Kids love reading and being read to.  Kids also love eating and helping in the kitchen.  Author Cindy Sardo identified that early passion in little chefs and authored a series of children's books entitled Cooking's Cool. 

Before she became a full-time mom and author, Cindy was a 4th grade teacher.  Rachael Ray's Yum-O! organization inspired her to author children's books focused on healthy cooking and eating.  Yum-O! is a nonprofit organization started by Rachael Ray in 2006 to empower kids and families to develop healthy relationships ...

I read Greg Mortenson's first book, Three Cups of Tea, because I heard Greg was a mountain climber like myself.  While I quickly discovered that the story had little to do with mountain climbing, I was intrigued nonetheless and enjoyed the book.  So I was very excited to read his new book, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

During the past sixteen years, Mortenson, and his nonprofit Central Asia Institute, have worked to promote peace through education by building more than 130 ...

Like just about all kids, my kids had their favorite books when they were little.  The books I ended up reading again and again.  Of these, my favorite was Laura Numeroff's "If you give a mouse a cookie".  This tale of twisted logic was a guaranteed kid pleaser. And I appreciated the fact that there was a bit of eduction sprinkled in.  Beneath the giggles and wackiness was a lesson about cause and effect and unintended consequences.  Felicia Bond's humerous pictures match the story perfectly with subtle details ...

Reading with my kids is a priority for me. And, because I find it so important to instill a love of reading in my boys, it’s hard for me to say “no” to the “just one more story” plea, no matter how close I am to losing my voice. Tales2Go to the rescue!
 
Tales2Go streams audio stories directly to my iPhone (or your iTouch or iPad).  One more story? No problem! With Tales2Go, it’s story time, anytime. And Tales2Go answers all the key requirements for my boys when ...

If you've ever asked yourself "Do I suck at parenting?", this book is for you.  Since we all have moments when we realize we must be doing something wrong, anyone with kids should appreciate Amy's sarcastic and witty take on parenthood.  The subtitle alone gives it away, "The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget Buyer & Other Mothers I Swore I'd Never Be."

Amy's tales of raising Connor, Seamus and Maggie in Manhattan touch on topics we can all relate to.  Connor's application to pre-school had me ...

Summer reading.  The words bring to mind relaxing times by the pool, catching up on the latest trashy novel or mystery.  As if. 

It's rarely that easy to catch up on the stack of books on the night stand.  Joyce and I call it "book debt", the number of books we have bought, but not yet read. 

But reading is fundamental, and the summer is a great time to connect yourself and your children with a good book.  So, if you get the chance, here's a couple of ...