I envy the thousands of people attending the National Book Festival on Saturday. What about those of us who live too far away to attend? There's now a special ... Read More

Encourage your children to cook by giving them children’s cookbooks with recipes based on foods in their favorite children’s books. The children’s books highlighted in these children's cookbooks include books ... Read More

This is the time of year that a lot of families begin to make holiday gifts. Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter is full of knitting patterns ... Read More

September 24 is National Punctuation Day, and I have a terrific children's book to recommend. Until I read the adult bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to ... Read More

When autumn leaves burst into color in New England, busloads of tourists, known as "leaf peepers," arrive for fall foliage tours. Peepers, a children's picture book by Eve Bunting, ... Read More

Did you know that September 13th is officially Roald Dahl Day in honor of the late author's birth date? Roald Dahl's books, which include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and ... Read More

September 29–October 6, 2007 marks the twenty-sixth anniversary of Banned Books Week. With all of the publicity about it, I thought it might be helpful to provide a Banned Books ... Read More

It is September 11, 2007, the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you who were affected (weren't we all) by the ... Read More

I was sorry to hear about the death of Madeleine L'Engle. L'Engle, the author of numerous books for both adults and children, is best known for her book A Wrinkle ... Read More

September is National Honey Month, which makes it the perfect time to share The Beeman with your children. This entertaining picture book by Laurie Krebs also includes some interesting science ... Read More