Be sure and read the interesting March 30th interview with Kate DiCamillo on the PBS Online NewsHour. The interviewer, Jeffery Brown, visited with DiCamillo about her book "The Tale of ... Read More

I frequently get emails like the following: "I am looking for a Little Golden Book that is at least 20 years old. The story is about a dog said ... Read More

The Detroit Free Press has a timely article, "Holiday books celebrate saints, religious tolerance," about children's books on its website. It includes brief summaries of recently released children's books ... Read More

My latest review is about "Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion," a beautiful new book that was published in February 2004 by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic. This ... Read More

Roald Dahl's books have entertained generations of children. His books include "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and "James and the Giant Peach," both of which were made into movies, the ... Read More

Unlike many children's authors who write for a specific age group, Cynthia Rylant writes both award winning picture books and novels for older children. Cynthia Rylant has written more than 60 ... Read More

When I was a child, my favorite children's book series was Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy books. I was pleased to learn the books are again available, and I have ... Read More

The Ontario Arts Council has announced the Short List for the 2004 Ruth Schwartz Award For Excellence In Canadian Children’s Literature. In the Picture Books category are "Good Night Sam," ... Read More

If you collect children's books or are interested in learning more about book collecting, check out my newly updated Children's Book Collecting directory in my Subject Library. The first ... Read More

Did you know that, as of March 21, 2004, books from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series occupied seven of the top ten spaces on the New York ... Read More

I have just updated my article "Books about Jewish Life and Culture" to provide a link to the Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners for 2003. The purpose of the ... Read More

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month and that Young People's Poetry Week, which is sponsored by the Children's Book Council (CBC), will be April 12th through the ... Read More

Jim Trelease, the author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook," is a strong literacy advocate. According to an article in the Redlands Daily News, Trelease feels that both the Oprah Winfrey ... Read More

Teaching Today has an interesting article, "Helping Remedial and Reluctant Readers," that provides information about three types of readers: strategic readers, reluctant readers, and remedial readers. If your ... Read More

The subject of fairy tales is a fascinating one, and it is one that has attracted a lot of attention from visitors to this site. Two of my most ... Read More

The latest New York Times Sunday Book Review contains reviews of the new edition of "The Story of Little Black Sambo" and four other children's books: "Not Just A Witch" ... Read More

If you are looking for recommended children's books for St. Patrick's Day, I have some for you. In addition to the two I've reviewed, "Tales from Old Ireland" and ... Read More

Take a look at the New York Public Library's annotated list of recommended books for Women's History Month. It's divided into six categories: Folk and Fairy Tales, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture ... Read More

Take a look at my Top Picks list of children's Easter books now and, then, check it again before Easter. Whether you are looking for books about the Christian ... Read More

In "Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland, " Tomie dePaola combines captivating illustrations with the engaging story of a boy named Patrick, who grew up to become the patron saint of ... Read More

According to a Reuter's article, "The Walt Disney Co, author Judy Blume and independent producer Jane Startz have agreed to make movies based on Blume's hit kids books like "Are ... Read More

There was an interesting Op-Ed piece in the New York Times the other day about the newly revised Nancy Drew series. In her essay, "Girl, Revised," editor and writer ... Read More

I was delighted to hear that Stephen Mitchell has been awarded the 2004 Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for "The Wishing Bone and Other Poems." This delightful poetry collection was ... Read More

As part of the UK's World Book Day Online Festival on March 4, J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, participated in a chat about her books. She ... Read More

This week, The Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit organization, announced literary awards totaling $133,000, including a $15,000 award for children's literature. According to the Trust, "Our annual awards ... Read More

WIth spring fast approaching, it's time for our family to enjoy Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts. The book combines Anna Grossnickle Hines' poems about nature and the seasons ... Read More

According to an article on the DW-WORLD.DE website, New Line Cinema has purchased the rights to the children's fantasy novel "Inkheart" and the other two novels in the planned trilogy. ... Read More

The headline above is probably the only publicity my husband, Dennis, will get about his March 2nd birthday, but Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) gets coverage every year and never more ... Read More

In 1999, as part of its Read Across America initiative, the National Education Association (NEA) conducted an online survey to identify the children's books most favored by teachers. The resulting ... Read More