I'm a big fan of Jane Roper , because I love any author who is willing to laugh at herself. Since 2007, Jane has been baring her soul for the world and now, she lets us into the nitty gritty details of raising twins with a fantastic new …
Okay so who isn't at least somewhat fascinated by celebrity baby names--especially those from the rock stars we know and love. Sometimes I wonder if they have any regrets. (True Story: a friend of mine named her baby a name she wasn't co…
We think that books make the most perfect gifts any time of year, and Mother's Day is no exception. So for those literary mamas in your life, here are are suggestions of a few terrific Mother's Day gifts. Bonus: There's less lead time on…
Anyone who's familiar with the uber popular blog The Bloggess , by Jenny Lawson, won't be surprised in the least that her new memoir Let's Pretend this Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir ) is spit-bourbon-out-your-nose funny. You won't…
If you're like me and on your second or third (or more!) kid, you already know which products will keep you feeling beautiful while you're pregnant, and keep baby bouncy once she's out in the world. You probably also hiss and hide behind…
One of my literary heroes has always been Anna Quindlen . She's not only an amazing columnist, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, hard working mom, and now incredible author, she's an all-around very cool, very inspiring woman. Next Tues…
Trish Herr takes homeschooling to an entirely new level. Instead of white boards, we are talking white peaks. Her children carry backpacks with more than just pens and pencils--think emergency supplies, whistles, and trail mix. In this v…
We get a lot of requests for books for kids about to welcome a new sibling into the family. Some of the better known titles are pretty sappy, which isn't such a bad thing, but I never really liked the stories about how perfect it is to h…
How much allowance is too much? When can kids start playing video games? Will it kill them to eat dessert first? All important parenting questions, but the first few months (and really, for the first few years) you won't care about much …
Good news, bibliophiles! Your toddlers can now enjoy Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre, and not just as teething toys. Thanks to gorgeous illustrations and clever literary touches, you might enjoy this collection of amazing board books a…
In case you might have missed them, here are some of our favorite Cool Mom Tech picks from the last week. 1. Picnik who? When it comes to free photo editing, we're all about PicMonkey now. 2. Accio Harry Potter on our e-readers! It's lik…
We're so thankful to have such amazing, talented mom writers here at Cool Mom Picks, so it's no surprise to us that our own Associate Editor Delilah Dawson has her first book coming out today. Whoo! Wicked as They Come is the first in a …
When our daughter was born, I did what so many mamas do: I started a baby book. I wanted to capture everything about her, along with the wonderment of being a new mom; I'd lost my own mother to cancer a year earlier, to the date, and I t…
After seeing Joyce Wan's board book, We Belong Together I am so in love with her. So of course I had to check out You Are My Cupcake , in the same series. Let's just say it's absolutely delicious and I want to eat it up in a major way. E…
Sometimes it's hard for my kids to talk about their feelings. In the heat of the moment, they find it a lot easier to cry (or let's face it, whine) than to confront their emotions. As the child of a child psychologist, I am always on the…
I want my kids to be book lovers , as in sneak a flashlight under the covers, beg for a nighttime story, know their way around the library kind of book lovers. So along with a sturdy bookshelf packed with favorite childhood titles and th…
We do quite a bit of reading in our house especially now that bedtime has somehow extended to an hour. The hour mostly involves the reading and re-reading of a single book over and over and over. So I know a book has gotten a major kiddo…
Dan Consiglio is the amazingly talented and funny author of the blog What My Kids' Art Says . It's a great site because Dan isn't afraid to call it like it is. He looks at children's artwork with the lens of an erudite art critic, not a …
I love cupcakes. For me, this is no fad. They represent happiness and goodness and celebrations in every bite. But a talking cupcake? This brings my love to an entirely new level. Expect crazy fun with Sara Varon's newest graphic novel, …
I love reading books out loud . They really make the stories come alive in a fun and vibrant way. But I'll admit I'm no Meryl Streep. Know who is a Meryl Streep? Meryl Streep. And now she's narrating one of my favorite children's stories…
We all have a certain fondness for our kids' books category . Finding wonderful books for kids is one of our favorite thing to do for all of you. Here, some of the very best books for kids that we reviewed in 2011. Shel Silverstein: Ever…
One of my favorite aspects of the holidays is pulling out all our holiday books and reading together with all my kids huddled under a blanket with popcorn and hot chocolate. But even though we really only read our books once a year, I'm …
I have a chronic and embarrassing condition called "failure to plan ahead", which occasionally leaves me without a hostess gift , cute wrapping paper, or party decorations. Good news! There's a cure, and it comes in book form. Martha Ste…
I love teaching my children about different cultures and how to appreciate the beauty of family traditions . This lesson is most important around the holidays. There is a Christmas tree on every corner, sometimes with a Hanukkah menorah …