A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.
Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai caught my eye on day on Twitter. After reading the synopsis, I knew that I wanted to review this book! This middle grade novel/hybrid book written by Remy Lai, author and illustrator is an interesting and unique story about a young boy named Jingwen […]
Express, The Fun Way to Progress Overall Presentation I was contacted a couple of months ago by Maya Schwartz, who helped create the game Express with her aunt Tsila Shwartstein, a certified speech language pathologist. I was immediately impressed with the overall presentation of the game. When the game arrived, the box and cards were […]
“To every parent who has heard the life-changing words, ‘Your child has autism.’ Together we are stronger.” Julie Hornok, author of United in Autism United in Autism, Finding Strength inside the Spectrum United in Autism by Julie Hornok is a beautiful collection of stories about families of children with autism. I came across this book […]
About Dazzling Travis “I am who I am! There’s no boy and girl line. In sports or in dress-up, I’ll sparkle and shine.” From the moment I began reading this book, I loved it! Dazzling Travis is a powerful story of a young boy named Travis who loves to play with dolls, dance, and play […]
Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos Do you have a child with Autism? Do you work with children with Autism? It’s January 1986, and Nova is anxiously waiting for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger–it’s the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will watch the event on […]
Koning the Lion Do you have a child that want to go exploring by themselves? Koning the Lion is a story full of valuable lessons about gaining independence and learning that there is no place like home! This book tells the story of young lion who wants to explore the land beyond his father’s kingdom. […]
Are you looking for board board that can help facilitate language? Check out these recently released board books! Board books are ideal for reading with your young child? How do you even begin choosing? Check out my article here! When working with young children, I love introducing new books and concepts. Board books are ideal […]
Special People, Special Ways When I reviewed Special People, Special Ways by Arlene McGuire and illustrated by Sheila Bailey in October, I discussed how beneficial the content and the message of the story can be for children of varying ages and disabilities. This picture book, Gente Especial, Necesidades Especiales is an excellent and necessary addition […]
The Panda Problem “Every story needs a problem. But Panda doesn’t have a problem. Unless Panda IS the problem.” The Panda Problem I am super excited to be on the Panda Problem Blog Tour! The Panda Problem by written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Hannah Marks is a delightful picture book about the conversation […]
The Visitor A couple of months ago, I walked into my favorite kind bookstores on the Upper West Side of NYC, ones with creaky floors! After walking down the creaky stairs, I reached the beautiful children’s book section. After a couple of minutes perusing, I discovered this book, The Visitor by Antje Damm, which immediately […]
