by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Life and Home
Our longtime readers will understand why we’re so excited about Libro.fm’s sale of audio books for under $5 each, in honor of Independent Bookstore Day on April 30. After all, in our (gulp) 15+ years online, we’ve shared hundreds of the best books...
by Christina Refford | Causes and Giving Back, Entertainment
Black History Month lasts through the end of February, but you’ll need to act by Friday if you want to grab free downloads of three important audio books by Black authors. Offered as a gift from Cool Mom Tech-recommended audiobook company Libro.fm and Tantor...
by Caroline Siegrist | Causes and Giving Back, Educational Apps, Tips and Tricks
I’m among millions of parents all over the country concerned about widespread efforts to ban “controversial” books in our public libraries. Especially when the lists include some of our favorite books, and plenty of them are not...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
For those of you who also grew up with Ezra Jack Keats’s magical The Snowy Day, you can imagine my thrill at discovering The Snowy Day has become a wonderful opera now available to stream on the the Houston Grand Opera website Even better, we can all watch it...
by Kate Etue | Entertainment
Nothing compares to having your kid sitting in your lap while you read a book to them, but there’s definitely a place for great ebook libraries on my kids’ devices too. So when I saw Readeo advertised on my Instagram feed recently, I paused scrolling to...
by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps
Anyone else the escape of audiobooks while we find moments to ourselves? These audiobook apps proved to be the perfect literary lifeline for me while I was stuck at home with my young children during the quarantine, and are keeping me going even now. Because no...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
If your goal is to read more in 2020, here’s a smart browser extension that could help you save a little money this year, because it shows you what Amazon books are available at your local library. Related: 3 free audiobook apps you should know about I know lots...
by Kate Etue | Gear + Hardware, Tips and Tricks
My daughter and I have the same taste in books, generally, so we love sharing anything good we’ve read lately. That’s typically been much easier to do with hardcopy books than digital ones, but now you can set up a Family Library for your Kindle library....
by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I’m always on the hunt for YouTube alternatives for my son, and I’ve just discovered a good one in Vooks, the app that streams animated children’s books. If you’re wanting your kids to be entertained by something other than toy cars being...
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