When Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, it was in response to the increasing number of children's toys and other products, many imported from China, that were found ... Read More

If you are looking for a good book to introduce your 3- to 6-year-old children to recycling and what they can do to help protect the environment, I recommend We ... Read More

The trailer for the movie Where the Wild Things Are, which is based the classic children's picture book of the same name by Maurice Sendak, has just been released. On ... Read More

If you want to get the most out of Simply in Season Children's Cookbook, it's time to start planning your fruit, vegetable, and herb garden. The cookbook emphasizes ... Read More

Mother Goose board books and other children's board books make good baby shower gifts. Mother Goose rhymes are very appealing to young children. They find the rhymes and alliteration engaging ... Read More

At this time of year, when children think of eggs, they tend to think of Easter eggs. For a fascinating look at different kinds of eggs found in nature, I ... Read More

Our daffodils are in bloom, and it's been warm enough lately for us to work in our garden. Introduce your children to the joys of gardening with children's picture books ... Read More

Today is the 80th birthday of artist Eric Carle, the beloved author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day, which was first published 40 years ago. The Eric ... Read More

If you are looking for children's picture books or beginning readers about April Fools' Day, I have some to recommend to you. Several are written in rhyme and all are ... Read More

The movie version of the classic children's picture book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak will be released October 16, 2009. Apparently there have been some trials ... Read More

Happy St. Patrick's Day! If you and your kids are like many people, you know St. Patrick as the patron saint of Ireland, and you know the legend of St. ... Read More

It took eight years to develop and it was created by 108 well-known authors and illustrators. What is it? It's Our White House: Looking Out, Looking In, a ... Read More

Did you know that the paperback edition of The Tale of Despereaux: Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread has been on ... Read More

Get ready for St. Patrick's Day with the 10 recommended picture books, picture storybooks, and anthologies of Irish Folktales and Fairy Tales on my Top Picks list. One of the ... Read More

Ezra Jack Keats was born on March 11, 1916. He died on May 6, 1983, at the age of sixty-seven. The talented artist and author is remembered as something ... Read More

If you are looking for a good children's book for St. Patrick's Day, I recommend Tomie dePaola's Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland. As I have mentioned before, Tomie dePaola ... Read More

Have you and/or your kids read The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the 2008 Caldecott Medal winner by Brian Selznick? Because of the numerous sequential double-page spreads of dense pencil illustrations ... Read More

Australian author Mem Fox has written more than 30 books for children and adults. Her first picture book, Possum Magic, was published in 1983 and remains the best selling picture ... Read More

Are you looking for good books for your mature teenager? The Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award that honors the best book written for young adults in the ... Read More

Do you know what SCBWI is? I didn't until I attended one of their events several years ago. SCBWI stands for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. ... Read More

Dr. Seuss's birthday celebration today is only one of numerous March events related to children's books. You'll find children's books for March holidays and events, including St. Patrick's Day, ... Read More