Pop-up fun!

I love perusing the children's book section not only because of Jack, but because the breadth of art is just amazing!
I've always loved the illustration work that goes into children's books -- and I have to share my latest purchase:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the pop-up book by J. Otto Seibold. (He's the same artist that did the illustrations for Olive, the other reindeer).



I've always loved pop-up books as a kid (because, really who doesn't?), with all the tabs to pull and the things that move... As an adult I can appreciate the paper engineering that goes into each spread. If you look around enough, there are certainly other pop-up books out there. One of the most amazing things about my purchase though: the price tag at only $5.99! (it's usually $30 CAD) at Chapters online. (It's also available in the 'Bargain' section of the kids' books in the Chapters stores, since that's where I got mine.

It'll be kept out of reach from Jack for a few years but it will sure be fun for the grown-ups ;)

Postscript: Oh, and it looks like Olive is on sale too!

Mix-ee-pliz-ik

I realize that the postings have slowed down a bit and I have no other excuse except that I've been balancing the usual rigours of being the mother of a kid who wants and reaches for everything! and perhaps my new inexplicable addiction to playing scrabble online against my friends via Facebook doesn't help things. Needless to say, my productivity has gone way down.

I recently found the Mxyplyzyk store -- and they've got some whimsically designed stuff, including:
This booster seat for $22 US (though, not appropriate yet for our monkey since there are no straps):


The nutty squirrel nutcracker ($20):


For you comic book geeks out there, the store's name comes from early Superman comics. They also have a bricks & mortar store in NYC which was a fun visit when we were there a couple of years ago.

Cool Mom Picks Blogher contest winners

Congrats to bloggers Elizabeth Edwards and Dana Tsuke for winning the washi pendants in the Cool Mom Picks BlogHer photo scavenger hunt!

Way to go ladies!