A rhyming response to Random House’s big Seuss news, a Tumblr recreating Oscar-nominated movie scenes with adorable kids, and 29 things that prove you’re no longer a rookie parent
On Seuss/new manuscript fatigue.
Not so long after news that Harper Lee is about to break her decades-long literary silence, Random House announces it is publishing a new Dr. Seuss book. Of all the responses the news has drawn, this clever one from the Washington Post caught our eye.
Best Picture Goes To . . .
Three years after she started photographing her toddlers in recreations of Oscar-nominated film stills, Maggi Storino and her adorable daughters are back. Selma, Birdman, The Imitation Game — they do it all, and seem to enjoy it. If only they'd been around to give Avatar a run for its money!
A Survivor's Guide
Scholastic is going to publish The Survival Guide to Bullying by Aija Mayrock, a teenager who was bullied herself for years, and who wrote and self-published the book to help other kids in the same position. Now 19, Aija has won awards for a screenplay and her poetry as well.
A Thousand Ways To Be Special
Do you think your family is boring and conventional? Well, first of all, vanilla is freakin delicious, so let's not underestimate it. More importantly, it turns out there are a thousand things — at least — that make a family special. Whether you're a 50s-perfect heteronormative clan with a white picket fence or an unconventional set of parents with unconventional kids, Brandie Weikle's 1,000 Families Project wants to tell your story. momstown editor Sonia Verma put aside what's left of her mistrust of the Internet and shared part of her family's story with the site last week. Check out the Toronto Star's profile of the project, and tell us — or Brandie– What makes your family special?
A Factual Guide To Measles
Whether you are pro-vax or anti-, no one can deny measles is back. There have been a dozen confirmed cases in Ontario, and the number is expected to grow. Parentdish Canada has a very factual, informative guide on what to watch for, and how to guard against measles.
'You can even sleep with a toddler foot in your face'
See if you don't find yourself nodding along and ultimately laughing as you go through Buzzfeed's 29 signs you're not a rookie parent.
Cover photo: Random House LLC
