Elisha Cooper is the author of several award-winning books. His latest, Crawling: A Father’s First Year, is a collection of essays about his first year as a father.
Elisha lives in Chicago “on a small street in Lincoln Park near the zoo” and has “two wild daughters, Zoë and Mia, ages four and two.” When asked [...]

Now that we’re approaching our first child’s first birthday, I can take a look back at the year that was and smile, happy and grateful for so many things. Most importantly, for the fact that we managed to keep our little bundle alive, but also for all the joy we’ve had and for all we’ve [...]

What a great gift idea! I love giving and receiving books as baby gifts and feel you can never have enough books. A business created by two former first grade teachers, The Gifted Grasshopper sells bags filled with children’s books. Each set comes with a cute signature bookmark and plush toy inside a handy tote [...]

I thought a pop-up book was a pop-up book. I’ve discovered there are pop-up books, and then there are Robert Sabuda’s POP-UP BOOKS. These are some amazing pop-ups!

Top: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Bottom: The Movable Mother Goose
The intricate pop-ups really bring these books to life and is sure to entertain both you and your [...]

When I was a kid, there weren’t many opportunities to play with dolls of various races and ethnicities. I was so excited when I ran across Dolls Like Me, a store that sells multicultural dolls, games, and books. I definitely want the toys and dolls that Pooky plays with to be diverse and representative of [...]

I used to worry about not being thought of as being cool by my children. I remember having friends with parents who I thought were “very cool.” Of course, I have a bit of a different perspective on things like that now. Those parents I thought were cool were basically parents who let their kids [...]