The great thing about Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny (Golden Books, 1940) is that it’s just as fun for kids today as when it came out in 1940. Toddlers haven’t changed. Touching Daddy’s scratchy face, putting a finger through Mommy’s ring and patting the bunny’s fur are still interesting to the youngest readers. According to the [...]
An early chapter of The Tiffany Box, A Memoir, by Arizona-turned-California author Kathleen Buckstaff, raises the subject of picture day at school. Buckstaff describes her then 4-year-old daughter’s decision to wear a beloved but “tattered, stained sundress” for a photo that will forever document who she was during that year at school. Buckstaff is conflicted. [...]
Once the purview of superstars and circus animals, it seems even book characters are getting their own bus tours nowadays. Jack and Annie, characters from the children’s “Magic Tree House” book series begun in 1992, roll into town with a “Passport to Adventure!” reading tour on Saturday, April 20. Their national tour, sponsored by Random [...]
Phoenix novelist Tom Leveen and his wife Joy have a young son with a rather uncommon name. “I’ve been writing since I was in the second grade,” recalls Leveen, “and I always used this name a lot.” Tobias is just 20 months old, and Leveen admits it’s too soon to know whether their family will grow: [...]
As you make decisions about your new baby’s furniture, bedding, framed prints or wallpaper, don’t forget the quintessential nursery staple—books! There are many ways to accessorize a nursery with books. Pile them in a cloth-lined basket for easy access or place them on a low, secured bookshelf—one that stands at a child’s eye level. Arrange [...]
I’ve read articles and listened to radio broadcasts about how boys are doing less well in school than girls, graduate from college less than girls and overall seem to be falling behind academically. Daryl Capuano, author of Motivate Your Son (Student Mastery Publishing, 2012), has read the same articles and seen the statistics. He works [...]
Flagstaff writer/artist Linda Kranz’s third book, Love you when…(Taylor Trade Publishing, 2012), is the third in a series of books using artfully painted rocks as the medium to convey messages of individuality and, in this one, how memories of loved ones are sparked by innumerable cues during even ordinary days. This time the rocks aren’t [...]
It looks like Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix is the first Arizona theater to snag the rights to perform “Shrek The Musical,” which closes the 2012/13 season with a June 14-30 run at the Herberger Theater Center. Though many Arizona theater goers enjoyed a Broadway touring production of “Shrek The Musical” two years ago at [...]
Whenever we get children’s books in the office, I judge them by their covers. When I saw The Knife and the Fork Go Dancing (Baboa Press, 2012) by Traudi Allen, illustrated by Rob Cowan, I thought, cool, I can’t wait to read it. The title alone is intriguing. The illustration of the utensils entwined in [...]
As we dash our way through this festive season, let’s take a moment to conjure up warm and fuzzy feelings for… reading. Okay, maybe reading isn’t at the top of your to-do list as shopping, get-togethers and special events vie for your attention, but this time of year is the perfect opportunity to shine light [...]
MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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