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Pantone: Color Puzzles

November 23, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

This newest PANTONE book is sure to inspire your littlest ones to learn more about colors, puzzles and design! Pantone: Color Puzzles, 6 Color-Matching Puzzles (illustrated by Tad Carpenter) has quickly become one of our favorite new books. Little M pulls it out almost every day and we both enjoy matching the colors and puzzle pieces. This vibrant book features 6 puzzles, each with creative artwork in different shades of colors, like lively yellow musical instruments, a calming blue cityscape and […]

Categories: Play, Read • Tags: Art, books, Children, Pantone, Puzzles

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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays

November 22, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Ree Drummond, aka the Pioneer Woman, is back with a new cookbook filled with simple holiday recipes to make your celebrations both delicious and memorable! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Ree Drummond, her blog, The Pioneer Woman, became an internet sensation and was soon followed by her very popular Food Network show, where she shares her family recipes and stories about life on a ranch in Oklahoma. Her cookbooks are just as incredible as her blog and […]

Categories: Bites, Read • Tags: Children, Cookbook, Family, Family Dinner, Food, Holidays, Pioneer Woman

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Outside the Lines: An Artists’ Coloring Book for Giant Imaginations

November 18, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Think outside the lines with this new coloring book that’s not just for kids! Anyone who enjoys contemporary art, coloring or just browsing through beautiful illustrations will love Outside the Lines (curated by Souris Hong-Porretta), a stunning collection of line drawings from more than 100 artists of all genres, including cartoonists, graphic artists, musicians, animators, and street artists. Little M and I love leafing through the book and selecting our favorite pages to color. With contributions from artists such as Keith Haring, AIKO, […]

Categories: Craft, Read • Tags: Art, Artist, books, Children, Coloring book

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The Honest Toddler: A Child’s Guide to Parenting

November 15, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

If you haven’t yet heard of the internet sensation that is Honest Toddler, then you are in for a treat! Go check out Honest Toddler’s twitter account, but be forewarned, you may find it hard to leave – and to stop laughing. The tweets are written in the candid, hilarious and irreverent style of a very observant young child… a child with an awful lot to say. Best of all, now there is the Honest Toddler book for those of us who […]

Categories: Motherhood, Read • Tags: books, Children, Honest Toddler, Parenting, Toddler

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The Super Book for Superheroes

November 13, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Got a little superhero at home? Then don’t miss this new Super Book for Superheroes by Jason Ford. The Super Book for Superheroes is much more than just a drawing book. It’s filled with imaginative activities, drawing ideas and coloring pages, all with a superhero twist. Mini superheroes will love to create their own crusaders and then do battle with super villains in order to save the world! Little M and I love exploring this book, we have colored super cars […]

Categories: Play, Read • Tags: Activities, books, Children, superheroes, Travel

Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home

November 1, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Gathering for a meal around the family table doesn’t always happen at home. In Family Table, Michael Romano and Karen Stabiner share favorite staff meals from Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, Eleven Madison Park, Maialino and other Danny Meyer restaurants. Family Table treats readers to a behind-the-scenes look at what the chefs and staff eat before the restaurants open for lunch and dinner. As we see in this new book, which is filled with creative, accessible and diverse recipes, family […]

Categories: Bites, Read • Tags: Children, Cookbook, Family Dinner, Food, New York City

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Fun Food for Fussy Little Eaters

October 26, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

One look at the cover of Smita Srivastava’s Fun Food for Fussy Little Eaters will inspire you to take a closer look (yup, the crab’s eyes are made of cucumbers, radishes and olives)! Whether or not your little one is a fussy eater, this book is filled with inventive, delicious and adorable recipes. Smita was worried about her daughter’s meals, so she came up with these creative ideas to make mealtime more fun for her own fussy little eater. The end results are […]

Categories: Bites, Read • Tags: Children, Cookbook, Food, Healthy, Snacks

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Picture Day Perfection – Book Review

October 8, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

It’s picture day at school, but the day is anything but perfect in Picture Day Perfection, written by Deborah Diesen and illustrated by Dan Santat. This funny picture book, complete with vibrant images and hilarious “outtake photos” walks us through the narrator’s experience of picture day at his school. Despite his best intentions for a “perfect picture day” his plans are thwarted by everything from bedhead to a maple syrup incident to a paint splatter mess during art class! Of course, […]

Categories: Read • Tags: books, Children, Picture Book, School

Put the BOO in Books With These Halloween Reads

September 30, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Get your kids into the Halloween spirit with these spooky, funny and adorable picture books! Little M and I are reading these now that it is October and Halloween is (finally) right around the corner! Ollie’s Halloween by Olivier Dunrea See how Gossie&Friends celebrate halloween in this adorable book filled with hooting, howling, creeping, and prowling goslings. Gossie is a wizard, Gertie is a chicken, Peedi is a dragon, Booboo is a bunny and Ollie, well Ollie is a mummy […]

Categories: Book Lists, Read • Tags: books, Children, Halloween, Holidays, Picture Book

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Category Archives: Read

Pantone: Color Puzzles

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays

Outside the Lines: An Artists’ Coloring Book for Giant Imaginations

The Honest Toddler: A Child’s Guide to Parenting

The Super Book for Superheroes

Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home

Fun Food for Fussy Little Eaters

Picture Day Perfection – Book Review

Put the BOO in Books With These Halloween Reads