Bunchland

Books to get you pumped up, books to get you freaked out

The kids are two days away from freedom and unless you’re a germaphobe who would rather you and the kids spend all your time inside, no school = lots of time to run around outside. And what’s the quintessential outdoor activity? Camping. Now, some kids are just itching to get out, make campfires and pee on trees, but other kids, what with their constant electronic devices and wifi for everything, might need a little convincing that they can still have a blast living outside with no (or very little) electricity. No matter where on the hurray for outdoors spectrum you and your kids sit, we’ve found some books for the drive up to the campsite as well as some to have on hand in the tent.

1. Camp Out! The Ultimate Kids Guide by Lynn Brunelle (2007)  Read more...

What we’re reading today:

1.How do babies learn language? Researchers have found that babies have a eureka moment where a word and its meaning just clicks, rather than building up that association over time.

2.Speaking of language, how did we come to call a child born out of wedlock a love child?

3.Prozac’s active ingredient has been found in the Great Lakes and it’s killing E. coli. So, is this making swimming in the Lake Erie safer, or is this stuff also killing non-harmful things and we’re just further messing up this eco-system? We’d love to find out as Great Lake Swimming is awesome. (As are Great Lake Swimmers)

4. A Geek Mom on the importance of storytime. Or is that just the importance of Curious George?

5. And not like you need us to tell you this, but tell your daughter she’s pretty. Some girls don’t grow up feeling it.  Read more...