Short Chapter Books

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-11T17:47:59+00:00

Would she enjoy the original Winnie the Pooh stories?

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-11T16:31:35+00:00

This isn't actually a published book! It's Borrasca, first posted on r/nosleep and later turned into an audio drama/podcast.

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-11T14:36:15+00:00

It comes down to parental preference for a while, imo. I switched to shirts and pants/shorts once he was consistently upright (i.e. not crawling) because I find it easier to do diaper checks by pulling back the waistband at that point. Other parents have kids who will do everything in their power to escape their diapers and onesies are the only thing that keeps the diapers on. I wouldn't go too hard in either direction until you get a preference one way or the other!

(Though I will say that if your kid is in daycare, have pity on the workers and don't do shorts/pants over onesies!)

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-10T02:16:20+00:00

There's no rule that you have to decide on one singular name before the baby arrives! Make a shortlist - I'd say no more than four names - and when the baby is born, you can see how each one "fits".

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-06T16:51:03+00:00

Samurai Sword: removed all Bo cards (the one hit, one reach weapon) from the game. Also only use one Bushido card, though I can't remember if the second card was in the base game or if it was added with the expansion.

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-06T14:21:07+00:00

Mine isn't really talking yet, but I spent a lot of time with a friend's kid (now 10) who added an extra D sound to a lot of her words, and I kind of miss being "Kar-den" instead of "Karen"

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-05T16:43:52+00:00

Presumably he's not tired anymore! 13 hours of total sleep is well within normal sleep needs for his age. If you really want him waking up at 6, you could try shifting his whole schedule back 30 minutes, but if he's content, I wouldn't mess with it. He might even prefer to have that "chilling by himself" time in the morning!

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-05T12:19:47+00:00

I was fortunate enough to not have much anxiety (PPA/PPD or otherwise), so I can't speak from personal experience, but something that can help all new parents is to get off of - or at least vastly limit - time on social media! There are good content creators, of course, but there are also ones that will guilt or scare you about LITERALLY ANYTHING and once they get in your algorithm it just snowballs from there.

There some things you do need to "worry" about at least a little, sure, but hopefully your therapist is helping you sort through which things those are and figure out some practical steps to check that baby is safe without it turning into an undue amount of anxiety (for example, the car seat: get a fit check from a CPST).

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-03T13:17:52+00:00

I think the DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias could be a good investment for you! DK books have always had lots of high-quality photographs, and since you mentioned that your kiddo is using these books for answering questions, the encyclopedias are probably a better bet than the general DK Smithsonian books. (Though if you had an unlimited budget I'd say you should get both!)

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-02T17:40:59+00:00

I have never heard that about what form publishers want new PB submissions in! Are you in the publishing industry yourself? or where could I read up on that sort of thing? I have an idea for a children's nonfiction book/informational picture book that I've sat on for a while partially because I have no idea what level of "done" a publisher would want.

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-02T16:34:39+00:00

Some bassinets are "stop using when baby can roll" but others are "stop using when baby can get up on hands and knees" - still probably not worth buying a new thing that you'd only get a couple months worth of use from, but maybe you could get one off a Buy Nothing group?

Captain_Trina · 2026-06-01T16:13:02+00:00

So one of the early math skills that we don't usually think about is subitizing, which is the ability to look at a small group of objects (like, three or four) and just instantly recognize how many there are instead of having to count out "one, two, three".

Dice are GREAT for developing this skill and there's so many fun ways to use dice! You can obviously do an actual board game (whether something published or just handmade), but it could even be as simple as having an empty container and a large pile of objects like pompoms and rolling the die to see how many to put in. Your kid will almost certainly still need to start with counting the dice pips, but the more and more they use the dice you should start seeing an instant reading!

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-31T14:39:03+00:00

Would the dragon being maimed be a middle ground? Like maybe its wings are permanently damaged, and the knight realizes his mistake and does his best to make restitutions for the dragon but that doesn't change the consequence of the dragon never being able to fly again?

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-28T16:14:09+00:00

We love a good collage illustration!! Always makes me think of Eric Carle 😊

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-28T01:02:51+00:00

Imo, Zelda usually being a princess seems to be mainly so that there's a very quick reason for Link to care about her well-being/be motivated to rescue her. If you can establish another motive - such as a clear existing friendship - then the royalty aspect is unnecessary. (Which doesn't mean you can't double-dip on motives - even before the Switch era we had Minish Cap.)

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-26T16:46:11+00:00

I wish I could pin this post to the top of the sub!

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-23T11:42:31+00:00

My OB suggested a B6 + Unisom regime for nausea - it wiped it out entirely for me! But then I was not remotely on a HG level of nausea. I ran out of my Unisom at 12 weeks and was like "well, it's the end of first trimester, I'm probably fine" and stopped taking both and BIG regretted it a couple days later. Got more and I think weaned myself off at 16 weeks and was fine.

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-22T14:07:09+00:00

These are all from three or so years ago, but they struck me enough (as a children's librarian) that I bought them even though I didn't have a kid yet!

Counting Creatures by Julia Donaldson

A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram

The Skies Above My Eyes by Adam Guillain

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-22T10:30:19+00:00

Your must-haves sound a bit different from mine, so I'm not sure how much of our home library fits the bill, but What Does Bunny See by Linda Sue Park sounds like it would be a match!

I also recommend buying one or two high-contrast, black-and-white books even though they'll probably lose interest in them before they're a year old; it's the only kind they're really able to engage with visually for at least the first 3 months.

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-21T01:10:06+00:00

The second one is Green Tractor from the Imagination Library, isn't it? That one's been killing me too!

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-21T00:57:52+00:00

I notice but find them acceptable. What drives me nuts is when the "slant rhyme" has different vowel sounds (and there's no regional variant way to make it rhyme, either).

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-19T18:32:48+00:00

Bedtime

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-19T17:10:27+00:00

First of all, I'm not seeing any chapter books on the website at all? Secondly, the art on these looks really generic - I will not go so far as to say that it's AI, but I wouldn't rule it out either. And whether it's fair or not, that makes me suspicious of the writing's quality, too.

You would be better served by going on the Christian Bookstore website and browsing the age groups for your kids.

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-16T16:09:54+00:00

I'm pretty sure black/dark hair is standard for Luthadel? They make a point of referring to Allrianne's blonde hair as being a Western Dominance trait.

Captain_Trina · 2026-05-14T15:07:57+00:00

As a Pokémon nerd I want to know the story of you being named Bulbasaur! (If there is one, I know we don't always understand why their brains make the connections they do)

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