Every parent wants their kid to learn to rock their uniqueness like a boss. That's why we're thrilled to introduce the next book in the Loud Mouse picture book series, by the iconic sister duo, Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel. Following Dee’s unforgettable journey in Loud Mouse, in Proud Mouse, your child will meet Dee’s sister, Cara Lee, who is thrilled to begin her first day of school — only to have everyone keep comparing to her big sister Dee. Now Cara Lee has to figure out who she is, and answer the question: When you have a big sister with such a LOUD talent, how can you find room to shine in your own way?

The kids are back at school, and you know what that means: colds, coughs, and fevers. As Sarah Bourassa writes in her latest edition of her column, What The Health?!: “Last fall, when my daughter started daycare, she was sick pretty much every other week with a variety of illnesses: COVID, RSV, strep, croup, norovirus, and hand-foot-and-mouth disease, just to name a few. My husband and I were, of course, also sick a lot last year, and some illnesses completely knocked us down.” And now she’s reassuring us with a list of things we prooobably won’t catch from our kids. I found it reassuring!