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Ornaments of Love Blog Tour and Giveaway!

Title: Ornaments of Love | Author: Sharlin Craig | Illustrator: Helen Monwuba Publisher: Harmony Hearts Publishers | Publication Date: December 3, 2015 Genre: Picture Book | Number of Pages: 32   Amazon             Create Space   The Story A touching Christmas tale with delicate watercolor illustrations, Ornaments of … 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

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

Rachel’s Day in the Garden – Yoga for Kids

About the Book Title: Rachel’s Day in the Garden (A Kids Yoga Spring Colors Book) | Author: Giselle Shardlow | Illustrator: Hazel Quintanilla | Publication Date: December 23, 2014 | Publisher: Kids Yoga Stories | Number of pages: 34 | Recommended age: 3 to 6 years Summary: Experience the benefits … Continue reading

Short Bread cookies and Knuffle Bunny

Knuffle Bunny… even if Easter is already gone. Easter came and went, but we’re still in the mood for bunnies and treats! We made these super easy brown sugar shortcake cookies with Easter motifs, and we wanted to share! And to pair up with these very simple cookies, we got … 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

Strawberry Shortcake to Celebrate Friendship

Celebrating Friendship It’s almost Valentine’s day, and for cooking class I wanted to do something special to cherish love and friendship. In my country that’s what Valentine”s day is actually called: “Day of Love and Friendship,” therefore I chose to do Strawberry Shortcake, my husband’s favorite treat, pairing it up … 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