For the first couple years of her daughter’s life, Samm Davidson had an absolute blast dressing her: “As long as it fit and she seemed comfortable, I could dress her however I liked. So it was me in my overly worn, likely unwashed leggings and a baggy sweatshirt and her living out all of my fashion fantasies daily.”

But we all know how it goes once they get just a little bit older: “Here we are a month after her sixth birthday, and I have to tell ya — sometimes our taste in fashion is worlds apart. And relinquishing control of her wardrobe has not been easy.” Please enjoy this peek at the methods of a pint-sized fashion icon, even as you sympathize with her mom.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“The only thing better than a good book is a good book that includes homemade recipes,” writes Emily Weaver. “While romance books and heart-pumping thrillers are continuing to sell like hotcakes, there’s a common subgenre denominator between the two that is also on the rise, and that’s food.” And today, she’s rounding up some of the best of the bunch. Fair warning, though — you will start digging through your fridge after you read this.