Video Chat: A Few Favorite Children’s Books and a Reading from My Little Boy

Welcome to the third edition of the Maw Books Video Chat!  I love today’s video, we are checking out what some of my kids favorite books are.  And you get a great reading from my three year old!
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Books mentioned in the video:
The Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton (love how he has this one memorized!), Dora [...]

Snow by Cynthia Rylant, Illustrated by Lauren Stringer

Here in Utah, we have had a lot of snow this winter.  My kids love and adore it.  My oldest can unlock the front door and I have found him more than once with his snow boots on headed outside – and more than once, actually outside – it’s time to put a chain on [...]

A Merry Christmas Video Message From Our Family to Yours!

It has been a wonderful year!!! I have found myself grateful for the friendships that I have formed because of the awesome community that exists online and for my friends and family who have supported me this year.  I would like to wish you all very happy holidays and a merry Christmas from my family [...]

There’s a Mouse in Our House and He Brings Us *gasp* Books!

I grew up with a mouse in our house.  The Christmas Mouse.

See, the Christmas Mouse knows the frustration of parents with children underfoot on Christmas Eve.  They are really excited at the thought of what Christmas morning will bring, but as far as Christmas Eve goes, children need something to keep them occupied.  The Christmas [...]

Craving Chocolate? Cynthia Lord’s Whoopie Pies to the Rescue!

Regular readers of my blog have long realized that I love to ask authors to share recipes with us. Which I actually think is kind of funny because I don’t LOVE to cook. My family is lucky if I get any kind of dinner on the table. But I have found it [...]