The early childhood almanac Book

Three stars because I got some good ideas from this book, and I borrowed it from my library so it didn't cost me anything. I would have been very disappointed with it had I spent money on it.

This book is mostly comprised of very brief examples of rituals used by real-life families, which makes it feel more like a very long blog post or magazine article than an actual book. Or, for that matter, a manuscript-version of someone's "Family Rituals" Pinterest board. The rituals tend to be extremely cheesy, even to a sap like me, but I did take away notes on a few that I plan to tailor for my own family, so I would say it was worth the very quick read.

A note for those who don't teach English for a living and are therefore less tolerant of rampant abuse of the language: I read this as a kindle e-book and it was filled with errors--"manager" for manger, spelling errors, a lot of Ks in place of Hs, etc. Still completely understandable, but if this sort of thing hurts your eyes, perhaps try a hard copy. This one particular error made me giggle, though: "I bet lots of bat mitzvah boys would say the same thing."