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What We’re Reading: Who’s That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane

02/25/2022 nwamamas

Need a good novel to snuggle up with this weekend? We’ve got one that will keep you turning pages. It’s called “Who’s That Girl?” written by one of our favorite authors, Mhairi McFarlane. What’s it […]

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Valentine’s Day books to read with the kids in 2022

01/17/2022 nwamamas

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 […]

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What We’re Reading: The Dearly Beloved and The Midnight Library

12/15/2021 nwamamas

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 […]

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Are your kids afraid of “monsters”? Read this book

10/15/2021 nwamamas

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 […]

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Halloween books to read to the kids

10/12/2021 nwamamas

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 […]

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Freaking out about college stuff? Read this.

10/07/2021 nwamamas

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 […]

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What We’re Reading: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

09/24/2021 nwamamas

Small Great Things, by Jodi Picoult Okay, I know I’m late to the party. I can’t believe this was my first Jodi Picoult novel, but now I’m hooked! I loved, loved, loved Picoult’s 2016 novel Small […]

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What We’re Reading: The Mother-in-Law and The Good Sister

07/28/2021 nwamamas

Mamas, I’d been in kind of a reading rut, typically choosing the same kinds of books over and over, when I stumbled across a recommendation for a book called “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth. The […]

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Book review of Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking

05/25/2021 nwamamas

The other day, I said these exact words to myself (out loud) while driving the car: “I am SUCH an idiot!” And here’s the worst part. My teenage daughter was sitting right next to me. […]

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What We’re Reading: Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez

05/04/2021 nwamamas

It’s nearly Mother’s Day 2021, so we recommend you spend part of your weekend doing something just for you. Bonus points if you do it while getting some much-needed alone time. And that’s one of […]

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