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Marti’s Song for Freedom, by Emma Otheguy

  Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 (1/27/18) is in its 5th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves … Continue reading

Italian Pizza and the story of Niccolo Pesce

It’s Thursday again, and I held my little cooking class with my 5 y.o. and her friend. This week I decided to let them do pizza, and tell them the story of Niccolò Pesce or Colapesce. From a website on Neapolitan stories, I found this: The legend of Niccolò Pesce, … Continue reading

Mis Cuentos Ilustrados Favoritos en Español

El mes pasado hice una lista de mis libros preferidos de miedo para niños.  Desde hace tiempo llevaba queriendo hacer lo mismo con mis cuentos ilustrados favoritos en español. Así que acá va la lista de las historias más hermosas con dibujos increíbles para despertar la imaginación de cualquier niño. … Continue reading

Witches and Fairies Book Review

Tomorrow’s Halloween, and I remembered I had Witches and Fairies by Eva Montanari, both written and illustrated by her. I had to write a review, in order to bring this little gem to attention. It is an import and it can be found both in English and in Spanish. The … Continue reading

My Favorite Scary Books for Children

October is here, and with it out come the scares, the ghouls, spirits and monsters too. I love the obscure, I love the thrills and chills that come with the unknown. For children, I also believe they need to get a good dose of the unknown… not to scare them … Continue reading

Arroz con Leche and The Girl who Walked among Scents book

Today our cooking journey finally brought us to Mexico, where I was born and raised. I decided to share one of the easiest and most satisfying recipes with the girls: Arroz con leche, or Rice Pudding in English.  For this version I used two ingredients that might not be that … Continue reading

Soft and fluffy Irish blueberry cream scones

  A couple of weeks ago, my 5 year-old daughter wanted to take an enrichment class on world cooking. I convinced her to let me give her MY take on cooking from different parts of the world. So, aided by a fabulous book called “Cuentos del cocinero” (The cook’s stories) … Continue reading