Cooking From Kids’ Books
Food in children’s books is just as evocative as in adult books.
Continue ReadingFood in children’s books is just as evocative as in adult books.
Continue ReadingHow I memorized the world’s map after Globle and Worldle showed me how awful my geography was.
Continue ReadingGeoLogic is an engaging, attractive assembly puzzle from Thinkfun.
Continue Reading‘Carmen: The Graphic Novel’ is a beautiful adaption of Bizet’s famous opera.
Continue ReadingI liked GoCube’s 3x3x3 cube puzzle and was curious to try out the smaller version. It’s so wee!
Continue ReadingHEYKUBE offers a programmable computer inside a Rubik’s Cube type of puzzle that lets eager coders do new projects.
Continue Reading‘Seek OUT!’ is a game on Kickstarter that gets kids exploring nature in a fun way.
Continue ReadingOni Press has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their newest plushie from the ‘Tea Dragon Society’ graphic novels.
Continue ReadingThe ‘Wells and Wong’ books are complex mysteries for the middle-grade reader.
Continue Reading‘How to Remember Everything’ gives kids (and adults) a great intro to memorization techniques used by mnemonists around the world.
Continue ReadingTwo new kid-focused games bring ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ characters to your gaming nights.
Continue Reading‘Amari and the Night Brothers’ offers a magical world alongside our own, fast-paced adventure, and a strong, inspiring girl protagonist.
Continue Reading‘The Room VR: A Dark Matter’ is a beautifully immersive puzzle game that takes the series to new heights.
Continue Reading‘Three Keys’ by Kelly Yang continues the story of Mia Tang as she strives to right the wrongs that affect her life.
Continue Reading‘A Pinch of Magic’ tells a fast-paced, tense story with a bit of magic and a lot of sister bonding.
Continue Reading‘Mazes for Programmers’ is an older book but will still get you all fired up about exploring maze algorithms.
Continue ReadingBook one of the new ‘Casey Grimes’ series features a nearby magical world just waiting to be found by those who seek solitude in Nature.
Continue ReadingTwo of the U.S.’s top cryptic crossword editors have gone independent. Courtesy: Patreon.com
Continue ReadingGeekDad Derrick reviews ‘Caley Cross and the Hadeon Drop,’ a new fantasy middle-grade book by Jeff Rosen.
Continue Reading‘The Unicorn Quest’ is a smart, well-written fantasy trilogy that deserves to be on your shelves.
Continue ReadingThe GoCube is a wired Rubik’s-cube puzzle that will teach you how to solve it and master it.
Continue Reading‘House of Da Vinci 2’ is an enjoyable point-and-click adventure where you solve puzzles to move Renaissance machines and help Leonardo da Vinci.
Continue ReadingTrain cab view videos are a relaxing, enjoyable experience that will let you see the world in some form, even if you can’t leave the house.
Continue ReadingA quick overview of some resources for getting your kids writing and breaking secret codes.
Continue ReadingTwo new Jim Benton books will have your young readers laughing up a storm.
Continue ReadingWhen my daughter decided to keep track of books she finished this year, I decided to make it into a visualization.
Continue ReadingPopular geek Randall Munroe exposes a bit about how his mind works Courtesy: The Ezra Klein Show podcast
Continue ReadingWhy is ‘Harry Potter’ the book that’s brought up when people learn my daughter is an advanced reader?
Continue ReadingThere is a CATS movie being made and oh my goodness I can’t wait. Courtesy: youtube.com
Continue ReadingThe ‘Upside-Down Magic’ series offers an allegory for neurodiversity in a fun fantasy series.
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