Dora the Explorer is turning 10 this year. Celebrate with Dora and Diego Let’s Cook. This fun cookbook gets kids involved in cooking healthy meals for the whole family. There are 50 recipes complete with colorful pictures that Dora and Diego endorse… so they must be kid friendly! Enjoy breakfast frittatas fiesta style and pirate adventure pizza coins (yum), while picking up a few new Spanish words along the way.
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Impress the kids and be a bake sale goddess with the Bakerella Cake Pops book. These cute little cake bits on a stick are perfect party favors or anytime treats. This step by step guide teaches you how to decorate cake pops in the shapes of everything from chicks to robots. Learn the basics on how to make and dip and then get a bit fancy decorating them.
Ahoy, matey! Who needs to rear their children the old fashioned way when Pirate Parenting is so much more fun?! Raise the perfect Pirate with the Guide to Pirate Parenting. This fun guide teaches all the important pirate parent skills (such as where to maroon your disobedient child). Track your progress with a quiz at the end. This book is sure to teach some great ideas for keeping those buccaneers in line!
Junie B is the rage among elementary school kids all over the country. They just can’t get enough of the spunky Junie B. Start getting your first grader in the mood for school with Junie B First Grader (At Last) This hilarious chapter book talks about Junie B’s new teacher (Mr. Scary) and her interactions with her classmates. A must read!
Let your little girl take a trip to Venice with adventurous Zoe Sophia. Chronicle Books sent us a copy of Zoe Sophia’s Scrapbook (March 2006) by Claudia Mauner and Elisa Smalley. In this book Zoe Sophia goes to Venice with her little dog Mickey to visit her Great Aunt Dorothy. Written in diary format your daughter will feel like she is reading letters from her best friend. It might even inspire her to start her own scrapbook or diary.
Do you struggle to find family-friendly recipes that are gluten and dairy free? Cooking for Isaiah: Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Recipes for Easy Delicious Meals has a ton of recipes that the kids will love. Just because you have a family member that is gluten or dairy free doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy spaghetti and chocolate chip cookies. There are 135 recipes that look delicious!
Emotions are tough – just ask any preteen girl. The American Girls The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping of Your Emotions helps explain powerful emotions and feelings to young girls. There are practical tips for dealing with emotions such as anger, jealousy, fear, etc. Cartoons and color text makes this book appealing to young girls. A great book with a positive message.
Trying to figure out how to motivate the kids to help a little more around the house? The Chore Board: A Helping-Around-the-House Game is the way to convince (or bribe) the kids to get down and dirty with you. This fun game board has spots that kids can move forward by doing chores…get them to wash your car, do the dishes, bring you the paper…whatever your fancy. At the end, there is a reward of your choosing. Now sit back, relax and put those children to work!
Klutz has done it again! They always seem to take something simple and make it into a creative product. Klutz Doodle Journal: My Life in Scribbles is the perfect journal for tweens. It is not too stuffy or babyish like many of the other journals that we have seen. This one contains plenty of space for doodles and journaling. We love that the doodles are simple, allowing add-ons or embellishments. This fun journal also comes with what every doodler needs…a gel pen!
Looking for ideas for your turn as a classroom mom? The Classroom Mom Deck: A School Volunteer’s Survival Kit is your answer. Accord Publishing sent us this fabulous deck that is chock-full of awesome tips. Even if you don’t use this in a classroom setting it is great for at-home parties, games and arts & crafts for the kids. We like the Thanksgiving Party card – make cornucopias by filling sugar cones with candy corn, popcorn and dried fruit.
