Junie B. Jones is COMING to town!

Junie B. Jones may not mean much to some, but in my household, Junie B. has delighted my girls for years. Junie B. Jones and her hilarious antics have been a part of my life since I started reading them to my oldest daughter. Before too long, my daughter was reading them to herself and [...]

Book of the Month: I love you, Millie by Christopher St. Clair

INTRODUCING THE MAGIC CITY MOM BOOK CLUB!!! This is our inaugural book in our new virtual Mom’s Book Club!! This month we will be featuring: By Christopher St. Clair About the book:  A hair stylist in Fort Payne, Alabama. An apartment painter in San Diego, California. A restaurant singer in Charleston, South Carolina. An ultimately [...]

THE BIG READ! It’s here, are you ready?

What is the Big Read?  It’s a chance for us all to enjoy “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” as a community.  Join Tom, Becky, Huck Finn, and rest of the gang as they paint fences, go on adventures, and chase after ole Injun Joe in this delightful read from Mark Twain. So, for the next [...]

Top Children’s Books of 2009

My kids absolutely LOVE books! In fact, my Kindergartener BEGS me to order new ones out of the Scholastic brochures when they come out each month. While I can’t get new ones EVERY month, we try to get at least one new one a month. I’ve read to my kids since they day they were [...]

Meet Local Mom, Sara Evans!

Wanna meet one of Birmingham’s newest Mom Celebrities? Country Superstar Sara Evans will be at the Sam’s Club in Hoover on Jan. 16th @ 12pm doing a book signing for her new book, “The Sweet By and By.” You can order her book or preview it here, or get it at your local bookstore.

Disney’s A Christmas Carol-IN THEATRES FRIDAY!

Just in case you and your kids have somehow missed the commercials, we thought we’d let you know that Disney’s A Christmas Carol opens THIS WEEKEND. Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. [...]

Goodnight Moon…right…

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a classic children’s book. Since it arrived on the scene in 1947, generations of children have had their days quieted down by the old lady whispering hush, as each item in the room drifts off to slumber. BUT… If you love Goodnight Moon, check out …GOODNIGHT GOON by Michael [...]