Babble

Walking out of the hospital, with firstborn in hand, we all look for some type of “instructions.” Low and behold, someone, well two people, did it. They wrote The Baby Owner’s Manual . But being past that first stage, I’m more intrigued by their second venture, a book about ways to entertain and teach...

It's all well and good to encourage your kids to read, but what about encouraging them to write ? At Little Elephants, one mama did just that and ended up with a fantastic picture book (based on a kit from Klutz , truly one of the all-time great creativity-inspiring companies out there). Younger...

I can't check audiobooks out at the library. My car doesn't have a tape deck, the books-on-CD are always on infinite hold, and since I'm not in the habit of borrowing them I forget to return them, resulting in a fine so high I might as well have just gone and paid retail. Enter Librivox , an online community...

I am an unashamed fan of the Harry Potter books and to a lesser extent, the films, and like the rest of my kind, patiently awaiting the seventh and final installment. While I am not a spoiler seeker in general, I was pretty excited to find this one teensy weensy little tidbit: the title of the book,...

Yule, or the Winter Solstice, is the origin of much of what we in Western culture have come to think of as Christmas tradition. Many of us strive to teach our children about the way other families celebrate the holiday season, but Yule's significance is often overlooked even as practicing pagans from...