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10 Things My Children Don’t Know About Me

May 10, 2013
Written by Marykate O’Malley, mysterious mother of three wonderful …read more

Read to Your Bunny

April 22, 2013
    Written by Marykate O’Malley, mother of three wonderfuls, …read more

Is It Me?

March 28, 2013
Written by Marykate O’Malley, mother of three wonderful children, …read more

Ideas for Emerging Readers

March 12, 2013
My younger adorable is on his way to reading.  He is in kindergarten full-day (…read more

Chris Van Dusen {Author Visit}

February 5, 2013
We here at The Good Stuff Guide have a small obsession with the writing of …read more

Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Page

January 21, 2013
We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday today and these books for …read more

A Heart of Gratitude in Our Kids

November 13, 2012
written by Cathy Baker, mom of two tween daughters, living in the Missouri …read more

Nothing Gold Can Stay

November 9, 2012
Written by Marykate Wurster, mother of three wonderful children, Gladwyne, PA …read more

‘Tween Fiction (aka What I’ve been Reading Lately)

September 11, 2012
  written by Cathy Baker, mom of 2 tween girls, livin’ in the …read more

My Library Fantasy

June 20, 2012
Written by Marykate Wurster, mom of 3, from Connecticut I love my local library.…read more

Summertime Kids: Reading

May 8, 2012
written by: Cathy Baker, mom of two amazing girls, from Missouri With …read more

The Best New Literature for Spring…

April 26, 2012
These are the best of the best! I reviewed a huge stack of newly published …read more

Roscoe Riley Rules

March 28, 2012
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing. These short chapter books by …read more

New Releases {Chris Van Dusen}

March 8, 2012
By Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing. My favorite picture book author (hands …read more

Part 1: Fun Bookshelf Options!

February 21, 2012
Written by: Cathy Baker, mom of two amazing daughters, from Missouri I love …read more

Stephen T. Johnson {Children’s Books}

December 28, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing If you have not yet been …read more

Get the Most Out of Your Local Library

December 1, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing There is no other place quite …read more

Bess the Book Bus

November 17, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing You know The Good Stuff Guide …read more

Fabulous Halloween Reads!

October 25, 2011
To amp up the atmosphere for Halloween, try these new books on your adorables! …read more

The Happiness Project

September 29, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing One of my favorite columns in …read more

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

September 1, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing I heard friends discussing this …read more

Read More, Por Favor

August 23, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing When I think of the good stuff …read more

{Giveaway} Now I’m Reading…

August 1, 2011
Written by Contributing Writer, Sarah Farthing Back to School season is here …read more

{Giveaway} You Can Count On Monsters book

July 12, 2011
It’s Hockey Camp today for us!  Wish my eldest adorable luck as he …read more

Summer Reading Made Fun…

June 29, 2011
To get your adorables excited for their summer reading, we’ve put …read more

{Giveaway} Charlie and Lola Set

May 23, 2011
Happy Monday! I absolutely adore spring weekends and this one was great: we met …read more

The Best New Books for Spring

March 30, 2011
These are the best of the best! I reviewed a ton of newly published books for …read more

The *Revised* 25 Best Board Books

March 3, 2011
The first rendition of the 25 Best Board Books was a huge hit, and I asked …read more

The 25 Best Children’s Picture Books!

March 2, 2011
If you’re just joining us (welcome!), we’re celebrating National …read more

10 Tips for Raising Readers

March 1, 2011
We continue our celebration of National Read Across America Day (it’s a …read more

10 Great Books about our Presidents

February 17, 2011
First and foremost, I need to wish a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Running Man &#…read more

Brilliant Author Series: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

January 20, 2011
Amy Krouse Rosenthal is pure children’s literary magic. We were …read more

Great Christmas Reads…

December 21, 2010
Christmas is upon us and what better way to anticipate and celebrate than with …read more

The 25 Best Toddler Books

November 24, 2010
I’m up to my elbows in the kitchen today, so this is a post I’ve …read more

Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee (Giveaway)

October 27, 2010
Excellent news!  Chris Van Dusen, that brilliant author/illustrator behind …read more

The Best New Books for Fall…

September 29, 2010
These new picture books are sure to please your adorables. And methinks these …read more

Brilliant Author Series: Mo Willems

September 1, 2010
Mo Willems is just pure genius. His style is so fun, relaxed and witty that the …read more

History, Kids-Style

August 24, 2010
Today is for the older adorables who love history (or need to for school). Or …read more

Tickle Me Funny

August 18, 2010
These books are pure comedy AND always a hit at bedtime. What are your …read more

The Best Seven and ½ Summer Books

May 12, 2010
***My friend Melissa over at Imagination Soup wrote this post and I devoured it …read more

Brilliant Author Series: Tod Olson

May 1, 2010
I get all excited when I find books that get the adorables revved up about …read more

Brilliant Author Series: Chris Van Dusen

March 27, 2010
I have only just been introduced to Chris Van Dusen’s work by Dear Reader …read more

Brilliant Author Series: Dr. Seuss

March 2, 2010
Today, March 2nd, is National Read Across America Day! The National Education …read more

The LeapFrog Tag Reading System (Giveaway)

March 1, 2010
Happy Monday! To honor Read Across America Day tomorrow, we’re hosting a …read more

Creating a Reading Center…

February 2, 2010
Just as I realized my adorables weren’t reading throughout the day, it …read more

Celebrating the Great Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 16, 2010
We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday this Monday and these …read more

Lovely Christmas Reads…

December 22, 2009
There’s almost nothing I cherished more as a kid than reading our …read more

Math is FUN!

October 7, 2009
These books really make learning about math interesting and entertaining. I …read more

Wicked: The Pop-Up Book (Giveaway!)

October 5, 2009
The stunning new pop-up book , Wicked: The Musical by Greg Call,  just hit …read more

Warms My Heart…

October 3, 2009
One of the many perks of this website is that I get to try stuff out.  I’…read more
 
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