Elizabeth's Children's Books Blog

This time of year, my mind turns to homemade soups and holiday baking. As a result, I spent the afternoon reading children's cookbooks and this evening updating my Cookbooks ... Read More

"The Littlest Angel" by Charles Tazewell is a classic. While I have always liked the story, I didn't love it until I read the latest edition. What made the difference? ... Read More

With the coming of Thanksgiving, the winter holiday season begins. Before you shop for holiday books, read my article Before You Buy Children's Books About Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. ... Read More

In honor of the release of the movie "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" on DVD and video, and just in time for holiday gift giving, I've updated my ... Read More

In order to help you through the confusion of holiday shopping for children's books, I have written an article - Before You Buy Children's Books About Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. ... Read More

I was sorry to hear through the Child_lit listserv that award winning artist Tina Schart Hyman died yesterday after a long illness. Hyman's "Little Red Riding Hood" was a ... Read More

I have selected a variety of children's Thanksgiving books for my Top Picks: Thanksgiving Books list. They include a book about what really happened on the first Thanksgiving, a ... Read More

If your older elementary or middle school child enjoys writing poetry or wants to learn to write poetry, I have two books to recommend: "Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem ... Read More

One of my favorite children's picture book illustrators and authors, Tomie dePaola has had several new books and a new edition of an old favorite published in 2004. See ... Read More

Are you planning anything special for Children's Book Week? The 2004 theme is "Let's Book," and public libraries, schools, and bookstores across the country have special activities planned. Children's ... Read More

If you are interested in fairytales, here are three articles I wrote that may be of interest to you. The first two are about classic fairytales; the third is about ... Read More

What's a child to do when the bully who is bothering her only does it when adults aren't near by? How about start a club of kids who've been ... Read More

Did you know that the Department of Veterans Affairs has a special VA Kids section on its website? I just found out about it today. It has three sections: ... Read More

During Teen Read Week, teens across the country voted for their favorite books published between November 2003 and October 2004. The ALA has announced that "Harry Potter and the ... Read More

Listen and read about recommended books for kids coping with such situations/feelings as death, a new baby, sibling rivalry, anger, and bullying on NPR (National Public Radio). NPR's Michele Norris ... Read More

A new edition of "The Many Mice of Mr. Brice," now titled "The Pop-Up Mice of Mr. Brice," has been published. The book was written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. ... Read More

I just updated "Harry Potter Book Six: Just Rumors or Facts?" with information about the three chapter titles for "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" that J.K. Rowling ... Read More

When someone tells me they are looking for a good general guide to children's books, one of the books I recommend is "The New York Times Parent's Guide to the ... Read More

Why do you need to know about Jan Pietńkowski's new Christmas book, “The First Noel,” so early? Pietńkowski reaches new heights in artistry and paper engineering with his exquisite 3D book. ... Read More

With Children's Book Week coming November 15-21, 2004, I thought you might like to know more about the sponsor of this annual event, the Children's Book Council (CBC). The ... Read More

I served as a poll watcher for today's elections and was thrilled to see so many people voting. Despite waits of up to an hour and other aggravations, voters ... Read More