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Picture Books for Feb 2021, Cover Images as Below

6 Educational Picture Books to Enjoy Reading This March

March 2, 2021March 1, 2021Sophie Brown

I have spent the last few weeks reading some brilliant picture books covering topics from vehicles to dinosaurs, racism to space exploration.

Snoopy A Beagle of Mars Cover Image Boom, Mars Image NASA

Mars Month: ‘Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars’ by Jason Cooper

July 10, 2020Sophie Brown1

In ‘Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars,’ Snoopy has awoken in a desolate red landscape and is convinced he has somehow arrived on Mars.

Space Dogs, Image: Laurence King Publishing

Apollo 50th: ‘Space Dogs’: The Story of Courageous Canine Cosmonauts

July 12, 2019July 11, 2019Sophie Brown

‘Space Dogs’ by Martin Parr looks at the history of the Soviet Union’s space dogs program and the dogs that worked there in detail.

Between the Bookends, Image: Sophie Brown

Between the Bookends: 8 Books We Read in June 2019

July 1, 2019June 30, 2019Sophie Brown

In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Corrina, Amy, and Patricia share some of their favorite reads of the last month.

Petsies Will Delight Your Kids and Alarm Your Pets

May 13, 2017December 12, 2017Jackie Reeve3

Make a custom version of your pet for National Pet Week!

Veterans Day, Complete With All the Feels

November 11, 2016December 16, 2017Patricia Vollmer

Break out the Kleenex. Patricia shares her own military homecomings and features YouTube videos of some of the best ones to hit you right in the feels as a way to honor our veterans.

CleverPet is Like Simon for Your Dog

May 8, 2014November 23, 2017Rachel Cericola

This upcoming WiFi-enabled device is designed to educate and entertain your pet.

Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist

June 7, 2013November 24, 2017Cathé Post

Summer vacation is here! Or, it is looming in the not-so-distant future. Either way, kids are getting edgy and are requesting video suggestions to keep them entertained for a few minutes. So, this week’s video playlist features videos the GeekMom writers’ kids enjoy.

Geeky Ways to Love the Iditarod: Build a Better Dog Sled

March 9, 2011Jessamyn5

Talk about an amazing race. The Iditarod dog sled competition, which started Saturday, stretches more than a thousand miles from Anchorage to Nome, crossing some of the toughest terrain in the world under some of the harshest conditions on the planet. Mushers come from all over the world to compete, but, at its heart, the […]