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Written by Wendy Meddour, illustrated by Daniel Egneus Just fine! This powerful story shows without explicit detail a young girl named Luna fleeing her home...

05 Feb

Ages 3-5

Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish

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Written by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld Like it! This adorable book goes through 10 things that are fun to include in birthdays. After...

01 Feb

Ages 3-5

Grumpy Monkey

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Written by Suzanne Lang, illustrated by Max Lang Like it! This book does a fabulous job at labeling a common emotion (like grumpy) and identifying...

25 Jan

Ages 3-5

Dino School: Pete Can Fly!

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Written by Bonnie Williams, illustrated by John Gordon Like it! This book shows a pair of dinosaur friends: one who is a T-Rex and one...

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My name is Maddy! I am a Seattle native, popcorn lover, and I have a passion for developmental psychology. I graduated from Brigham Young University with my bachelor’s degree in human development, where I studied and researched the way in which all the influences in people’s lives shape them cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically.

During my last semester, I also had a baby! As my husband and I were preparing for new parenthood, we knew reading high quality books with our daughter would be a hugely important influence in her development, but we were overwhelmed by how many choices of books there were. That’s why I decided to create a place where parents could come to find which picture books will be most beneficial for their child and align with their personal parenting goals.