Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in June 2020
July’s Between the Bookends column here at GeekMom includes seven books that have been read by Sophie, Lisa, Patricia, and Sarah.
Continue ReadingJuly’s Between the Bookends column here at GeekMom includes seven books that have been read by Sophie, Lisa, Patricia, and Sarah.
Continue ReadingThis June, GeekMom is celebrating Pride Month. Today’s book review is ‘Who’s Your Real Mom?’ by Bernadette Green, illustrated by Anna Zobel.
Continue ReadingLyricPop is a series of picture books with stories based on well-known pop songs and the first wave of four titles is out today.
Continue ReadingTo help celebrate Earth Day, you could win six Earth Day picture books from Quarto and Wide Eyed Editions to read with your family.
Continue ReadingWhat 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.
Continue ReadingInternational Women’s Day has arrived once again, and GeekMom is here to provide you with a reading list of books featuring inspirational women.
Continue ReadingThis month, Sophie and Rebecca share some of the books that have helped them settle into this brand new decade.
Continue ReadingIn this final Between the Bookends of 2019, we hope you find something to gift to a loved one or enjoy reading yourself over the holidays.
Continue ReadingOur Halloween reading roundup has a spooky story for every age group from preschoolers to adults; there’s sure to be something for everyone.
Continue ReadingPick up one (or all!) of these for the perfect book to read at bedtime on that last magical night of summer.
Continue Reading‘Field Trip to the Moon’ is an inclusive, imaginary tale where a student explorer introduces color to moon aliens in a friendly adventure.
Continue ReadingA review of ‘A Piglet Named Mercy’ from Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen.
Continue ReadingI want to share five Quarto titles that I have recently read and that I hope you and your family will love reading together. The books are presented in roughly age-appropriate order.
Continue ReadingWith our children back in school for a new year of learning, Sophie, Kay, Lisa, and Rebecca share some of their latest reads.
Continue ReadingIn his new book ‘South,’ Daniel Duncan tells a sweet story of an unlikely friendship between a fisherman and an injured bird–sure to delight young readers!
Continue Reading‘Stack the Cats,’ written and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani, is the perfect introduction to early math concepts for young children.
Continue ReadingThe new book ‘Brobot Bedtime’ by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Scott Campbell is perfect for the young robot fan in your life.
Continue ReadingThe new book ‘What’s the Big Deal About First Ladies’ by Ruby Shamir and Matt Faulkner is perfect for the young history fan in your life.
Continue ReadingHere’s how I transitioned my first child’s bedtime read-aloud routine from picture books to novels, and how we’re doing it differently the second time.
Continue ReadingPictures and text interact in a picture book in order to tell a whole story, and when one contradicts the other, who are you gonna believe?
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