The Secret Garden | Jennifer Adams
Title: The Secret Garden Author: Jennifer Adams Being a mom is hard sometimes. Ora has been really difficult this evening. No matter what we did, we could not make her happy. She had a long nap. She didn't want dinner. She didn't want to be held. She didn't want anything. It was beyond frustrating, and I was starting to wonder if she didn't feel well. She eventually started watching Boss Baby and calmed down a bit. But as we started getting the kids ready for bed, I sat down with her and read this book. My mom bought Ora a set of these a while back, but she prefers the stuff her older brother looks at generally. She enjoyed reading it. She especially enjoyed the page about "Poppy"--the flower, of course. She calls her grandfather (my dad) "Poppy," so I'm sure that's what she was thinking about. She wanted to linger on that page, though, so we did. Reading to our children is so important. I don't just say that as a literatur...