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Web Coolness – Maurice Sendak, Mother’s Day do-gooding, and great multicultural books for kids

May 11, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Books, Books for Kids, children's books, gifts for moms, Home, Link Roundups, Mother's Day, Mother's Day gifts

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too.

Maurice Sendak lives, through some of the best books ever

May 8, 2012 Cool Mom Picks art for kids, Books for Adults, Books for Kids, children's books, Home, Media, Tunes

Live your life. Live your life. Live your life.That quote is from Maurice Sendak’s last interview on NPR. We’re so sad that the great curmudgeon, writer, and artist has passed away, but his books will live on in our hearts–and bookshelves–forever.

A baby book that’s not so babyish

May 7, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby books, Books, Books for Adults, Books for Kids, books for parents, Home, keepsakes

I have to admit that when it comes to baby books, I don’t have a great track record; I have three kids and one half of one completed baby book. I wish that I had this option back when my kids were babes.

123′s with Orla Kiely

April 28, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gifts, Books, Books for Kids, design, Home

London designer Orla Kiely has had me under her spell for a few years now. I have always found her patterns and designs bursting with life, color, energy and a wonderful sense of playfulness.

You oughta draw on pictures

April 26, 2012 Cool Mom Picks art, art for kids, art supplies, Books, Books for Kids, coloring books, Getting crafty, Home, homeschooling tools, photography, Travel essentials, Tweens + Big Kids

From the moment they could successfully maneuver a crayon, my kids have loved open-ended coloring books like Taro Gomi’s finish-the-picture Scribbles book. So, it’s no surprise that they adore a new rule-free coloring book with an interesting twist: In…

From piggy banks to paychecks, one chapter at a time.

April 15, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Books, Books for Adults, Books for Kids, books for parents, children's books, Home, homeschooling tools, money management, organization, parenting tools

I’d prefer one dozen versions of the “where do babies come from” talk with my kids before I’d sign up for even one “and this is how money works” discussions. I can cheerfully rattle off twenty-seven slang terms for body parts, but ask me how something …

The perfect book for a new big sister (lucky thing)

April 13, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Books, Books for Kids, children's books, Home, reads

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 have a baby arou…

BabyLit board books – Lovely little lessons with Alice and Jane

April 7, 2012 Cool Mom Picks board books, Books, Books for Kids, children's books, Home, kids' books, reads

Good news, bibliophiles! Your toddlers can now enjoy Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre, and not just as teething toys.

A kids’ Haggadah that’s cooler than even finding the afikomen

April 5, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Books for Kids, Holiday Picks, Home

Last year I raved about the wonderful, creative My Haggadah, Made it Myself. This interactive coloring book meets journal meets interactive Passover Haggadah is amazing for kids about four and up.

5 Tech Picks You Won’t Want to Miss

April 1, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Books, Books for Kids, Cool Mom Tech, ebooks, Harry Potter, Home, home appliances, iPhone, Link Roundups, photo editing, photography, reads, tech accessories, Tech, CMP-Style

In case you might have missed them, here are some of our favorite Cool Mom Tech picks from the last week.

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