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Over Easy Cookbook (and our New Birthday Breakfast Tradition)

April 10, 2017 by crayonsandcroissants

If you are looking for some recipe inspiration, look no further. Joy the Baker‘s new cookbook, Over Easy, is a delight! My little ones and I have enjoyed browsing through the book and marking the recipes we want to make. While the book is filled with delicious meals, like Green Pea Fritters, Spaghetti Quiche, Breakfast BLTs (yes, please!) and Mini Apricot and Cardamom Scones, the Happy Birthday Pancake recipe really takes the cake (ahem, pun intended). When the kids saw this picture, they both […]

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A Little Bit of Dirt

February 10, 2017 by crayonsandcroissants

Reconnect with nature, science and art – and have fun in the process – with this appealing and inspiring book. Life in a big city is wonderful and exciting on many levels, but I do often worry that my kids are losing touch with nature. So what can we do to instill a love of nature in our children? Asia Citro has the answer with her book, A Little Bit of Dirt: 55+ Science and Art Activities to Reconnect Children with Nature.  […]

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Our Favorite Children’s Books about Compassion, Kindness and Empathy

November 11, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Our children depend on us to teach them about important issues such as celebrating diversity, showing kindness, cultivating compassion and building empathy. As a mother and a writer, I believe that reading books together with your little ones is a simple, fun and effective way to instill these values. Here are our favorite picks for children’s books with strong messages about compassion, diversity and empathy. A Sick Day for Amos McGee Amos McGee works at the zoo, and every day he makes time to visit his special […]

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The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids

October 25, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

60 Easy Plant-Based Recipes Kids Can Make to Stay Healthy and Save the Earth. Now that I have two little chefs in the kitchen, I am always looking for kid-friendly cookbooks for recipe inspiration. The Help Yourself Cookbook For Kids offers easy, healthy and delicious recipes that are a snap for kids to make. We love the cute pictures and fun animal characters, not to mention the recipes for nutritious meals and drinks. Both Little M and Baby M have found […]

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Fowl Language

April 27, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Need a good laugh this week? Well, you are in luck! Brian Gordon’s funny new book Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting is now available and definitely worth a read. I first came across Gordon’s  website when I saw his comic about going back to work after a long weekend. Hilarious, right? His website features comics about the parenting journey that are funny and smart, while still sentimental. Gordon has two small children of his own and has experienced parenting joys and struggles first hand. I love how he […]

Categories: Motherhood, Read • Tags: comics, Parenting

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Earth Day

April 20, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We are so excited to celebrate Earth Day on Friday. Little M wants to plant some herbs in our windowsill garden, read his favorite books about recycling and spend time outdoors. If you are looking for a few Earth Day ideas, check out some of our favorites: Explore the great outdoors with this wonderful new book. We have been reading and bookmarking our favorite pages in Outside: A Guide to Discovering Nature. The book explores questions about nature and appeals to children’s natural sense […]

Categories: Craft, Read • Tags: earth day, eco, Eco-conscious, recycling

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The Bear Report

April 11, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We were so excited to read The Bear Report recently, it is the newest book from one of our favorite authors. We love Thyra Heder‘s book FraidyZoo and when we couldn’t wait to investigate her newest book. Little M and I have read this book over and over again. It’s an exceptionally sweet story about a little girl named Sophie who does not want to research polar bears for her school project. She writes a few lines about bears (they’re big, […]

Categories: Read • Tags: books, Children, earth day, polar bears

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Travel the World Without Leaving Home

March 4, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Take your kiddos on the trip of a lifetime with Maps. Curl up with your littlest armchair travelers and explore the world with this beautiful book. Maps includes gorgeous illustrations of cities, rivers, borders, and also details that are sure to appeal to children! Learn about iconic animals, colorful plants, cultural events, festivals and much more. We loved Maps so much, that we just had to check out the companion Maps Activity Book! It is filled with pages and pages of facts, […]

Categories: Jet Set, Read • Tags: books, Children, maps, Travel

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The Importance of Being Little

February 17, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

What do young children really need? Erika Christakis explores this question in her new book The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups. Christakis draws on her experience at the Yale Child Institute Study Center and her time spent working as a preschool teacher to explore this issue. She encourages parents and teachers to ease up on academic workloads for children. This means less of a focus on academic-style early education and more of an emphasis on letting kids explore their […]

Categories: Motherhood, Read • Tags: Children, education

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