CELEBRATE BY HOORAY!

We're so excited to be included in Celebrate by HOORAY! The Australian party superstars just released this beautiful book with over 200 pages of the most drool-worthy celebrations you'll every lay your eyes on. Below is the spread of our Mommy and Toddler Valentine Party! All photos by Jenna Elliott of One Eleven Photography

If you're interested in getting the full party experience, you can purchase Celebrate by HOORAY! here.

HALLOWEEN BOOK: NO SUCH THING

I was on the hunt for a cute Halloween book so was happy to discover No Such Thing by Ella Bailey from Flying Eye Books

About the book: One cool day in late October, Georgia noticed something weird. Objects would move around the house and sometimes they even disappeared. Now, some people may have wondered (especially at this time of year) if this was the work of something spooky? But not clever Georgia! She has all the explanations and none of the fear! Join her in debunking the spookiest of ghoulish and ghostly mischief in this Halloween adventure!

Mila loves finding the hidden ghosts in each picture.

Happy Halloween!

BOOK LOVE: THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT

One of my best friends, Jodi, gave "The Day The Crayons Quit" to Brixton when he was a baby. The bestseller, written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, has become quite the classic in our house. It is probably one of the funniest children's book I have ever read. Every time I read it, I laugh out loud. 

When little Duncan goes to open his crayons, he finds a stack of letters from his crayons and they are all quitting! Each letter of complaint is hilarious. I like to read them in silly voices to Brixton. It's such a good one for the whole family. 

Brixton's tank is by Mini & Maximus via Thumbeline. xx

BOOK LOVE FOR AROUND THE WORLD WITH MOUK

Continuing our obsession with French illustrator Marc Boutavant (his Abracadabra Djeco puzzle is one of our all-time favorites), we've fallen in love with Around the World with Mouk.

You know those days when you think, "I'm being the parent that I want to be"? Well, yesterday was one of those days. I took Mila to the farmers' market, she jumped in the bouncy house, we picked out organic fruit and vegetables, and then got this book from one of our favorite local shops, Entertaining Elephants.

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What an incredible way to give a three-year-old a worldly view. The book's vibrant illustrations take you through local customs in Finland, Greece, Libya, Madagascar, India, China, Australia, Japan, Peru and New York. And there are 46 stickers to play with and place throughout the book.

So many fun things to discover.

Mila's tank is by Louise Misha via Thumbeline.