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The Crane Girl by Curtis Manley

  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

Cinderella in Mexico, on Once Upon a World Series

Title: Cinderella | Author: Chloe Perkins | Illustrator: Sandra Equihua Publisher: Little Simon/ Simon and Schuster | Publication Date: September 2016 Genre: Children’s Picture Book | Number of Pages: 24   Amazon                 Barnes and Noble   My Review There once was a girl who had … Continue reading

Rice and Rocks Blog Tour and $25 Giveaway!

Mami Tales is glad to be a part of this Blog Tour for the charming children’s book written by Sandra L. Richards and illustrated by Megan Kayleigh Sullivan, Rice & Rocks, coordinated by BeachBoundBooks. The tour will run from August 23 – September 13, 2016. About the Book Title: Rice … Continue reading

Dragons are Real Blog Tour

Mami Tales is pleased to be a part of the Blog Tour for the charming children’s book written by Valarie Budayr and illustrated by Michael Welply, Dragons are Real, coordinated by BeachBoundBooks. The tour will run from May 9 – May 30, 2016 About the Book Title: Dragons are Real … Continue reading

Treasury of Egyptian Mythology for Kids

My 6 year-old has been in love with all things Egyptian for several years now. I previously wrote how her love for history and the Egyptians helped me steer her away from Disney Princesses and onto new interests. A few weeks back I found National Geographic’s Treasury of Egyptian Mythology, … Continue reading

Chasing Degas eating Cheating Chocolate Croissants

On our cooking class through books, today we went on a tour of Paris. We read Eva Montanari’s Chasing Degas, while waiting for our Cheating Chocolate Croissants to be ready to come out of the oven. I love Eva Montanari, and I’ve also reviewed another book by her here. Her … Continue reading

Banshee and Molten Chocolate cakes

After a long hiatus because of the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, we’re finally resuming our Friday cooking class with the kids! This time I dug out a recipe for Molten Chocolate Cakes I put together from a Belgian Cook book , also known as Chocolate Lava Cakes. I first … 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

Alternative Princess Picture Books

Giving girls an alternative to Disney Princesses Ever since my daughter started preschool, at the tender age of 2, she fell in love with Disney Princess craze. I love fantasy, and I love fairy tales. I just couldn’t sit down and see how everything around my house turned into pink … Continue reading

Degas and the Little Dancer Book Review

Degas and the Little Dancer, by Laurence Anholt, is a picture book I found with my daughter at our local library when she was very young (a little past 2 and a half). At that time she was completely taken by ballet, and I wanted to find something to enrich … Continue reading