What We’re Reading

By April Wallace, Northwest Arkansas mama and nwaMotherlode contributor If there’s ever any holiday you can justify buying loads of books for, it should be Valentine’s Day because kids don’t tire of hearing that we […]

Hey mamas! If you’re pregnant and already the mother of a “fur baby,” you’ll want to know about the book by our friend and local dog trainer, Denise Holmes of lovetrustteach.com. It’s called “My New […]

Recommended Christmas and holiday books to read with your little ones By April Wallace, Northwest Arkansas mama and Early Childhood Editor for nwaMotherlode.com A couple years ago, I noticed that a friend of mine had […]

Book reviews: The Dearly Beloved and The Midnight Library By April Wallace, Northwest Arkansas mom and Early Childhood Editor for nwaMotherlode.com When my favorite bookstagram reviewer sang the praises of The Dearly Beloved by Cara […]

By April Wallace, Early Childhood Editor for nwaMotherlode.com If there’s one thing that my boys never tire of reading about, it’s construction. It’s got it all: humongous, powerful vehicles, interesting tools, transformation and of course […]

If you have little ones who are worried about going to sleep because of the possibility of “monsters” in the room, there’s a children’s book you can read to them to help put those fears […]

Reviews by April Wallace, Early Childhood Editor for nwaMotherlode.com Every year on October 1, I wake my boys up for the first batch of banana bread of the season and start the daily tradition of […]

Mamas, when Shannon and I founded this website in 2008, our oldest kids were in Kindergarten. Those sweet babies have now morphed into JUNIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL!!! No one is more surprised than we are […]