Tales for Tots babes loved Alligator Baby!

Robert Munsch is always a fave when it comes to fun stories!

His new line of toddler friendly board books are huge hit not only with the  kids but the moms too.

These stories are the same funny and interactive tales of his regular books, slimmed down for the short attention span of a toddler and in board format for little hands.

This week our Baby Basics had their Tales for Tots and our book was Alligator Baby.

Alligator Baby is one of our faves, among dozens of others, and was just as cute and funny in this version.

The babes didn't care too much for the reading of the book but did like to look at the pictures and enjoyed getting their hands on the book!!!

Finding Christmas with Robert Munsch

This post is a little late... Christmas was busy and my little man had pneumonia, but sometimes late is better than never!

Christmas was an exciting and busy day for everyone I am sure.  But around here it was extra special as I got to spend the morning having pancakes with my momstown mamas and kiddies at my home to wish them a Merry Christmas.

The kids and the mamas enjoyed our breakfast, pancakes with Nutella and bananas ( a new favorite our Junior Chef sponsored by Nutella) and hot cocoa with whip cream!

After a delicious breakfast and some excited play time, the kids were ready to talk about Christmas and settle in for a fantastic new story from Robert Munsch called Finding Christmas.

The story is about a little girl who loves to snoop and find her Christmas presents long before Christmas.  Something I am sure we all did as a kid, I know I did!

This year is a little different for her though, she can't seem to find them at all.  Maybe there will be no Christmas this year!!!   Will she find the presents??

The kids loved the story and so did the moms!  As usual, with our Tales for Tots, one of our little ones got to take the book home thanks to Scholastic!

Family Literacy

Tomorrow (January 27th) is Family Literacy Day. A special day to celebrate reading, and all it's benefits, with our families.

We love to read around here, books are a huge hit with the kids and are a favorite gift to receive and to give. Reading is probably one of the most important things we can do with our children. It not only teaches them, but it's a great way to bond and share time.

While reading books is one of the most obvious ways to encourage learning and literacy with your children, playing games is also a great way to make learning and reading fun. Board games and card games can be lots of fun, and can get a child that doesn't sit still for too long to enjoy learning!


To celebrate Family Literacy Day, my kids will be playing games and reading their favorite books. Robert Munsch is always a fave around here, the silly stories always get lots of giggles and always lead for the even popular "can you read that again?"

How will you spend this special day with your kids? Enter the momstown Barrie Family Literacy Contest on our Facebook page for a chance to win a Book Prize Pack.