What to do with money? That’s something I struggle with as an adult. My son is always asking for things: a bike, toys, candy, you name it he asks for it. It’s hard for me to explain to him that things cost money and money is hard to come by. I know we have all heard the saying “Money doesn’t grow on trees!” But how do I explain it to my son in away he can truly understand. Luckily Dave {Read More}

The population of people who has autism is growing! Sometime in your life and your child’s life you will both know someone who has Autism. Autism is a tough disability to grasp and understand. It’s hard for adults to fully understand let alone a child. Dagmar H. Mueller explains Autism in a way that a child can understand in his book David’s World.  In David’s World: A Picture Book about Living with Autism is a story about a little boy’s {Read More}

Do you remember when you were younger and you had to stand up in front of a crowd to do a speech or a play of some sort? Were you scared? How did you gain the courage to preform?  Shellie, the Magical Dog is all about giving a little boy the courage he needs to do a speech in front of his classmates. The story starts of telling you about Shellie and her family. Shellie has a magical belly. Only her {Read More}

  Special needs children always have a special place in my heart. I had a minor learning disability in school, so I spent some time in a resource room. Resource room is where children with all sorts of disabilities go to get a help. I saw kids with disabilities get made fun of for things that they couldn’t help. It really bothered me because even though mine was minor and couldn’t be seen, I was just like them. I had to do {Read More}

Guess what? It’s 19 days until Christmas. Are you done with your Christmas shopping yet?  If not, I have an idea for you. It’s Paper Hat Press, Christmas Mouse by Amy Novesky.   “Not a creature is stirring…except for a mouse” We have always heard it as “It’s the night before Christmas, Not a creature is stirring, Not even a mouse.” But in this story a mouse is stirring, because this special mouse is preparing for Christmas. He wants to {Read More}

Zoey and Carly are my precious two little girls. Sometimes I think I can’t tell them enough how much I love them and how much they mean to me. Zoey is four and Carly is one. Believe it or not they both love books. So when I found Along Came You I knew it was a book that I had to have for them.  Along Came You is a book that describes a mother’s love in a way that every mother {Read More}

Don’t you wish when you were younger that you had a notebook that was made just for you? Something that you can relate too. Something that made you enjoy writing. Paper Hat Press is full of products that you can personalized for your little one.   Zoey is 3 and recently started practicing her writing skills, so I chose to personalize a notebook for her. I chose the Little Sparkle Notebook. I really enjoyed the process that it took me through to get this book made {Read More}