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2020 Picture Books, Cover Images as Noted Below

7 Picture Books from 2020 to Read with Your Family

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Sophie Brown

Here are seven diverse picture books released during 2020 that are well worth reading aloud with your children at bedtime.

2020 Middle-Grade Books for Back to School, Background Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay, Cover Images as Below

5 Fantastic Middle-Grade Books Perfect for Back to School

August 21, 2020August 20, 2020Sophie Brown3

I’ve put together a bunch of fantastic middle-grade books covering a variety of genres and styles that I hope will inspire your young readers.

How-To-Draw Books, Image Copyright As Noted Below

8 How-to-Draw Books to Improve Your Drawing Skills

April 25, 2020April 24, 2020Sophie Brown

I gathered up some how-to-draw books and had a go at using them. While aimed at kids, they are great for helping adults improve our skills too.

Earth Day Books 2020, Images Wide Eyed Editions

Six Earth Day Picture Books that Celebrate Our Planet (+ Giveaway)

April 22, 2020April 30, 2020Sophie Brown

To help celebrate Earth Day, you could win six Earth Day picture books from Quarto and Wide Eyed Editions to read with your family.

Between the Bookends, Image: Sophie Brown

Between the Bookends: 8 Books We Read in March 2020

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020Sophie Brown

What a few weeks it’s been since our last Between the Bookends. GeekMom hopes we can offer you some support with our favorite recent reads.

Between the Bookends: 5 Books We Read in February 2020

March 1, 2020February 29, 2020Sophie Brown

This month, Sophie and Rebecca share some of the books that have helped them settle into this brand new decade.

Review: Workman’s New ‘Paint by Sticker’ Books

September 30, 2016December 15, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

Workman’s ‘Paint by Sticker’ books are the perfect on-the-go craft.

Geek Speaks… Coloring Books! With Natalie Zaman and Wendy Martin

March 1, 2016December 8, 2017Natalie Zaman

What if you could include messages with those coloring images—words, only a few—that could connect you to the visual on a deeper level?

Road Trippin’: Creative Games for the Whole Family

December 3, 2015December 4, 2017Cassie Hart

These road trip games require no pieces, few rules, just kids and a whole lot of imagination.

Live Every Week Like It’s Shark Week With ‘Wild Kratts’

April 14, 2015December 2, 2017Kelly Knox

If your child is already a big fan of animals, chances are they’re already fans of the Wild Kratts.

Go Kitty Crazy With The Adventures of Puss in Boots

January 31, 2015December 2, 2017Natania Barron

Get up close and fuzzy with the Adventures of Puss in Boots and other animal offerings this month on Netflix.

Become Part of the Effort to Save California Condors

September 11, 2014November 23, 2017Ariane Coffin

You can help track and monitor California condors by identifying animals in pictures taken by motion-activated cameras placed across California.

The Stratford Zoo Midnight Review Presents Macbeth

September 11, 2014December 15, 2017Rebecca Angel

With artwork that bounds off the page, The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Present: Macbeth is a clear but very silly take on one of the Bard’s most famous plays.

GeekMom Video Playlist

June 27, 2014November 23, 2017Rebecca Angel

New season of Korra! Silly animals! Marbles! And Ninjas!

Help Classify Animal Pictures From Tanzania

August 1, 2013November 24, 2017Karen Burnham

Kids can help identify the animals captured by motion sensitive cameras in Tanzania.

Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist

June 21, 2013November 24, 2017Cathé Post

Do you want science videos? We have the periodic table, animals, music, and a rapping sign language interpreter (because, why not?).

This Dragon*Con, the Fans Pick the Charities

May 2, 2013December 15, 2017Ruth Suehle

Charity auctions and other fundraising events are a mainstay of many fan conventions, including Dragon*Con. In 2012, they raised more than $45,000 for the Georgia Chapter of the ALS Association. This year the con decided to approach charity a little differently by asking the fans where they’d like their donations to go in 2013.

When it Rains, it Snails

May 17, 2011GeekMom4

To my mind, there are two great ways to spend rainy days with kids: tucked away indoors with an excess of books and quilts, or navigating the drippy wilderness looking for foul-weather creatures. My family’s wilderness happens to be an urban landscape, but if one looks closely, there’s still a wealth of wildlife to be […]

Geek Candor: The Vlogbrothers Do It With Animals

December 17, 2010GeekMom4

Let’s talk about sex. Yes, again! That’s the thing about ‘the talk’ – you can’t have just one. Because this is a geeky blog, I did a little research into how other geeks have been talking about sex lately, and I discovered something very interesting. The Vlogbrothers do it with animals. Talk about sex, that […]