Reading Age: 6-8 Purchase from: Disney Books, any online retailer, bookstore Before the Story is an exciting, illustrated chapter book series that features your favorite Disney heroines on fun adventures as young girls. OUR THOUGHTS If you know of a young reader who is a fan of Disney Princesses, then this book series is one you’ll want to read!  Disney’s BEFORE THE STORY is a great beginning reader series. Geared for readers 6-8, these easy to read stories feature Mulan, Pocahontas, Cinderella, Anna, and Elsa. The illustrations in these books are great. What’s fun about each ..read more

  It’s Groundhog Day! Do you think he’ll see his shadow? To celebrate today I’m featuring one of our favorite picture books, GROUNDHUG DAY by Anne Marie Pace, illustrated by Christopher Denise. It’s Groundhog Day and this group of woodlands is planning a Valentine’s Day party. They’re hoping this year their friend Groundhog can join them. When he sees his shadow, these friends decide they want to help him overcome his fear of shadows. This adorable story is a celebration of friendship. GROUNDHUG DAY is one of our favorite picture books. I love the combination of February’s holidays in t ..read more

Hello! Happy 2021. It has been quite awhile since we've posted here on the blog. We have missed it. We have stayed far more active on our Mundie Kids Instagram account though. You can see our book features and reviews there. While I do love Instagram, I have really missed sharing book posts here on the blog. One of the things I wanted to share is World Read Aloud Day.  You can find a lot of great resources for World Read Aloud Day from Lit World, and Scholastic. Be sure to visit their sites to find book lists, activities, and more. Happy Reading!  ..read more

Happy New Year! We're so thrilled to be back! We've missed our blogs, sharing our love of books, and talking to you about books. Last year was definitely a very interesting year that required taking time away from some things to focus the more important real life ones.  That meant taking a little break from Mundie Kids and Mundie Moms. While we didn't post much on our blogs, we did so a little bit more on social media. We missed chatting with readers here on the blog, but loved keeping in contact with you on social media. We're looking forward to being back and jumping back into the book m ..read more