We’re very excited about our contest! We’ve chose some very special winners. Click here to read their entries. Click here to read about the judges.

Vanessa from chefdruck.blogspot.com and her son, Jack had fun with Lilly Badilly last night. Here’s hat they had to say . . . “He was completely hooked, and I was too!  The combination of the bright illustrations with the fun music completely captivated him. . . The characters’ personalities really come through - down to Grandpa Willie’s [...]

We all know that reading makes us better writers. But does that mean we must read novels and periodicals exclusively to improve our writing skills? Heck no! Try reading labels of all kinds. For decades, shampoo bottle labels all said, “Lather. Rinse. Repeat.” The smarty pants in all of us took this to literally mean the [...]

Gigi napping on a Sunday afternoon My friend, Patty, taking it easy with Indie. A cool dog I met on a Humane Society Dog Walk With all the chaos in my life this year, I have come to realize that my Smart Poodle, Gigi, knows how to relax better than anyone else I know. She can collapse on [...]

The entire Badilly family of millipedes will be performing in costume at the Hialeah Literacy Fair on sept 7 from 11:30-12:30. The address is 190 West 49th street, Hialeah, FL. Please join us! This will be a great event for lovers of books everywhere!

Have you ever just picked up a dictionary and started reading it?  It really is interesting to learn where words come from, what they really mean and how to spell them correctly. It is common for both kids and adults to misspell words. Luckily for all of us, we have Spell Check on our computers. [...]

After attending an exhausting 2 1/2 hour Open House at our daughter’s high school last night, I realized something very important. If we parents had to do today what our kids have to do at school every day, we might not be able to do it! And if we (who are not teachers) had to [...]

Tonight we are attending our daughter’s Open House tonight for her Junior year of high school. It really is interesting the way her school handles the process. Parents report to their child’s home room and follow their kid’s schedule, shuffling through the halls like sardines, trying to make it to the next 20 minute class [...]

Hurry! Our Chief Smart Poodle Judge Patiently Awaits More Contest Entries If your kids, your friend’s kids or your students have not entered our contest yet, get them writing this weekend! Smart Poodle Publishing will accept entries until 5pm EST on Monday, September 15th! Click here for full contest rules.

My 16-yer-old got her driver’s license last week. Yikes! For any of you parents out there who may be in the same boat, or anyone who is thinking about buying a car for themselves, check out the National Highway Safety website. There is so much important information here, everyone who drives should read it. For [...]