I know today is Christmas Eve, but if you’re still looking for some last-minute gifts for those special kiddos in your life, here are a few suggestions. I’ve been seeing Jan Brett’s Home for Christmas on several must-have lists this season, and looking through her body of work I’m shocked and a little embarrassed that…
Category Archives: Children’s Books
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #11
For the Cybils Round One Judges, our work is almost done, and soon the shortlists will be passed on to the Round Two folks. Before the announcements of the shortlists on January 1, I want to share with you three titles that bring classic stories or rhymes to new life. All three of these beauties…
The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire, with Box Set Giveaway
The 39 Clues is a series that just won’t quit. As a parent, I love series books, because when my child finds one he likes, he knows exactly where to go to find his next book. A series like 39 Clues that is suspenseful and action-packed is even better. The Rapid Fire stories are seven…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #10
Another Friday, another round-up of Cybils-nominated picture books for you. This time, though, I’m taking a moment to highlight three picture books intended not for the youngest set, but for slightly older, more sophisticated readers of the older elementary school age set. More serious and thoughtful topics are addressed here than with the majority of…
Culture Collision, Cybils Middle Grade Fiction
I love reading multi-cultural fiction (for adults)**, specifically books that deal with 1st-generation Americans in conflict with their foreign-born parents and what they feel is their home, America. Which culture do they truly belong to? In most cases, the answer is both, which makes them all the richer (at least in my very white, very…
Kids’ Picks, December 13
It’s that time again. Perhaps the suggestions of books that your kids have enjoyed reading will fall on the right ears — people looking for holiday gifts for their own children or nieces and nephews or grandkids. I know that books are definitely going under my tree! I linked up my own post below, and…
The Family Storybook Treasury, with giveaway
I love storybook collections that bring well-loved stories together in one big volume, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a wonderful new such collection, The Family Storybook Treasury. It includes eight complete picture books, featuring favorites such as Curious George and Lyle the crocodile, poems, and a bonus audio CD. If you’re looking for a gift…
Dog Stories
Kids and adults alike are drawn to stories about man’s best friend. This selection of Cybils Middle Grade Fiction nominees will reach a wide range of ages and interests. Though I am a Round I panelist in this Middle Grade fiction category for the Cybils, my opinions are solely my own and are not meant…
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