Baby Loves Hip Hop. And Dinosaurs. And Eating Dog Food – But That’s Another Story.
The way I see it, kids are ridiculously obsessed with dinosaurs and they love a kicking beat, so it…
The Much Overlooked Turnip Gets Its Literary Due At Last
The Gigantic Turnip, the classic Russian folktale retold by Alexsei Tolstoy with Niamn Sharkey’s amazing illustrations, had me at…
The Pigeon Wants 1. A Puppy, 2. To Take Over Story Hour Completely
I am such a crazy Mo Willems stalker-fan that when I heard I missed meeting him at Toy Fair…
The Alphabet According to Pop Culture Junkies
Yeah yeah yeah, A is for Apple. B is for Ball. Whatever. I’m far more interested in Brooklyn dad/designer…
Rock On, Little Girls
I’ve got a 2.5 year-old girl who can identify Bob Dylan by sight, jumps up and down when she…
Clips That Stay In. Without Corn Syrup. or KY Jelly.
I remember the time someone suggested using corn syrup to stick a bow on my then bald daughter’s head….
I Like Zutano in the Springtime
One of the perks of editing Cool Mom Picks is that I get to run around trade shows with…
I Wish They All Could Be California Boys
The number one question we get in the CMP inboxes (besides Dear friend would you please helep me I…
Too Much…Magic Bus
Brooklyn parents have surely overheard other moms in the supermarket or the corner diner saying, "Oh we signed up…
What Mama Couldn’t Use More Zen in Her Life?
I’m fascinated by tales from other parts of the world, and being from Iowa, equally fascinated by all deer…