Summer Reading for Kids


I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Although it is still spring, summer is really here isn’t it?! Diego has a week and half left of school and I am trying not to freak out about how I will keep him and Santi entertained while Jordi is still an itty bitty baby!

Reading is always going on in our house but with no school during the summer, we must remember that reading levels and skills can go down during the break. Although Diego is reading well, we don’t mind taking out everything from “baby books” or board books so that he can read to Santi, to books above his grade level so that we can read to him (Spanish books too). I plan on pulling out these books shown above to make that connection of all the wonderful activities summer has to offer, to show them the things we will be doing and of course, to encourage their love for reading. [Read more...]

Books for Babies and Toddlers


I hope you enjoyed my Easter Basket post yesterday! But because of my baby brain, I forgot to feature the book I added to Santi’s basket. So today I had a clever idea to share with you our favorite baby and toddler books! Before I forget again…I just bought Good Night, I Love You by Caroline Jayne Church because Santi loves her books! I firmly believe that my boys have loved these books because of the illustrated big faces! hahaha! They also love books by Karen Katz (more big faces!) so I am highlighting a few that we own and love. [Read more...]