Elizabeth's Children's Books Blog

A new movie version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl, starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton, is scheduled for release July 15, 2005. In ... Read More

Since “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth book in the wildly popular series by J.K. Rowling, will be released on July 16, 2005, it’s time to decide which ... Read More

Make "America the Beautiful" a part of your family's Fourth of July celebration. Independence Day is a time when we celebrate our country and all that we love about it, ... Read More

The DVD and VHS versions of "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo will be released on August 9th. If your eight- to 12-year-old has not yet read the 2001 Newbery ... Read More

For fifty years, Beverly Cleary has continued to delight young readers with her humorous, yet realistic, books about the ordinary lives of children. Most of her more than 30 books ... Read More

The closer we get to the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the more rumors seem to be circulating about the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. ... Read More

During the summer, when it stays light quite late, it can be hard to get young children to settle down at bedtime. "No, No, NO!!" If that's the response ... Read More

If your kids are Harry Potter fans, what are some other books and authors they might enjoy reading while they wait for the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood ... Read More

I just came across a new book by Ralph Fletcher I want to recommend. Fletcher is the author of "Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out," an ... Read More

I have added a new section to my Summer Reading Fun article with information about the resources offered by the literacy organization Reading Is Fundamental. The organization even has a ... Read More

Here's some advice on using TV shows, videos, DVDs, and movies based on children's books to promote reading. If your children aren't that interested in reading, but love to ... Read More

I keep finding more sources of bargain books for children. If you want to buy your children good children's books, but you want to spend as little money as ... Read More

In case you aren't aware of Ezra Jack Keats and his picture books, particularly his Caldecott Medal winner, "The Snowy Day," you will want to check out "Keats's Neighborhood." ... Read More

Cheryl Coon’s "Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges" is a helpful guide to children's books that deal with ... Read More

Sharon Creech not only writes award winning novels for 9-12 year olds (upper elementary and middle school), she also has a terrific website. Check out my article on ... Read More

The spring/summer 2005 issue of the online magazine "Japanese Children's Books" focuses on Japanese animal stories. An English translation of one of the featured books, "Animal Faces," is available ... Read More

One of the reasons the picture book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak is a classic is that children identify so closely with the main character, an angry ... Read More

This has been a good year for British author Jacqueline Wilson. In February, Random House Children’s Books, her publisher since 1991, announced that Jacqueline Wilson has sold more than 20 ... Read More

Is it true? Was a copy of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" stolen, or is security so tight there is no chance of that happening? See Harry Potter Book ... Read More

Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter series, has announced a sweepstakes for public libraries throughout the United States. The winning library will receive "the first author-signed copy of ... Read More

If you have children between the ages of eight and twelve who love the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books by Lemony Snicket, I have good news. The twelfth ... Read More