The Book with No Pictures (B.J. Novak)
(great for 2, 3 year-olds and up) I love it, my 3.5 year old loves it, even my 2 year old loves it. As long as you’re an adult who can have a good sense of humor about reading lines like “My head is...
View ArticleCounting by 7s (Holly Goldberg Sloan)
4 out of 5 stars Cut to the Chase: Well-written, middle-school-appropriate story about a genius outcast/orphan who has to deal with the grief of losing her beloved adoptive parents and struggles to...
View ArticleBecause Dragons Love Milk (Chinese and English Editions)
It’s bedtime and Tycho is worried about the monsters in his room, particularly the dragon, a T-Rex, and an alligator. But his wise and loving father knows just how to handle the scary monsters and...
View ArticleThe Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life
4.5 out of 5 stars Cut to the Chase: Super-interesting, mostly-research-based book that details the habit loops of people (from athletes to addicts) and organizations. It’s full of interesting...
View ArticleBig Words for Little People (written by: Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by:...
Good for toddler-5 year olds 3 out of 5 stars This is an okay rhyming book. Definitely below the best of Seuess (maybe even below like mediocre Seuss), but better than a lot of what’s up there. It’s...
View ArticleLittle Kids First Big Book of Bugs (National Geographic Kids)
5 out of 5 stars Great for 3-6 year olds If your little one is interested in insects at all, this is a great book to read to them. My 2-year-old daughter, my 4-year-old son, are both enthralled by it:...
View ArticleThe Big Orange Book of Beginning Books (Dr. Seuss)
Recommended, Repeatable This is a great book for beginning readers — not only are the pictures engaging in the way that all Seuss-drawn books are, but the words are simple and meant to be either...
View ArticleWarcross
The short version: Imagine Ready Player One, but Asian, and with the genders inverted. Okay, there are slightly more differences than that, but if you started off thinking it was Asian heroine version...
View ArticleWhat’s Working Now (Shahla Hebets)
(guest post by Olympia) 3 out of 5 stars CUT TO THE CHASE: Hebets emphasizes the importance of a YOU-centric business — a business that always prioritizes the customer’s needs — and gives examples of...
View ArticleThe Cartiers (Francesca Cartier Brickell)
(guest post by Maple) 3.5 stars out of 5 Cut to the Chase Francesca brings us along with her into the journey of how Cartier, a small family jewelry business transforms into what it is today-an...
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