LET’S DEFEAT THE SUMMER SLIDE!! We have partnered with my brand, The Dope Kid, to launch a fun and interactive summer reading challenge! The Summer slide is the lose of significant knowledge over summer vacation especially in reading and math. This leads to skill lose each year. “A more recent study of children in 3rd to 5th […]
This book review is long overdue! When this book was released in January of 2019, I got a lot of text messages with a link to this book! Of course, I had already pre-ordered it but I loved that my family and friends knew me well enough to send over a book, they knew I […]
I decided to spice up my daughter’s reading journey! If learning to read was not hard enough, I had to be extra and sprinkle in some Spanish. I have been preparing for this for a while and really did not know when was the best time to start, the best method, etc! I have learned […]
The first time I saw this book, I had to buy it. But since I spend waaaay too much money on picture books, I was trying to discipline myself into going to the library more. After a few trips for story time and getting rather good at returning our books on time. I remembered to […]
I read a lot of books with my children but I have never real kept track of all of it. So, I wanted to create a series that documents all of the books we are enjoying in real time. My daughter and I are currently reading TWINS by Varian Johnson and Illustrated by Shannon Wright. […]
March is Women’s History Month and to celebrate I bought the wonderful book, LATINITAS: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Juliet Menéndez. My little latinita was excited to get a book that celebrated Latinas like her and had even more fun reading some words in Spanish and Portuguese. The book is primarily written in English but […]
Of course the first time I saw this book cover, I immediately thought of my precious daughter! The fiery red hair and beautiful curls are an exact match for my lil firecracker. An added bonus is the story line. If there was a book that ever represented my sweet girl, this is IT! However, I […]
If you are looking for a fun book that share scientific facts, DO DOODLEBUGS DOODLE is the book for you! This book written by Corrine Demas and Artemis Roehig asks a super silly question about an insect that will have your little ones laughing and very engaged. This silly question is accompanied with a comical […]
Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman recited a moving and profound poem ‘The Hill We Climb’ at the Presidential Inauguration. This astounding piece of prose, can be a valuable learning opportunity for children. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace.In the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always justice. Amanda Gorman, 2021 Inauguration […]