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Sylvia Jean, Drama Queen – Lisa Campbell Ernst

I was first drawn to this children’s picture book by the title, and then by the picture on the front cover – a pig,dressed in a ballgown, wearing a crown and waving a flag. That’s an attention-getting book if I ever saw one. Her name is Sylvia Jean Connelly, and she lives in a make-believe world. She has a wide variety of costumes, suitable for whatever might come up. The perfect outfit to wear to the dentist would, of course, be a superhero costume, because superheros aren’t afraid of the dentist. You should of course dress as a swan if … Continue reading →

Children’s Picture Books about Losing Baby Teeth

Do you have a child who is getting ready to lose a tooth? These picture books will be just the ticket. Our first selection is “Tabitha’s Terrifically Tough Tooth.” Tabitha likes to eat an apple every morning after breakfast, but today, it hurt. Her tooth was wobbly! Her dad told her about the Tooth Fairy, and she got very excited. She just had to lose that tooth. She spent all day coming up with new and creative ways to jiggle it out. First she turns on the radio and tries to dance it loose. Then she ties a string to … Continue reading →

Trust Me, Mom! – Angela McAllister

It happens to all of us – at some point, we become old enough to start doing things by ourselves. But that transition from young child to older child can be rough, especially on moms. In “Trust Me, Mom!” we meet Ollie. Today he is going to cross the street all by himself and go to the store. His mother has prepared him in every way she can think of. She even put on glasses and a fake nose to teach him about avoiding strangers. She warned him of every eventuality. And, she reminds him to only buy cheese. She … Continue reading →

Before You Were Born – Nancy White Carlstrom

I confess, sometimes I’ll find a book that makes me blubber like a baby from beginning to end, and when I find a book like that, I know it’s a keeper. An example of this is “Before You Were Born,” a beautiful picture book that takes me back to my pregnancy with my daughter, who is my first-born, and all the hopes and dreams I had for her and how naïve I was to think that my life would not change all that much after I had children. I had no idea how much better my life would be. We … Continue reading →