As everyone knows, books provide a wonderful opportunity to entertain children. Recently, Simon and Schuster sent me two books that certainly allow for interactive fun. The first, My Little Pink Princess Purse, is a book, puzzle and toy in one. Created by the author of My Little Red Toolbox, My Little Pink Princess Purse invites…
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Touch the Art
Many parents would like to introduce their young children to classic art, but toddlers and art museums don’t always make the best combination. Bringing the art into your home is a great consolation, and with the Touch the Art series by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo, your children can do precisely that. The two latest…
The Word Made Flesh
For some, the word tattoo might conjure up images of risque female silhouettes on burly bikers’ biceps, but apparently there is a growing trend in the ink world of tattoos related to literature. Thanks to The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide, I’ve seen an amazing collection of tattoos that go well beyond…
I Didn’t Do It!
I Didn’t Do It! is a beautiful, beautiful book. The paintings by Katy Schneider are pure art. I’ve purposefully used the book cover with amazon’s “look inside” so that you will do just that. You can see a few more of the pictures and read one of the poems. The dog’s expressions are perfect. A…
Unique Concept Books
At 5 Minutes for Books, we are proud to feature books across many genres for children and adults. This week is all about highlighting children’s books, but if you are more interested in reading about film adaptations of books, please check our our Books on Screen archives. Read the anchor post to find all of…
Radiance
Teenage fans of Alyson Noel’s The Immortals series will be familiar with Ever’s younger sister Riley. With Radiance, Alyson Noel gives us an entirely new series for a completely different audience. Whereas I recommend The Immortals for teen readers, this novel is completely appropriate for young tweens. For those unfamiliar with the series, Riley, her…
Weird & Wonderful
Children’s literature has had an unarguably interesting history, and it’s no doubt that today’s popular books for kids often have little resemblance to their ancestors from days gone by. When I think of old school literature, Goodnight Moon and Pat the Bunny come to mind- modest and gentle books from a simpler time. But that…
Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon
If there was an award for a unique and catchy book title, I’m pretty certain that Mark Di Vincenzo’s Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon: A Guide to the Best Time to Buy This, Do That, and Go There would be among the finalists. Eye-catching and perfectly summarizing what a reader should expect,…
LEGO: A Love Story
This book has a fantastic cover that initially drew me to it. The idea of an adult man reconnecting with a childhood love of building bricks was also fascinating. It’s billed as a memoir, or at least that was what I thought it was, and has elements of a “project memoir” wherein the author delves…
Books Make Me Happy
This book arrived in my mailbox by surprise and at first I looked at it with some suspicion. After all, the cover art was kind of curious. However, once I glanced at the whole title – Books Make Me Happy: My First Reading Log – I was eager to crack open this book and find…
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