2000 Features
from your Guide, Elizabeth Kennedy

2000: About Children's Books Hot Topics, 12/31/00
Find out what topics were most popular with Children's Books site visitors in 2000, including Harry Potter, fairy tales, recommended reading lists, authors and illustrators, the brothers Grimm, and more.

Mother Goose Rules!, 12/24/00
Find out what's so great about Mother Goose rhymes and learn about some of the best recent Mother Goose books.

Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, 11/26/00
Learn about three excellent books for Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa that your whole family will treasure.

The Extraordinary Tomie dePaola, 11/05/00
Learn more about this creative author and illustrator. DePaola has over 200 books to his credit and has published new children's books every year since his first in 1965.

Hans Christian Andersen and his Fairy Tales, 10/22/00
Find out about Hans Christian Anderson and why his fairy tales for children have gained worldwide popularity.

Caution! Your Prejudice May be Catching, 10/8/00
A new book, "Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice" is an excellent guide for children and adults.

A Look at State Awards for Children's Books and Some of the Multiple Winners, 8/20/00
It's interesting to learn about how children's books are selected for state awards and to see which authors are multiple winners.

Learning about the Olympics, 8/13/00
If you want to teach your four to eight year old about the Olympic games, reading B.G. Hennessy's picture book, "Olympics!," to them is a great way to start.

"What the Dormouse Said, Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books", 7/30/00
Amy Gash's memorable collection of quotations from more than 200 children's books is delightful.

Two Special Laura Ingalls Wilder Books, 7/23/00
Learn all about both a special Collector's Edition of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" and "Laura Ingalls Wilder Country" by historian William Anderson.

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Her Life as a Pioneer Girl and as a Writer, 7/16/00
Here are several excellent biographies of Laura Ingalls Wilder by historian William Anderson that children (and adults) will enjoy.

Harry Potter: The Censorship Battles, 7/2/00
The Harry Potter books have been challenged by groups wanting them removed from classrooms and removed or severely restricted from school libraries. Now a new organization is fighting back.

An Extraordinary Wordless Book, 6/26/00
Gabrielle Vincent's "a day, a dog" is an extraordinary book. Its haunting, yet spare, illustrations and a poignant storyline will appeal to older children, teenagers, and adults.

Strong and Resourceful Female Characters, 4/3/00
There are a lot of books, such as "The Secret Garden," that have strong and resourceful female characters in them.

Bedtime Board Books, 2/21/00
Here you'll find some recommendations for bedtime reading that will appeal to the very young.

Hooray for Dr. Seuss!, 2/7/00
Find out why Dr. Seuss' popularity has endured for over 60 years.

After Harry Potter, What?, 1/22/00
Now that the Harry Potter books have made your children eager to read, what other books might they like?