Little Pim books are here!
Little Pim Books are here! We are very excited to share with you the publication of our first books for young learners of Spanish and French, called FEELINGS and COLORS. The books make delightful companions to our Spanish and French learning system of DVDs, flash cards, CDs and interactive games. They tell colorful simple stories [...]
Little Pim Wins a 2011 Tillywig Brain Child Award
We’re so pleased to announce that Little Pim German has won a 2011 Tillywig Brain Child Award! Brain Child awards are specifically for “exciting products that energize the mind while seamlessly blending fun and learning”. Below are the wonderful things Tillywig had to say about Little Pim: “It’s been well established that children have a [...]
The iPad – is it good for your kids?
David Pogue’s son is six years old. He’s a musician, an amateur filmmaker and loves brainteasers. It’s not that he’s a genius, it’s just that he loves the iPad. In fact, according to his father, he’s addicted! This was the subject of a recent blog post on the NYTimes.com, and like any self-respecting parent, Pogue [...]
Kristof asks, “Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen.” Why not both?
Nicholas Kristof was already one of my favorite New York Times journalists*, so I was thrilled to see him taking up the topic of foreign language teaching to kids in his recent column “Primero Hay Que Aprender Espanol, Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen” (translation: First learn Spanish, then study Chinese). If you missed it, Kristof makes [...]
5 Tips for Managing TV Time During the Holidays
It’s the holidays! That means fun things like family, treats, presents. But for many of us, it’s also darker, shorter, colder days. If you are like me, you might be asking yourself, “How are we going to keep the kids busy all day when they can’t play outside?” Then it’s school vacation! What to do? [...]
Holiday Learning Toy Picks
If you are like me, holiday shopping starts right after the Halloween costumes go into storage – mainly because my kids start telling me what they want for Hannukah as soon as November 1st hits! This year I feel I have a lot of great things to choose from that will delight them, and make [...]
Savvy Auntie Exclusive: 10 Tips For Teaching a Foreign Language to a Child You Love
We’ve just been featured on Savvyauntie.com! If you don’t already know this site, it’s a great resource for the hip aunts and godmothers out there who are looking for ways to indulge (and in our case, educate!) the little ones in their lives. I was interviewed by Melanie Notkin – the site’s founder and original [...]
Little Pim Goes to Cambridge Part II (Meeting Dr. Naomi Steiner)
While in Cambridge, I also had the pleasure of meeting the dynamic and charming Dr. Naomi Steiner, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Steiner wrote the most thorough, practical book I have found about raising bilingual kids (7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child). The book shows that every child can learn a [...]
Win One DVD From Little Pim Volume II!
Volume II featuring Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant has been a huge hit with our fans! Our recent appearance on the Today Show introduced the new characters to even more little language learners and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Have you seen DVDs 4, 5, or 6? They are available in Spanish, French, [...]
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