The world of children's books mourns the loss of author/illustrator Anna Dewdney, who recently passed away. She was stolen from us by the wretched thief, brain cancer. Her Llama Llama books are a favourite in our house and we mourn that there won't be a bunch of new ones on the … [Read more...]
Little Red by Bethan Woollvin – Book Review
ABOUT THE BOOK: Little Red* Author/Illustrator: Bethan Woollvin Published by: Two Hoots Books (Pan Macmillan) Released: April 2016 for North American markets Ages: 4+ RaisingMom.ca Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Order from Chapters/Indigo, Amazon.ca or Amazon.com* From … [Read more...]
If you need me, I’ll be in the Parent Holding Room. Holding. Waiting.
I'm sitting in the waiting room at the children's hospital. The official name of this space is Day Surgery Waiting Room. However, at least four medical staff members have referred to it as the Parents' Holding Room/Area. What a name! Like we are cattle waiting to be taken to our … [Read more...]