Mommybloggers Take Over the World. Or at Least the Bookshelves.
There is one book that the editors of CMP have been waiting for more eagerly than any other, and that book is Sleep is For the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers. Because it will be awesome
A Princess Book for Anti-Princess Parents
Despite my husband and my efforts to foist sidewalk chalk and softball bats on my daughter, she prefers the sparkly, the frilly, and the delicate. I've often changed the words to fairy tales while reading them to her because they seem so dang sexist.
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The Greening of Playtime
Okay so it's like that old joke about grandparents who look at your kids' video games and say VIDEO GAMES? Back in my day we played with twigs and rocks and we LIKED IT.
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If Your Breastfeeding Boobs Wrote a Book
There's not a lot of fun involved in breastfeeding in the beginning, as I can attest as a two-time, soon to be three-time nurser. Unless you enjoy the feeling of your boobs about to explode. But moms Shannon Payette Seip and Adrienne Hedger certainly found the humor in it all
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Crafty Moms, This One's For You
Okay you mamas with the crafty gene. Now don't be coy, you know who you are. You're the ones who see some of the awesome handmade stuff we feature here and turn up your noses and say pfft, I could make that myself for THREE CENTS.
The Baby is Here. Now What Do I Do With Him?
It seemed like the great anticipation of meeting your baby was quickly dashed by the fact that he really doesn't do anything but sleep, eat, and poop. Or, if you're my babies, just eat and poop -- apparently sleep was optional. While I was sobbing over my breast pump, I wish someone had given me a copy of The Rookie Moms Handbook.
Rockabye by Rebecca Woolf: A Shining (Yet Tatooed) Beacon in a Sea of Mom-oir Sameness
When former CMP contributor Rebecca Woolf left us to pursue other writing opportunities, we were terribly disappointed, but hugely anxious to see what brilliance she was brewing up. The result: The must-read Rockabye: From Wild to Child
What Mama Couldn't Use More Zen in Her Life?
I'm fascinated by tales from other parts of the world; introducing stories I've never heard before to my daughter is one of my favorite parts of motherhood.
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The Pigeon Want 1. A Puppy, 2. To Take Over Story Hour Completely
Mo Willem's newest release in the pigeon series: The Pigeon Wants a Puppy in which our consistently unfulfilled winged hero uses charm, humor, and his trademark pleading to make his next request.
The Much Overlooked Turnip Gets Its Literary Due At Last
The Gigantic Turnip, the classic Russian folktale retold by Alexsei Tolstoy with Niamn Sharkey's amazing illustrations, had me at its cover.
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Happy Birthday, You Little Rat
We're big fans of Chinese zodiac-themed items for unique baby gifts. Although let's face it, this lunar year being the year of the rat doesn't inherently provide as many cute options as say, the year of the monkey.
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One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
I love books for my kids that are interactive. And I don't mean press a button to activate some evil voice chip which shouts commands like FIND THE LETTER T!
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They claim to be a "new concept in kid's entertainment," but in saying as much, I think Reading For All
Nairobi's Knapsack features a nice little selection of stuff for kids with an multicultural bent. There's a sweet array of toys and dolls beyond what you'll find in the local Tarzhay, although what really anchors the shop is the virtual bookshelf.
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Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad (Bad, Bad) Baby Names. And We Don't Mean "Krystynne."
There's a little book of Bad Baby Names out there that would be a great addition to any baby shower gift. In amongst the snapshots of cute kids you'll find the most outrageous names found in actual census data.
Of Cupcakes, Lactose, and World Domination
"Just One More Book," Definitely Preferable to "Just One More Cookie"
My three-year-old daughter (the little angel) has entirely too many dumb books, which is killing me softly, because why waste time on dumb books ever in your life?
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Children's Books the Way They Used to Be. Literally.
I'm so excited to have discovered (at Toy Fair, of all places) the wonderfully named Seattle-based Laughing Elephant Books.
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Tell Me More Stories
Amy Friedman’s wonderful multicultural Tell Me a Story compilation was easily one of our favorite CDs of 2006. So of course we’re thrilled that she’s at last released a follow-up with Tell Me a Story 2: Animal Magic.
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The Journey to Adoption Just Got More Beautiful
While adoptive parents can certainly document their child's first steps, first foods, and first booger-flnging incident like any other, the baby book pages about prepartum cravings can be a little awkward in their emptiness.
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Bloomin' Cute
It’s not coincidental that Bloom: A Little Book About Finding Love, comes out just in time for February's Hallmark holiday. And yet Dutch-born author/illustrator Maria Van Lieshout’s sweet little tome on loving the one you're with will delight kids the rest of the year as well
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Obama? Hillary? Duck?
I admit that my eyes have been glued to the Presidential debates and caucuses, much to the chagrin of my Noggin-addicted three-year-old. So instead of fighting about when she gets to watch the Backyardigans next, I'm going to get her fired up about a better show: The 2008 Elections.
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Not Your Ordinary Mortal Alphabet Book
I've been calling my daughter Wonderbaby for, like, forever. She's always seemed the type of child - even when she was only days old - who might just take off at any moment and leap tall buildings in a single bound.
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Definitely Beats a Big Sibling T-Shirt
As surprised as I was by my third pregnancy, my older daughter was downright shocked. She may have actually gotten used to the idea more quickly than I did, thanks in part to Making Me: The Pregnancy Activity Book for My Big Brother or Sister.
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Our Kind of Princess
With a princess-obsessed three year-old, I'm always on the lookout for pretty much any book that has absolutely nothing to do with them. And yes, I know it's cruel to cut her off entirely from the little crowned ladies just... ... [More]
Humpty Dunce
I know I'm not the only new mom who spent sweet quiet moments alone with my newborn singing the Happy Days theme song. What can I say, I could never quite recall an appropriate tune when I needed to.
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Gift Baskets Without That One Sucky Item In Them
The problem with most gift baskets is you don't always like everything inside. Red Wagon Presents, on the other hand, puts together fun, themed book baskets that are great from top to bottom.
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Editors' Picks of 2007: Reads & Tunes
Kristen: Thanks to Taro Gomi's Scribbles book, I've gotten many an uninterrupted shower and bathroom break. That's almost priceless. Liz: Joanne Dugan's 123-NYC counting book goes all the way up to 20 for a change.
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Stroking the Kid's Ego With the Printed Word
In African folklore the aardvark is much admired for its diligence. This is a completely appropriate characteristic for the Aardvark Adventure Stories namesake,
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Contrary to Popular Belief, Moms Do Have a Few Brain Cells Left
After months spent in OB offices browsing parenting magazines that ran the gamut from mindless fun to downright annoying, I had no idea that there was something out there for moms that was actually (gasp) literary.
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Whoever (or maybe that's just my mother-in-law) said you need batteries and talking toys to get kids interested in learning has obviously never seen Possibly the Only Holiday Travel Without Delays
When I popped the Travel Time Stories CD in and a sweet woman's voice called my daughter by name and proceeded to tell her a story, just for her, well, it was like magic. Magic spun by fairies while dancing on rainbows with shiny golden unicorns.
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The Breast Advice
In my experience, the average book about breastfeeding is about as interesting-slash-entertaining as your 6th grade health text. While it may contain valuable information, how much of it can you absorb when you're nodding off from third trimester narcolepsy anyway?
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Phooey!
Back in my younger days, I had a thing for the Tin Tin series of comics on my shelf. They were in French. I didn't speak French. It didn't matter. The illustrations allowed me to create my own story in my head.
Yo Ho Ho, The Reading's Life For Me
My son has decided he wants to be a pirate. For Halloween. And for a living. This is in large part because recently he's become the star of a personalized book called Here There Be Pirates from Flatten Me.
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Scribble Me This
If I have to draw one more cat or tree or apple on demand for my daughter, I think I might just lose it. Let's just say I'm best equipped for being the guesser at Pictionary. But thanks to Taro Gomi's amazing Scribbles: A Really Giant Coloring and Drawing Book, I've been totally off the hook.
You'll Eat It And You'll Like It
If I told you a celebrity's wife had yet another cookbook out, you'd roll your eyes, right? I admit I did when I heard that Jessica Seinfeld had just published Deceptively Delicious.
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For Babies With a Taste For Reading
While others may look at the gnawed corners of our board books and question my kids' fiber intake, I prefer to view it as...evidence of their affection for the printed word. But sadly, some of our books have been adored beyond repair
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Say My Name, Say My Name
As a certifiable word nerd, I’m not a fan of children’s books that seem to be written by marketers and not authors. While I like a good gimmick as much as the next parent, I also want a book that’s worth reading once you get beyond the “look what a cool idea!” stage.
Pavarotti Lives On
The passing of opera great Luciano Pavarotti this week has taken a wee bit of sunshine out of the world. In his honor, we found the Barefoot Book of Stories From the Opera by Shahrukh Husain, at one of our favorite publisher's sites.
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"Mommy, What's That Dog Doing to That Other Dog?"
I'm a sucker for the hilarious questions kids ask--who isn't?-- particularly if I'm not the one who has to answer them all. Which is why I haven't put down the absolutely engaging new book, Father Knows Less, Or "Why Can't I Cook My Sister?": One Dad's Quest To Answer His Son's Most Baffling Questions.
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"Who Effed Up The Toys???"
I can't take credit for the headline - it's was written by my friend Karen as the subject of an email she sent yesterday, alerting us all to yet another toy recall. I'm ready to just dump anything in the toy chest that wasn't made by hand out from virgin pine by monks.
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Get In Mah Belly!
Like many dutiful first time mothers, I took pictures of my growing belly (and unfortunately, thighs and butt) every month until I had my daughter. But what exactly are you supposed to do with those photos? And don't say "screen saver."
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When Owen Wilson Talks, I Listen
The idea of "going green" sounds fantastic in theory, but trading up to a Prius and installing solar panels on my house is not in my near future. But thanks to The Green Book, I've learned that saving the planet is easier than I thought.
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The Many Colors of Babies
As a bi-racial woman raising a multi-racial child in a homogenous suburban neighborhood, it's challenging to provide my daughter with a wide range of cultural experiences. In plain speak: All the kids are white!
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Surviving Those Nine Long Margarita-Free Months
When I first cracked the cover of The Newly Non-Drinking Girl's Guide to Pregnancy: Advice and Support for Surviving 40 Weeks without a Cosmopolitan I was wary. "Surviving" without a Cosmopolitan? Isn't that overstating the case a wee bit?
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A Sheep That Dreams of Being More Than a Lamb Chop
If those mall makeover shops for grade-school girls are any indication, a young girl's fantasy career is now limited to slutty rock star, slutty model, or slightly less slutty princess. So I'm very happy--even relieved--to have been introduced to Nick Katsouris' Growing Up with Loukoumi.
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Cooking with the Bambinos
I'm not a cooking enthusiastic, but I do want to encourage my daughter to learn life skills. In other words, I hope she can expand her food prep repertoire beyond instant mac-and-cheese before she heads off to college. Unlike, ahem, her mother.
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Take. Back. The Tie.
I'm not sure what it is about the tie that makes us grab them in desperation for Father's Day gifts. Me included. But this year, I urge you to return it--it's not too late!--and instead check out the plethora of appropriate hipster dad gifts at McSweeney's Store, the online shop of Dave Egger's hilarious literary journal.
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Can You Count the Potholes, Sweetie?
I have not been a mom all that long and already I'm tired of the same old images in counting and alphabet books. 10 apples, 9 bananas, 8 ducks...how about 1 snoring mommy? So I love the fresh take on counting in photographer Joanne Dugan's 123 NYC: A Counting Book of New York City.
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I'm always looking for books for my daughter featuring strong female protagonists. They don't have to be fist-in-the-air feminist characters, but they don't have to be princesses dreaming of marrying princes, either.
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Book Snob Heaven
My family and I are serious book lovers. Okay, we're full-on snobs. I admit it. We only have eyes for the worthwhile page-turners and even my toddler has learned to resist the call of the flashy but content-lite pages in the bargain bins and head straight for the award winners. That's my girl!
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Who Has Time to Scrapbook?
Don't ask me why exactly I still have the ribbons off the generic going-home gift the hospital gave us, but I do. I save and document everything, which is all well and good when you've got a first year baby journal to fill up, but after that you're pretty much to your own devices. Can you say "shoeboxes?"
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Can't We Just Name Her Jane and Call it a Day?
When I cracked open a review copy of The Complete Book of Baby Names by Leslie Bolton in search for a name for my yet unnamed fetus, I was expecting the same old same old.
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Bag Ladies
With my daughter's third birthday rapidly approaching, I'm already in party planning mode. While she's got definite opinions about her cake and party theme, the party favor bags are my territory.
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A Pregnancy Book, Hold the Scary Stuff
After I peed on the stick and saw those two pink lines, I did what a lot of newly-pregnant women do: I took 157 books off the bookstore shelves, sat myself down and tried to find just one one that echoed my feelings and thoughts about pregnancy. But most just made me want to run screaming--right to the café, to eat my weight in chocolate.
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How Do You Say ‘Awesome’ in Italian?
As a lover of all things multi-cultural, I am on the hunt for quality baby gear that is both inclusive and multilingual. I mean, I get the charm of diapers embroidered with ‘Oui Oui!’ but I’ve been looking for something a little more…classic.
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My daughter is a freak for magazines -- heck, she'll even spend hours with the Pottery Barn Kids catalog. So, when I found out about Highlight's new 2-5 yearpublication, Sanity Amidst the Minivans
We all love swapping war stories with another mom friend: You share your potty training adventures, she describes her toddler's attempts to escape from the crib. By conversation's end you're laughing, crying, and grateful for the venting tha
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Peeing In Peace, If There Is There Such a Thing
I have developed a wee bit of cynicism about the recent spate of irreverent momoirs and advice books out there for parents. The vast majority have terrific titles...and that's pretty much where you'll want to stop reading. So I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I heard about Peeing in Peace: Tales and Tips for Type A Moms.
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Hide (The Veggies) and Go Seek
Despite continued reassurance that we only serve delicious meals at our house, my older daughter stubbornly resists trying new foods. The tears, tantrums and intense negotiation are exhausting. For once, I'd like to sit down to a meal without ever uttering the words "...or you can go straight to bed."
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Yoga Moms Do It With Zen
With the massive morning sickness-turned awful reflux that I’ve experienced for the last 6 months, I have gone from yoga enthusiast to...well let's just say a deep forward bend brings with it more than limber muscles (like my breakfast, for instance). Needless to say, I’ve been dying to get back to my practice as soon as my baby is born.
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Maternity Clothes Guaranteed to Fit
Mommy Needs a Daquiri
I'm all for books that teach my kids more than just their animals. I mean, cripes, if we have to take the time to read it to them 500 times, it might as well teach them other things too, right? Like how to make their own breakfast, mow the lawn, or even better, make me a cocktail.
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Cooking When Cooking's the Last Thing You Want to Do
Let's get one thing straight right away: I don't cook. I avoid it whenever possible. I'm not good at it, I don't enjoy it, and I'm damn lucky that my husband is happy to take over in this department. When I'm on duty, it's Frosted Mini Wheats all around!
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Ooh-La-L'Alphabet
Although I'm a straight-up English speaker (with a little French thrown in on those really bad days -- ahem), I've always thought it would be wonderful for my daughter to learn another language. Most folks say that starting early is the best way to go but the idea of toddler language classes has always seemed just a bit...much for me.
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Wait, So Not All Poems Rhyme?
Once in a while, I sit down to review something for CMP and have trouble with it. Not for lack of words, but because my daughter has somehow gotten her hands on the item and refuses to give it back.
For Moms, By Moms. But Not the Crazy Ones.
New moms will agree that new mom advice is easy to come by. For example, there's your mother-in-law and her stories about brandy in the baby bottle, or your childless cousin who's quick to tell you about the evils of television watching. What's hard to come by, however, is good advice.
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What Good is Having Kids If They Can't Do The Cooking?
I love celebrity chefs, but recently I discovered (the hard way) that some of the bold-faced Food Network names out there write books which are more self-promotional vehicles than useful kitchen resources.
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Oh The Things That You Will Cook
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t's not often I find a cookbook that actually motivates me to cook something. Make that never. But the new Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook by Georgeann Brennan and Frankie Frankeny certainly did the trick.
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There's More to Life Than Rock N Roll
While we're big fans of the rock n roll around these parts, we also have a soft spot for the country classics. And no, that doesn't mean Achy-Breaky Heart. Bite your tongue.
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The Experts' Guide to Calm The Heck Down Already
As a mama-to-be once again, I am suddenly remembering how absolutely every concern about childbirth and beyond is magnified by sixteen million. It's not inconceivable that you experience as much anxiety over picking the right pacifier as you do picking the right pediatrician.
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Beyond Cheerios and American Cheese
I'm a huge fan of ethnic foods, however any attempts to get my 2-year-old to try curry or sushi has failed miserably. Well, I may just have found a solution that requires neither cooking, nor the hurling of unusual foods in the nice, quiet restaurant.
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A Pregnancy Book That Won't Cause Night Sweats
The combination of hormones and excitement forced me to buy umpteen pregnancy books that caused me anxiety for most of my pregnancy. Other than the few times I referenced them for help with weird uterus pangs and a description of "the mucus plug," the stack of them were better as a nursing stool than source of comfort.
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PB & Everything
I distinctly remember when Peanut Butter & Co opened its doors in New York's Greenwich Village several years ago. The whole city was abuzz - what could someone possibly do with peanut butter that would be worth a wait down the block?
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It's All About Me
From among the audacious number of gifts my daughter received this holiday, I was happy (and proud) that her favorite was a book. Of course it was a special book - one personalized with her name on all the pages. Who could blame her?
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Say Dada(ism)
There's a fine line between pretentious and hip. Pretentious (and also sort of stupid) would be filling your toddler's library with museum coffee table books. But introducing him to the board book, The Art of Shapes: For Children and Adults, well that's something we can get behind.
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If Mommy Doesn't Know, Ask Yagyu
I have a feeling my daughter is going to be one of those kids. You know, the ones who ask incessant questions like "Why do we have five fingers? or "What are ankle bones for?" or "Why does Daddy have one eyebrow?" And the good mom that I am, I will look it up on Google. Or more likely, just fake it.
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Seeing Read
When a recent trip left me pondering The Complete Works of Shakespeare versus How to Fix The Kitchen Sink as potential beach reads, I realized I had a problem. The shelves in my home library are overflowing with nonfiction and kids' books, but the fictional reading selections are positively uninspiring.
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The Gift That Gifts Back
When I was a kid, every gift-giving holiday came with a request from my mother to make her something. After a few years of amateur photo collages and tedious poetry I was plum out of ideas.
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Independence From Pink
As anyone familiar with New York knows, tonight the FDR drive will be lined with junior firework watchers wearing--what else--black. It's not that they don't love America in the big city; it's just that red white and blue screams Wayward Tourist Lost on the Way to Madame Tussaud's.
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"Back in My Day, We Walked To School. Uphill. Both Ways."
In my experience, there are two kinds of grandparents. Those who start every conversation with, "did I tell you the one about ________?" And before you even get to answer, they're regaling you with every minute detail (again) about The Time I Met Carl from the Army or The Time I Went to The Store and It Was Closed.
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Make it a Double
With all the great frank and funny mom books out there, it's about time someone came up with an equally entertaining daddy alternative. So we were tickled when we found out that Robert Wilder, well-known writer, columnist, and dad of two, had done just that.
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Beyond Goodnight Moon
If you've ever stood slack-jawed in the children's section of Borders, entirely overwhelmed by the selection, you're not alone. Board book or hardcover? Pat the Bunny or Hop on Pop? It's maddening. But a book on books--that's the last book I would have thought I needed to insure my child's taste for the written word.Real Simple Goes Family
We're not sure if there's a better mani-pedi read than Real Simple. Admit it, you're dying to rip out half the pages when the pedicurist turns her head, stuff them in your bag and sneak them home with you. Or maybe you actually have?
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No One Else Will Tell You About Cauliflower Butt
Toss your copy of that alarmist pregnancy book, stat. If you really want to know what to expect during pregnancy pick up Stacy Quarty’s Frankly Pregnant: A Candid, Week-by-Week Guide to the Unexpected Joys, Raging Hormones, and Common Experiences of Pregnancy.
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Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Forget the cloth diapers meticulously arranged in the shape of a three-tier cake and get your sister or girlfriend something she’ll really want to use. Like the book, Why Babies Do That: Baffling Baby Behavior Explained by Jennifer Margulis.
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Traveling with More Leg Room
Looking for a fun and cheap way to show your kids the sights of Europe without leaving your living room? Check out these reprinted vintage books by children's author and amazing illustrator Miroslav Sasek, now available through Shop Composition.Have afternoon... ... [More]
What? You Mean There's More to Life Than Xbox?
Surely every parent agrees that whatever it is that gets our kids into reading, we're all for it. (Okay, maybe not the SI swimsuit issue. But pretty much anything else.) Which is why we just love Books to Check Out for Kids, a journal from the always cool Imagineering Company.
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A Perfect Read, For the Most Part
I just finished reading Judith Warner's Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety. Considering I haven't read a book since I became a mother, that in itself should tell you a lot.
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Mama Mags, Eat Your Heart Out
If you haven't figured it out yet, we here at Cool Mom Picks like underground, lesser-known, but just as fabulous cool stuff. Nothing against the mainstream parenting paraphernalia, but there's something about reading a plainly printed, hand folded zine that makes us giddy. It doesn't hurt that they feature top-notch work from writers slash parents.
From Briefcase to Diaper Bag
As if the shock of having a newborn wasn't enough, I think I might have had a harder time adjusting to the change in job from sassy professional gal to stay-at-home-mom. While I was surrounded by a gaggle of career mothers, few could share in my loss of what once was my very precious work.
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Curious George two times a day for how many weeks, I think we are all ready for a change. So I ordered a set of Kit Allen's children's Batters Up
Just because I'm not a partaker in America's Favorite Pastime doesn't mean I don't think it shouldn't be celebrated. So, this year, I've decided to mix up a special "Homerun Martini" and pull out one of my favorite movies - "A League of Their Own."
No, G is Not for Guiliani
New York City can teach a child any number of things. Like how to distinguish a Bangladeshi cab driver accent from a Pakistani one. Or how to learn to share toys with Uma's daughter in the sandbox of the Bleecker Street playground. Now, NYC is also teaching children their ABCs.
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"If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy"
I think many of the mainstream parenting-type magazines make fine reads... for my daughter while I'm on the toilet. What toddler doesn't love to flip through pages of baby pictures and toy ads? But when I'm looking for something to challenge my slowly deteriorating mom brain, I head right over to mamazine.com.
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Because Your Mama Brain Ain't Gonna Cut It
Recently, I attempted to relate highlights of my pregnancy and birth to a newly pregnant friend. It seems all I could remember, other than my labor and delivery, was my penchant for ranch dressing, my huge sausage-like toes, and the 70-lb weight gain.
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What a Bitch
Around the time our second son was born, I came across an amazing book, The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage, a collection of essays edited by Cathi Hanauer.
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I Love Me Some Marrit
I'm reading Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers by Marrit Ingman and you must too. She is my new hero. Her writing is rollicking and riotous and searingly honest, even as she describes her postpartum depression during the first year of her child's life.
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