As a preschool teacher, I have a love-hate relationship with cooking at school. This might be due to my tenuous relationship with cooking in general. My husb...

It is getting close to back to school time. Well, I know some of you are there already. But, I am at the part of summer vacation where I am a little (or mo...

If you Google "Preschool Calendar" There is plenty written and created on the topic. There are the usual products; pocket charts to fill in the days of the w...

This post contains affiliate links. I have three books to talk about today. Let's make it four, because one of them is a Jewish folk tale with more than one ...

I am excited to share something new with you. I love creating books for children where they are the star. The story is their story. The pictures are their p...

Welcome, and thanks for being here, everyone. I do appreciate it if you have taken the time to click on links and read what I have to say. The internet is a ...

As you may have heard me mention once or twenty times, Tiny Pumpkin Press is all about customizing books just for your child or your family, or any special s...

Hi, all. Recently, my sister said about my 3 year old niece, "She always asks me what time it is. Or what day. Like she has somewhere to be." I heard a simil...

This post is a continuation of my last article all about how words give us ways to capture abstract ideas. Once we can contain an idea, an object, an emotion...

This post can also be titled, Using Tiny Pumpkin Press to Tell Your Own Stories. Because here I use the same template as Picture Day, but customized to tell ...

The Story Inside the Book A long time ago, about 17 years now, my son Max was a young child who could best be described as "slow to warm." Oh, he was filled w...

Hello, and welcome to Tiny Pumpkin Press! First, allow me to introduce myself. I am Aliza. A mother to teenage boys, a wife, a preschool teacher, and a somew...