Elizabeth's Children's Books Blog

I have added a link to my More Authors/Illustrators subjects directory for the new Web site of British author and illustrator Lauren Child. She was awarded the prestigious ... Read More

Papa, Do You Love Me? is a delightful children’s picture book about a Maasai father and son in Africa. Author Barbara M. Joosse and artist Barbara Lavallee focus on the ... Read More

Give your children a chance to experience children's picture books from other countries with Kane/Miller books. Kane/Miller is an independent American publishing company that specializes in publishing children's picture books ... Read More

According to today's Arizona Daily Star, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, ". . . became the initial entry ... Read More

As the subtitle of The Mary Celeste indicates, this story of a ship whose crew disappeared while it was at sea is, indeed, "An Unsolved Mystery from History." This is a terrific ... Read More

For more than fifty years, Beverly Cleary has delighted young readers, particularly 8-12 year olds, with her humorous, yet realistic, stories about the ordinary lives of children. Fourteen ... Read More

There's an interesting interview with Jacqueline Wilson, Britain's Children's Laureate, on CBBC Newsround. Jacqueline Wilson, who has more than 70 children’s books of fiction in print, discusses Great Books To ... Read More

Sometimes I think that Dr. Seuss and graduation go together like green eggs and ham. Why? Year after year, when booksellers put up their display of books that make ... Read More

Mother's Day made me think about some favorite mothers in children's books. For the last few days, I have been asking people their favorites and Ma in the Little House ... Read More

I was delighted to learn that The Tale of Despereaux, the 2004 Newbery Medal winner by Kate DiCamillo, is now available in an attractive paperback edition. This children's novel, ... Read More

In honor of Mother's Day, I want to recommend two children's books that celebrate mothers and would also be good Mother's Day gifts for a mother or grandmother: Thirteen Latino poets ... Read More