my inbox every morning, letting me […]

From Destiny’s bio - “I’m eleven years old, and I love to read. I love books and I read about three chapter books a day, and it isn’t just good for your health like you hear in school but it is also pretty fun!!”

VAMPYRE: The Terrifying Lost Journal of Dr. Cornelius […]