children's books

This summer our adventures brought us to Massachusetts. A highlight of our recent road trip was a family visit to the Eric Carle Museum. We're long-time fans of Eric Carle's illustrations. The books have been a part of our family library because of the sweet stories that herald ...read more

Being a mom of three littles means I spend a lot of time reading children's books. Since I am a former teacher, my passion for literacy has inspired a love of reading in each of my children. We love to curl up with a good book and even host our own book chats. We love to come ...read more

A few months ago, I received a package in the mail with a gift for my two-year-old son and a gift for my newborn daughter. We opened the box to find charming children’s books. But these weren’t your ordinary run-of-the-mill reads. These were beautifully illustrated and absolutely ...read more

Did you know today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day? Well, it is! In honor of this very important national holiday, we have rounded up some updated fairy tales for your kids to enjoy. In other words, we love an excuse to add to our kids' library and this fairy tale day seems ...read more

We love to celebrate holidays with our kids. While we love to celebrate traditional holidays, we like to branch out and expose our kids to holidays that we normally wouldn't celebrate. It's fun to learn other traditions and holidays. Related: Throw a Holi Color Party with Your ...read more

We love reading books about real, ordinary people who do extraordinary things. It all started when we bought our daughter the book "I Am...Amelia Earhart" by Brad Meltzer. Our then 5 year old became enthralled with the whole story of Amelia Earhart. It became all about woman ...read more

One of the things I miss most about living in the States is browsing the book store with no real objective. Just browsing and picking up titles that grab me with the cover. But, I'm always most likely to break the bank in the children's book department. Now that we do the ...read more

To say that we had high hopes when we received a sample of Sparkup - the Magical Book Reader is an understatement. After all, one of our very favorite baby and kid gear guru's, Sheri Gurock, called it this season's IT gift in our Holiday Shopping Guide. The Sparkup not only met ...read more

Bethenny Frankel is not only the brains behind the Skinnygirlbrand that encompasses cocktails, fitness, and health products, but also she is a mom and author having penned four best-selling books. Her latest project, Cookie Meets Peanut, draws upon her own personal experiences ...read more

Here at Momtrends, we are constantly in search of entertaining books that will challenge and fine-tune kids’ reading skills. If you make reading a priority in your home, your kids will not only foster a love for books, but also they will improve their reading levels in school ...read more

I love giving personalized books for kids as gifts. One of our favorite finds over the years is the "M is for Me" book developed by MyChronicleBooks for ISeeMe.com. M is for Me encourages not only a love of reading and learning the alphabet but also the kind of confident ...read more

Earth Day (April 22) is the perfect time to talk to your kids about conservation and what everyone can do to help take good care of our beloved planet. Luckily, there are many wonderful books to help your kids grow up to be a friend of trees. Here are a few of my favorites to ...read more