Dragons may be a mainstay of old-time children’s stories, but the type of dragon you’re most familiar with may depend on where you live. Robyn Eversole brings two dragons from opposite sides of the world together in East Dragon, West Dragon, a tale of cultural exposure and different perspectives. East Dragon lives like royalty in…
Category Archives: Children’s Books
The 10 p.m. Question
The 10 p.m. Question by Kate De Goldi features 12-year-old Frankie Parsons. Each night he lies awake in bed, worrying. By 10 p.m., he’s usually searched out his mom to ply her for answers or to simply receive some comfort. But other then having an overactive worrying imagination, he’s a perfectly normal kid. He and…
You Are My Cupcake & We Belong Together
Just in time for Valentine’s Day come two new board books from Joyce Wan for the littlest sweetheart in your life. Both books are perfect for snuggling before naptime and lots of cuddles and squeezes. We Belong Together celebrates those perfect matches we find in the world around us, from peanut butter and jelly to…
Let’s Count to 100!
If you have a kindergarten aged child like me, then you are probably aware of the impending holiday in classrooms around the country. Different schools will hit this landmark day at different times, all depending on when they first started the school year back in the late summer. Do you know what it is? It’s…
Time for a Hug
Young children can often be heard asking, “What time is it?” even before they have a clear concept of telling time. What better way to answer that question with Time for a Hug? A new picture book by Phillis Gershator and Mim Green, with illustrations by David Walker, Time for a Hug introduces the concept…
Sharing ‘A Wrinkle in Time’; 50th Anniversary Edition
It was a dark and stormy night. I was 12, recently moved 1200 miles from home, lonely, having a hard time making friends at my new junior high school. I was sick a lot that year and my mother, knowing what a hard time I was having, was patient with me, letting me stay home…
The Perfect Name For You, with giveaway
Barbara Houghteling is co-partner of Birthday Keepsakes, an online baby keepsakes website. When she came up with the idea for a personalized storybook, her daughter Jana, then a senior in high school, read her mom’s verses and decided she could do better. The Houghtelings worked with an artist to create the illustrations that accompany the…
Issues-driven Historical Fiction for Kids
I learn history best through fiction. I love experiencing the effects of history on people’s lives through fictional characters’ lives. Any time I read something or watch something that deals with Civil Rights (or the lack thereof during our nation’s history), I’m changed. I am grateful for how far we’ve come, but I also am…
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