Elizabeth's Children's Books Blog

Since today is Halloween, it seems appropriate to feature a mystery. As the subtitle of "The Mary Celeste" indicates, this story of a ship whose crew disappeared while it ... Read More

For several generations, Beverly Cleary has delighted young readers, particularly 8-12 year olds, with her humorous, yet realistic, stories about the ordinary lives of children. She has won ... Read More

Mildred Wirt Benson was independent, intelligent, resourceful, and a great favorite of all who knew her. So was the person she wrote about: teenage sleuth Nancy Drew. The two ... Read More

The About Guide to Oral Health, Dr. Donald Nitkin, a retired professor of dentistry, has put together a list of ten recommended books about a first visit to the dentist ... Read More

How much do you know about Halloween? Take About Guide Denise Witmer's quiz and find out. Then, check out all of the other Halloween resources available on About sites. Speaking ... Read More

Many of the most popular fairy tales of today developed centuries ago and evolved over time into stories for children. When I was a child I listened to Grimm's ... Read More

Have you carved your Halloween pumpkin yet? If not, take a look at the pumpkin carving patterns from About Guide Kim Knox Beckius. If you are looking for a Halloween book ... Read More

See my Elections Top Picks for recommended children's books about elections and the political process. There you'll find information about five books that I recommend: "Vote!," "So You Want ... Read More

There are some excellent online resources related to Cinderella stories from around the world. See my article on Cinderella stories for specific information. If you have a Cinderella story ... Read More

With all of the election rhetoric, we are hearing a lot about what's wrong with our country. "America the Beautiful" provides a nice contrast, with its emphasis on the ... Read More

If you are looking for resources for reluctant readers, check out my Reluctant Readers directory. I just added a new link to the directory: Orca Book Publishers. The ... Read More

Check out my Jewish Life and Culture directory. There you'll find links to a feature article I wrote about The Sydney Taylor Book Award and related resources, my Top ... Read More

See and read interviews with Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of the wildly popular Arthur children's books, on the Reading Rockets website. According to the introduction to the interviews, Arthur's ... Read More

See my Elections Top Picks for recommended children's books about elections and the political process. There you'll find information about five books that I recommend: "Vote!," "So You Want ... Read More

The American Library Association's Teen Read Week started today and will continue through October 23, 2004. According to the ALA, Hundreds of public and school libraries, classrooms, and bookstores across ... Read More

In a previous blog I mentioned that author Judy Blume is to be honored with the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters. Recently, the ... Read More

October is National Book Month. The National Book Foundation, sponsor of this annual event, invites everyone to: Embark on the journey of a lifetime, travel to exotic places, mythical lands and ... Read More

Tomie dePaola, who has written and/or illustrated more than 200 children's books is one of my heroes. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet him today at ... Read More

If you are looking for a gift that celebrates the beauty of the USA, I highly recommend "America the Beautiful." The striking artwork by Chris Gall gives new meaning ... Read More

Eric Carle's picture book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has sold than 17 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages since it was first published in 1969. ... Read More

If you don't recognize the name Candlewick Press, you may recognize the company's logo, which features a bear carrying a lighted candle. According to the publisher's website, " Our logo, ... Read More

If you've seen reports or read my article "Harry Potter Book Six: Just Rumors or Facts?", then you know that J.K. Rowling has confirmed she is going to kill ... Read More

Are you a teacher, librarian, parent, or other children's book lover who is planning to participate in Children's Book Week November 15-21, 2004? The reason I am mentioning it ... Read More

If you are interested in children's books about different cultures, take a look at the Library and Archives Canada's All the World's Children site. There you'll find cover art ... Read More

There's a lot to experience this time of year, and there are lots of children's books to enjoy. Here are some of the children's books I recommend: Top Picks: Halloween Top ... Read More

As promised, I have added "Duck for President" and "Max for President" to my Elections Top Picks of recommended books about elections and the political process. Other children's ... Read More

If you are looking for an annotated list of recommended children's books that includes books for a wide range of ages, from younger children up to age 14, I have ... Read More

The American Library Association's Teen Read Week is coming up October 17-23, 2004. The theme this year is "Horror." If you have a teen who loves scary books, ... Read More

The following are some of the authors and illustrators of children's books that have October birthdays: David Shannon, Faith Ringgold, Susan Jeffers, Elisa Kleven (see my review of "In Every ... Read More

On October 22, the official presentations of the 51st Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards, announced in April, will be made. According to the Jane Addams Peace Association, The Jane Addams ... Read More