Betty Krawczyk, Proud Fanatic (in Views) (The Tyee)

The queen of protest on activism, prison life and second acts after raising kids. A Trees and Us podcast.

Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2009: Contributed Posts

Welcome to Blogging for LGBT Families Day! Below is the master list of contributed posts. Please enjoy! To submit a post, complete the form at the end of this post, after the jump. If you don’t have a blog of your own (but only then), please leave your contribution in a comment. [ It's not too late : I'm lax about the end time, anyway—I'm a parent and know what it means to be running late. Thanks to all who have already submitted posts!] A special thanks to the Family Equality Council

Raising kids is everyone’s responsibility (Honolulu Advertiser)

I enjoyed the Mother's Day celebration at Windward Mall, part of a series of events marking National Foster Care Month, a time for recruiting foster families. I'm a great advocate of foster parenting, having adopted seven children and played a role in raising many other children who passed through our home.

Sweet Homes: New farmhouse has warmth, charm of yesterday (The Toledo Blade)

The Blade will periodically feature intriguing homes and gardens that reflect the creativity of their owners. Tell us about your abode by writing Tahree Lane at tlane@theblade.com or calling 419-724-6075. Renovating an old farmhouse and raising kids in the country seemed like just the ticket to Wendy Wilson. But Dave Wilson, her husband, had already fixed up one old house. I was dealing with ...

Mr Brown Can Moo Can You Dr Seusss Book of Wonderful Noises Bright and Early Board Books

Mr Brown Can Moo Can You Dr Seusss Book of Wonderful Noises Bright and Early Board Books

Hears an introduction for babies to the wonderful mishmash world of sounds. Listen to the cow’s MOO, the frying eggs’ SIZZLE, and the thunder’s BOOM BOOM BOOM. There are plenty of noises for everyone!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great Fun for my 17month Old boy
This is my sons favorite bedtime book. He loves it when I do all the sounds Mr. Brown can do. Then I let him do it and it’s fun to watch him play along.

5 Stars A little explanation….
So I bought this book at the store, and it was the first ever book (and we have read many) that made my 8 month-old giggle. So I purchased it straightaway. And it still makes him grin every time we open it. It is by far his favorite book!

Yes, it is different from the original, but this is a “board-book”, and board books are made for the following: chewing, short-attention spans, and more chewing. Get this for your wee one, and then when he gets older, get the original hardback!

5 Stars great for teaching toddlers different sounds
My son quickly memorized all the sounds the animals/objects in this book make. This book involves the child and is very fun every time its read.

5 Stars Baby’s first Dr. Seuss Book
We have lots of books but Baby seem to reach for this book every night for our bedtime storytime. I enjoy reading this one too. Dr. Seuss if very entertaining.

5 Stars A big favourite
I grew up outside of the US and we didn’t have Dr. Seuss books - at least they may have existed but they weren’t used in our schools and we didn’t have them at home. Therefore I have never seen the long version of this and am not disappointed by the abridgement. Since most very young children don’t have a long attention span anyway I suspect at least some of the disappointed reviews are the result of parents getting nostalgic for a childhood favourite rather than their own child not enjoying the book. My 15 month old loves it, when we have play time it’s the first book she brings me to have read to her. You can make a huge game out of this book if you get really immersed in doing the sounds and actions for your child, you can make it very entertaining and educational at the same time.

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