Children's Book Review: Faraway Home
Sunday August 24, 2008
Faraway Home is a terrific children's picture book. The text by Jane Kurtz and the watercolors by E.B. Lewis are exceptional. Jane Kurtz, who presently lives in Kansas, grew ... Read More
Nancy Drew and Mildred Wirt Benson
Thursday August 21, 2008
Nancy Drew books, in one form or another, have been popular for more than 70 years. Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote the text of 23 of the first 25 Nancy ... Read More
Little Golden Books
Wednesday August 20, 2008
Did you know that September 2008 marks the 66th anniversary of the publication of the Little Golden Book The Poky Little Puppy? Did you know that between its 1942 ... Read More
Middle Schoolers Love Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Friday August 15, 2008
If you are looking for a humorous book about middle school, I recommend the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. If your 'tweens and teens loved Jeff Kinney's Diary of ... Read More
Oprah's Kids Reading List
Thursday August 14, 2008
Reading lists of recommended books for children can be enormously helpful to parents looking for books that will appeal to their kids and teens. That's why I was delighted to ... Read More
Children's Books About the Olympics
Friday August 8, 2008
Increase your children's understanding and enjoyment of the Olympics by sharing B.G. Hennessy's Olympics! with them. This informational children's book is an entertaining and realistic account of the Olympics for ... Read More
The Read-Aloud Handbook
Wednesday August 6, 2008
"The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success is reading aloud to children." That quotation is from "Becoming a Nation of Readers," a national report ... Read More

