Elizabeth's Children's Books Blog

In preparation for Banned Books Week, which is September 20-27 this year, I have just updated my Censorship subjects directory. In the next several weeks, I will be adding ... Read More

As I surf the Web, I keep finding more excellent sites. As of today, there are 20 Canadian and U.S. public libraries listed in the About Children's Books " ... Read More

I just finished updating and checking links on my Age/Grade Booklists and Libraries Subjects directories. Once again, I was reminded of what a great resource public libraries are. ... Read More

In 2001, Kate DiCamillo, the author of the Newbery Honor Book "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "The Tiger Rising" visited our chat room to discuss the writing process and her books. ... Read More

There seem to be two schools of thought on Madonna writing a children's book. When I shared my reservations about it with a friend, she pointed out that Madonna ... Read More

About Parenting of Multiples Guide Pamela Fierro has an interesting booklist on her site of recommended children's books about twins and other multiples. If you have a children's book you'd like ... Read More

Jamie Lee Curtis is about the only celebrity I can think of who actually writes good children's books, so she is the only one I have listed in my Authors/Artists ... Read More

If you are interested in learning more about Canadian children's books and their creators, I recommend you visit the website of the Canadian Children's Book Centre. The goal of the ... Read More

In February 2002, we finished a discussion about burning books as a form of protest/censorship. Somehow, I foolishly thought that book burning was a very rare occurrence, but I ... Read More

After you have read everything I have on Harry Potter, if you still want more information, you'll want to check out a great new resource I just discovered. It's ... Read More

Did you know that Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Creech, Lemony Snicket, David Shannon, and Denise Fleming all have children's books coming out in the fall? I didn't, until I ... Read More

Check out the website of children's author Jane Kurtz and learn all about her latest books, her recent trip to Africa, and the opening of the Ethiopian Children's Book Center. ... Read More

If you are interested in bilingual children's books and books in other languages than English, check out my Bilingual/Foreign Language Subjects directory of links. The newest addition to the ... Read More

I've added an excellent children's literature blog, Kids Lit, to my directory of Child Lit Blogs. Tasha Saecker, the director of Caestecker Public Library in Green Lake, Wisconsin, developed ... Read More

Since writing about the national Children's Choices program in the United States, I have discovered similar programs in Australia. There are both national and state children's choices programs ... Read More

Women's History Guide Jone Johnson Lewis has a wonderful directory of links to articles, quotations, biographies, illustrations and many more Beatrix Potter resources. If you have ever wanted to ... Read More

It's hard to keep up with all of the new children's books constantly being published. One helpful resource I've found is the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the ... Read More

It's that time again. If you have a child starting kindergarten or a child going to a new school, here are some books that will help to smooth the ... Read More

About Family Crafts Guide Sherri Osborn has come up with some fun crafts related to children's books - great summer activities for your kids. These include "The Very Hungry ... Read More

The Forecasts editors at Publishers Weekly recommended five new children's picture books for July, including the new book by Bill Martin Jr., "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?". ... Read More

Mildred Wirt Benson was independent, intelligent, resourceful, and a great favorite. So was the person she wrote about: teenage sleuth Nancy Drew. The two had a great deal in ... Read More

I have added a Child Lit Blogs section to the About Children's Books subjects directory. Post a note on our Forum if you know of any children's book-related blogs ... Read More

Children's author Sharon Creech recently made history by becoming the first American author to win the UK's CILIP Carnegie Medal from the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). ... Read More

"The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid" are just two of the fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish a poet, playwright, travel book author, and novelist. ... Read More

If the summer heat is getting to you and your children, try reading “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats. While the story of Peter, a young African American ... Read More

The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) continues to grow and improve. There are now 262 books online, and the site itself has been greatly improved as a recent ... Read More

If you're like me, you grew up with Dr. Seuss, and now you are sharing his books with your children. The story of Dr. Seuss, whose real name was ... Read More

Did you know that the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) gives out awards for children's books that "promote compassion and respect for all living things." ... Read More