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Books Reviews, Children's Books, Giveaway

Celebrate Historical Women in Legends from Mom’s Closet Book Tour- Giveaway

Erin Sluka
Historical Women - Legends from Mom's Closet

Open up that dress up trunk and become inspired with Sasha as she puts down her books she read about remarkable historical women of the past and becomes them! The fancy hats and dresses, the role modeling of styles from women like Audrey Hepburn and Billie Holiday. This is the girliest of girl books for daughter and Mom written by Sasha herself! She just became her own inspirational woman (visit her website here)!

About the book – Tribute to Historical Women

In Legends from Mom’s Closet, 10-year-old Sasha Olsen documents how she
spent a rainy summer indoors using her creativity and imagination. After
reading a stack of books about women like Frida Kahlo, Audrey Hepburn and Billie Holiday, Sasha’s imagination ran wild and she ended up in her mom’s closet picking through her clothes and her grandmother’s vintage pieces to dress up like all the female legends she had been reading about. Complete with photos of the looks she created and tips for other young girls on how they, too, can emulate these iconic women, Legends from Mom’s Closet will inspire readers to delve into the lives of truly remarkable women from the past to learn a thing or two about what it means to be legendary in today’s world.

About the Author

“Sasha Olsen is a 10-year-old author, environmental activist, ballroom dancer, bookworm, pianist, and enjoys anything artistic. She always finds new hobbies and things to do, which usually ends up in her trying to juggle everything. She lives with her family in Bal Harbour, Florida, where she also spearheads the conservation movement “I Want My Ocean Back.” Legends From Mom’s Closet is her first book.“

Want to buy the book right now? This is so fun and when your daughter needs some fun insight into known historical women this book is for them. Find it on Amazon:

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Want to win a copy of this book, Legend’s From Mom’s Closet? Enter to win below if you are 16+ and live in the US! Good luck!

Children's Books, Education, Kids

PJ Library LISTEN: free family-friendly audio stories and video streaming

Erin Sluka

This is a sponsored post with PJ Library. I have chosen to partner with them as an Ambassador for 2020

Looking for a few good books to change up your family’s bedtime story routine? Introducing Jewish stories and traditions is free and fun within the PJ Library LISTEN hub.

This year, make a resolution to bring great, award-winning and meaningful entertainment to your children through PJ Library’s numerous fee-free offerings – from the new streaming entertainment hub, PJ Library LISTEN, to receiving monthly age-appropriate books through PJ Library.

Launched in January, PJ Library LISTEN is a fee-free curated streaming hub for family-friendly audio and video entertainment. With one click, families may access hours of audio stories, themed musical playlists, animated videos and the 24/7 PJ Library Radio channel. New and seasonal content will be added to PJ Library LISTEN every month.

The children’s literature and music experts at PJ Library select the content for PJ Library LISTEN. Picture books by authors like Jennifer Rosner and Bara Bat-Shem come to life in animated videos. The curated playlists feature songs for most any occasion: back to school, bedtime and family dance parties by children’s music stars Joanie Leeds, Mister G and Josh and the Jamtones as well as artists like Nefesh Mountain, Rick Recht, and a special upcoming playlist featuring Lisa Loeb.All the content is available anywhere, anytime, and with no fee or sign-up required.

“PJ Library LISTEN offers families a wealth of entertainment options, and parents can trust that the content is safe and worthwhile,” notes Meredith Lewis, director of content for PJ Library. Monthly new musical selections reflect modern styles and content consistent with Jewish values, according to Lewis.

PJ Library January Books

For parents seeking to share the very best-in Jewish storybooks with their children, PJ Library is an award-winning program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation which sends more than 220,000 books per month to families raising Jewish children across North America. PJ Library is a fun, easy way to introduce kids to Jewish traditions, culture, and values through expertly curated, age-specific monthly selections, for children ages 6 months to 8 years old. The experiences changes for kids at age 9 when they graduate to PJ Our Way and get to choose their own book each month.

To sign up for the free monthly program or partake in a wealth of activities, recipes and parenting articles, as well as a new podcast for kids: “Have I Got a Story for You,” visit pjlibrary.org

FOR FAMILIES SEEKING TO RECEIVE THE VERY BEST OF JEWISH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE EACH MONTH,LOOK NO FURTHER THAN AWARD-WINNING PJ LIBRARY

Books Reviews, Children's Books

10 New Release Books for Winter Reading with the Kids

Erin Sluka

Comment: I was sent product for this feature. All opinions are 100% my own. There may be affiliate links within this post as well that could result in compensation for Parenting Healthy.

There is nothing like curling up under a warm blanket or by the fire with a good book. Good habits start at home and if you make winter reading of a good book a habit, so will the kids. So refresh their book collection, get some hot cocoa and a new fuzzy blanket and let them cozy up with you for some winter reading. Here are 10 new release books from baby to child you may want to consider.

What’s Going On Here?: A Tell-Your-Own-Tale Book is a book where how you turn the pages determines the story. Ages 3-5 years. Buy on Amazon.

Old MacDonald Had a Truck is a take on the original Old MacDonald and his farm animals only now it’s about farm equipment and vehicles. Ages 3-5 years. Buy on Amazon.

A to Z Menagerie: An ABC Baby Book is features a die-cut letter to trace and a satisfying pull-tab reveal for each letter of the alphabet. Ages 2-4. Buy on Amazon.

My Big (Evil) Brother Stole My Lunch: 20+ gross lift-the-flaps. Picky eaters and culinary rebels alike will delight in this endearingly unpleasant tribute to strange lunches and even stranger siblings. Ages 5-6. Buy on Amazon.

Goodnight, Rainbow Cats is a take on Goodnight Moon mixed with a bit of Brown Bear, Brown Bear.., only rainbow colors and cats. each cat enters the house with the turn of a page, and one by one, the die-cut windows are infused with color. Ages baby-age 3. Buy on Amazon.

AlphaBit: An ABC Quest is a child ABC book with 8-bit artwork we recognize from the 80’s and 90’s. learn new words, discover hidden pictures, and find the missing treasure in an epic quest. Ages 2-4. Buy on Amazon

This Is How I Do It: One Day in the Life of You and 59 Real Kids from Around the World is just as the title suggests. Learn what kids from around the world eat for breakfast, transport to school and other tales of daily life in different cultures. Ages 5-8. Buy on Amazon.

Baby Sloth or Baby Llama Finger Puppet Book are small, adorable books that look just as adorable on a shelf. These baby animals experience the world in these interactive books. Ages Preschool+. Buy on Amazon (Llama, Sloth and more baby animals to choose from)

A Forest’s Seasons is a board book Is a forest’s seasons in a one-of-a-kind format, complete with art by celebrated illustrator Ingela Arrhenius. Ages Baby – age 3. Buy on Amazon.

Books Reviews, Children's Books, Earth Friendly, Education

5 Must Have Books for Kids Ages 5-8 in 2019

Erin Sluka
5 Must Have Books for Kids Ages 5-8 in 2019

With school back in and Holidays nearing, finding new books is a constant. We may need books for reading homework, class reading, gift ideas and at home bedtime routines. There are so many new titles daily and I found 5 Must Have Books for Kids Ages 5-8.

The Boring Book

by Shinsuke Yoshitake

The Boring Book features one particularly bored boy as he discovers, there’s actually more to boredom than meets the eye—more questions, more theories, and heaps of humor. It is playfully—and hilariously—unpacks the ways in which a seemingly stagnant state is actually a portal into a dynamic, life-enriching experience. 

Chronicle Books – Amazon – Author

Grown-Ups Never Do That

by Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud

Grown-Ups Never Do That is as unbelievable as it may seem, but sometimes even grown-ups misbehave! It’s a rollicking tale, showcasing the humor—and the humanity—of the most important people in kids’ lives.

Chronicle Books – Amazon – Author

Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley)

by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley

Get Up, Stand up is an adaptation of one of Bob Marley’s beloved songs and has a timely message for children: To counter injustice, lift others up with kindness and courage. As a young girl goes on with her day in school, she comes across several instances of teasing and intimidation. But with loving action and some help from her friends, she’s able to make things right for herself and others. 

Chronicle Books – Amazon – Author

Caspian Finds a Friend

by Jacqueline Veissid

Caspian lives in a lighthouse surrounded by a cold gray-blue sea—every day, he watches, wishing for a friend, but no one comes. So, Caspian decides that wishing is not enough. What follows is a friendship story between a boy and a bear that is tender, warm, and perfect for gift-giving.

Chronicle Books – Amazon – Author

Most of the Better Natural Things in the World

by Dave Eggers

With just one word per page, in lush, color-rich landscapes, we learn about the features that make up our world: an archipelago, a dune, an isthmus, a lagoon. Across them all, the tiger roams.

Chronicle Books – Amazon – Author

Comment: I was sent titles and chose some to feature on my own