From the mouths of babes comes some serious hilarity, usually unintentional, but that’s part of the charm. Once your kid starts talking, you want to capture their great quotes but it can get overwhelming (and downright impossible) to write down every gem. Q and A a Day for Kids, covers three years of fun observations. [...]

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This beautiful set of children’s classics makes for a great holiday or new baby gift. The set comes in a rainbow array of colors and includes eight books: Black Beauty, Peter Pan, The Call of the Wild, The Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Anne of Green Gables, and [...]

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Toddler milestones are as photo-worthy as they are fraught with peril. Enter The Bossy Baby Chronicles, a new line of personalized books and reward charts launched in August by Chicago mom Alexis Tande, an art director whose brainchild came from experiences with her own two adorable (yet occasionally bossy) kids. Currently, the product line is [...]

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So that whole “Teach Your Baby to Read” business turned out to be a scam. (Hmm, who could have seen that one coming?) But don’t despair. Baby Lit takes classics like Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice, and even Romeo and Juliet and reinterprets them with simple text and illustrations to expose your toddler to great [...]

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I attended the Best of Bump Club and Beyond event on Sunday, and it was a great day of seminars, giveaways, and spotlights on new products. One item in particular caught my eye, a baby book created by local graphic designer and marketer Ryan Maconochie when his daughter was born. Called This is Your Book, [...]

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