I do. I love books. I love adult books. I love kid books. I love all kinds of books from paperback to hardback, ones with their covers ripped off, and ones with the pages dog eared.

So when Team Mom sent me books from The Secret Mountain publishing group, I was ecstatic. And I was even more thrilled when I learned that each of the titles comes packaged with a CD filled with music that accompanies the story.

I learned when looking over the information that many of The Secret Mountain’s titles have won prestigious awards and really? It’s not a shocker.

I was sent Dream Songs Night Songs: From Belgium to Brazil (which is newly released) and this story is written in 3 different languages. We loved it when we read it (even the 11 year old) because it’s always fun to speak in a different language. We also received Down at the Sea Hotel and A Duck in New York City which was my personal favorite. I love everything about New York and reading about the duck and his experiences in the Big Apple made me smile, as did the bright and colorful illustrations.

Now that my kids are older, we don’t have the night time routine that we used to, but we used to read stories every single night. There were nights that they just didn’t want to go to bed… “Just one more story mommy,” they would plead, and I would give in and read “just one more”.

While my children were a little old for the CDs that came with the books, I thought they were very cute and catchy songs that little ones would enjoy and they weren’t the type that adults would scream if they heard that song one more time, which is always a plus.

so how about you? Do you still read to your kids? Do you have a nighttime reading routine? We’re going to get back into one, soon, because I miss my reading time and my kids need a little more.

Make sure you check out the books by The Secret Mountain. Your kids (and you!) will be sure to love them!

Until next time…

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