One of the best books of 2017 — remarkably tender, poignant, affable, witty, heartfelt, brief and profound — is this book from Oliver Jeffers, a deeply personal effort “written,” as he says in his dedication to his son, “in the …
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oh baby!
This week, all week, Orange Marmalade is cooing over babies! Today’s post has some new titles and old favorites welcoming babies the world over. Coming up this week I have a superb 2017 picture book written to welcome a newborn …
2017 Orange Marmalade Non-Electronics Gift Guide: Outdoor Adventures Edition + Giveaway!!
It’s that time of year! Time for Orange Marmalade to shout out once again: Ditch electronic games as pastimes! Choose juicy, imaginative, life-giving options for the kids on your gift lists! Today — gift ideas to woo kids right out …
reading as an act of listening
Atticus Finch, that beloved and most fatherly-father, tells Scout in one of their heart-to-hearts that if you “can learn a simple trick you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you …
reading beyond baked chicken
One of the funniest broadcasts of This American Life, originally run about 10 years ago, is called A Little Bit of Knowledge. In it, Ira Glass explores the hilarious consequences of adults clinging to a childhood tidbit of marginally-accurate or …
Jan Ormerod’s classic baby books
Jan Ormerod’s baby books are right up on top of my list of favorites for the youngest book readers. And their moms, dads, big sisters and brothers, grandparents, babysitters… Her ability to draw believable, wonderfully-natural human figures in almost a …
love that baby…five affectionate books for big brothers and sisters
There are a lot of older-sibling stories out there riding the “babies-are-such-a-pain” train. I am sure many of them hit the sweet spot, but honestly, in our household the new babies were warmly welcomed, kissed, doted on, sung to…most of …
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all over the world… babies enjoy the ride
A Ride on Mother’s Back: A Day of Baby Carrying Around the World, by Emery & Durga Bernhard published in 1996 by Gulliver Books — Harcourt Brace & Co. How have I never seen this book before?! I love it. …
kissable cheeks and pudgy toes…five books full of love for babies!
It’s babies, babies, babies all week here on Orange Marmalade! That’s because there are such a lot of irresistable titles — I just couldn’t pair things down to five. Way too much sweetness going on. So, it’s babies all week! …
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