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I’ve been following the Instagram account for Books are Magic for a while. I don’t remember how I first discovered it, but I’m glad I did. Books are Magic is a bookstore in Brooklyn. It\u00a0opened in 2017. The owner of the shop wrote one of my favorite reads of the summer of 2018 (a good … Read More about Bookstore Love: Books are Magic, Brooklyn, NY<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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If you’re thinking of getting a travel-themed subscription box for your kids, Atlas Crate is definitely one of the best. I’ve shared several posts about what’s in the box, and today I share an Atlas Crate Review for the France Box. This is a little different from my other reviews, so scroll down to find … Read More about Atlas Crate: France<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Let’s find some matches. Some Russian children’s books and their counterpart for adults. Below I have a few reading recommendations for the parents who want to take a more direct. This is part of my Livre Voyage travel-themed family book club I mentioned yesterday. Here are some books about Russia Fiction for Kids and Adults. … Read More about Books about Russia Fiction for Kids and Adults<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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High on the list of every parent’s travel stress sources is flying with the kids. I get it. It’s not fun as adults and, unfortunately, other passengers don’t make it easy for parents either. So, while I say ignore their eye-rolls and comments, don’t ignore your kids! Start off by prepping their expectations with some … Read More about Best children’s books to prepare kids for a flight<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I love visiting places inspired by books and reading books inspired by places. That’s why I was so excited to learn that the popular children’s book series, Curious George, has a book heavily inspired by the Mystic Aquarium. I visited Mystic as a child and was heading back to the area over the summer, so … Read More about Curious George at the (Mystic) Aquarium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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This book is the whole reason for Molly Week! Molly Goes to Rio de Janeiro is the latest release in the Molly and the Magic Suitcase series. Since I’ve written about my personal connection with Shanghai in my review of Molly Goes to Shanghai and my disconnection with Sydney (nothing personal, Sydney!) prior to reading … Read More about Molly Goes to Rio de Janeiro | A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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When I think of Christmas, I think of Christmas songs. One of my favorites is Silver Bells. The line “it’s Christmastime in the City”. This book tells the story of separated birds from the country, who make their way to New York. And while we follow their story, we get to experience Christmastime in the … Read More about Visiting Red & Lulu’s NYC, a book review and travel tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Let’s learn about Botswana. I know very little about this country. I’ve never been. Though I’m a strong believer in, “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list,” Botswana has always flown under the radar for me. I’m ready to learn more. I noticed that Botswana has popped up on several, “must see in … Read More about Let’s learn about Botswana<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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In 2017 Canada celebrated 150 years of confederation. In honor of those 150 years I curated this awesome list of 150 Canada Books for Kids. There are books by age, by province, and by series. There’s something for everyone. So to honor of 150 years of Canada, I present to you (drumroll) – 150+ children’s … Read More about 150 Canada Books for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Pack ‘n Go girl, Izzy Bennett, just docked in the lagoon at Barra de Navidad in Mexico. But it’s not the fun in the sun vacation she was hoping for. First of all, it’s not busy. And it should be. She wonders what’s going on. Her family arrives to learn that most visitors are avoiding … Read More about Mystery of the Thief in the Night | A book review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I can’t talk about Spring Break without mentioning the array of wonderful Caribbean Islands and Caribbean Cruise spring break destinations for families. I enlisted in the help of some blogger friends to share their favorite spots and you will find them below. For the purpose of this post, I included official and unofficial Caribbean Island … Read More about Caribbean Island and Cruise Spring Break Destinations for Families<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Editor’s Note: I’ve been to Book Passage in San Francisco, and I think it’s one of the best book stores in the world. Thank you, Robin, for another great bookstore recommendation. In a city known for the advancement of technology, San Francisco maintains a strong independent book culture which I find endearing. Nestled in between … Read More about Bookstore Love: Book Passage in San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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The Great Cake Mystery | A Review The\u00a0Great Cake Mystery\u00a0is the perfect introduction for children interested in learning more about Botswana. Precious Ramotswe is a typical eight-year-old girl. She loves listening\u00a0to her father tell stories of his own childhood. They talk about what she wants to be when she grows up.\u00a0Since she asks a lot … Read More about The Great Cake Mystery | A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As a mom, when I talk about planning a trip – I’m usually referring to the act of getting the whole family on board. Iceland’s been a dream destination for me for a long time, my husband knew why it would be awesome – but my 6 and 8-year-old? They didn’t quite get the excitement. … Read More about Planning a trip to Iceland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today is the last day of Robin Barone’s fall contribution to our Bookstore Love series. She’s telling us about the Town Bookstore in Westfield,\u00a0NJ. Thank you, Robin, for your contributions to this series and showing us amazing bookstores around the U.S. I hope to hear more from you as you visit more stores in the … Read More about Bookstore Love: The Town Book Store in Westfield, NJ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post from Eileen Gunn from the popular family travel website, Families Go! I asked her to tell me about one of her favorite\u00a0libraries to visit with kids, and I was very happy to see what she what she had to say. One of my favorite recommendations to families exploring New … Read More about Library Love: New York Public Library<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I’m excited to bring in the second in our installment from Melissa at BabyCastonOnBoard. She frequently travels for work. While away she finds books for her, now toddler, son, Aiden. She shares them with us in her column, I Explored, Now He’ll Explore: Souvenir Books for Aiden. Her latest trip took her to London. … Read More about Souvenir Books for Aiden: London<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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One segment of our past summer of road trips was a quick visit to Niagara Falls. Prepping for our trip up, I picked out two books that I thought would be fun introductions of the falls and great souvenirs to help the kids remember their trip in the future. Children’s books about Niagara Falls 1. … Read More about Niagara Falls: Trip by the book<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post by Andrew of The Adventurous Mailbox. The Adventurous Mailbox provides subscribers with stories from their main character’s travels around the world. I asked Andrew to share with our readers his passion for kid travel. So, today he delves into some of his\u00a0thoughts on the benefits of travel and a … Read More about The Benefit of World Travel for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post and author interview from Madeleine Editions author, Eleni N. Gage. Madeleine Editions offers travel-themed multi-sensory children’s stories with Apple Books that are pretty cool. Scroll down to read the interview and see a bit of a Madeleine Editions book trailer. What was your inspiration for choosing Nicaragua as the … Read More about Eleni N. Gage – Author Interview<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As we gear up for November, I want to give readers a chance to think about the books they may be interested in reading with their kids in the coming month. If the question is, what should I read next?, at Kids Travel Books we ask it a little differently. Where should we read next? … Read More about November National Days<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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How much does place influence our life? For Dr. Seuss, maybe a lot. Over the summer I visited Springfield, Massachusetts. This city was home to Ted Geisel. In Springfield I discovered the book The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew up to Become Dr. Seuss. *Please note: My father grew up near Springfield … Read More about Visiting Dr. Seuss’s Springfield, Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Use books to prepare kids for trips. I’ve said this before. So, in this new series for my site “Trip: By the Book,” I use a book to help inspire an itinerary for a trip. For those who are traveling to India, read on. Yesterday I reviewed A Puzzling Tour of India. Today I take … Read More about A Puzzling Tour of India, Trip: By the Book<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Chris and Amy Oler are the creators of the Molly and the Magic Suitcase series. Today I take some time to get to know more about how they started and their thoughts on travel and books. We will also find out what inspires their stories and what’s next for Molly.\u00a0 I’ll add some comments in … Read More about Meet the Author: Chris Oler from the Molly and the Magic Suitcase Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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There’s something fun about following the same book\u00a0character(s) through a series of books. The kids become more familiar with the character and parents know what to expect. Here’s a list of 8 book series that tell stories of their main characters traveling the world. Please note that I link to both the KidsTravelBooks directory and … Read More about 8 Travel Book Series for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post from Ashley from the website, See Ash.\u00a0 She shares with us photos of the kid’s area of the Eugene Public Library and tells us why it’s a fun place to visit with kids.\u00a0 \u00a0 With its friendly staff, wide variety of programming, and indoor and outdoor play areas, the … Read More about Library Love: Eugene Public Library<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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My son graduated from preschool\u00a0last week. While there’s a flood of emotions that typically surround these types of milestones, I’ve been thinking about other things. Like, what are we going to do all summer? I could write a whole other post about the ways we plan to spend the summer (lots of lazy days, lots … Read More about Summer Challenge: Read around the World (and FREE Printable)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post from Valerie Van Ballaer. Valerie writes the series,\u00a0The Travel Adventures of George and Paolo. Here she tells us more about the series and how she got started writing the books. Born in Belgium, at the age of 3 I moved to Thailand with my parents, where I spent 20 … Read More about The Story of the Travel Adventures of George and Paolo Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I like to think that NYC was where my love of travel originated, and if that’s true, perhaps The Plaza Hotel is where my love of hotels started. Not because I stayed there, but because of a little girl named Eloise. In the list of book experiences kids can have while traveling, I can’t imagine … Read More about Visiting Eloise’s Plaza Hotel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I even read picture dictionaries to my kids. Not English ones anymore, but foreign languages. Typically I stick with German because they know German and I studied it. So, I know how to pronounce it. However, there’s one\u00a0exception. Tokyo Friends. It doesn’t advertise itself as solely a picture dictionary, and that’s because it’s not. Really. … Read More about Tokyo Friends | Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","max_pages":4}