Choosing an adult grief book or a reflection-card deck
Compare Julia Samuel’s 304-page paperback with Joanne Cacciatore’s 52-card reflection deck, and keep a grief-related gift in the recipient’s hands.
Resources
Useful guides to what we make and what we carry: everyday clothes, good books, creative play, thoughtful gifts, and little things for home.
From Mix It Up to a real color-mixing table
Read Hervé Tullet’s Mix It Up!, then explore a few real color combinations with powdered finger paint or broad-tipped gel crayons.
Bath books versus board books: which belongs by the tub?
Compare Boynton’s waterproof bath books, their squeaking snout and washcloth extras, and the dry lap book you might read afterward.
An Easter basket built around reading and making
Choose an Easter story or an everyday rabbit book, then add one drawing material or a thoughtfully chosen bunny to make the basket your own.
A Thanksgiving reading basket about gathering and friendship
Put Pookie’s Thanksgiving beside an everyday friendship story, and make a small reading spot that fits around the day’s gathering.
Christmas board books: songs, short stories and Christmas Eve
Animal parades, festive songs, Pookie’s Christmas Eve and a tabbed collection of short stories: find the Christmas board book you want to share.
Gentle Halloween reading: compare silly chickens and a curious cow
A cow’s little mystery or a flock of surprised chickens: choose a Halloween read-aloud by the story, then make room for it around the festivities.
Birthday books: a silly party or Little Pookie’s big day?
Compare a party full of mischievous monsters with Little Pookie’s birthday anticipation, plus thoughtful ways to give a book for a first birthday.
Spanish board books: choose by story, language and format
Choose a Spanish board book for the story as well as the language. Compare Boynton's bedtime, dancing, sound and opposites books, plus thoughtful English–Spanish pairings.
Board book, lap edition or bath book: choosing the right physical format
A board book, an oversized lap edition and a waterproof bath book fit different reading moments. Compare the actual formats before choosing a familiar cover.