This week, the 8-year-old in me freaks out as we welcome James Howe to the show. Howe wrote my favorite series of books as a kid, which also happens to be the world’s best series about a vampire bunny and his fellow housepets: ‘Bunnicula’!
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This week, we’re joined by the absolutely delightful Kate DiCamillo. Kate is the previous National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the current National Summer Reading Champion, two-time winner of the Newbery Medal, and author of a long list of amazing books.
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This week, we’re joined by Shannon and Dean Hale, coauthors of the amazing ‘Princess in Black’ series of chapter books.
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This week, we round up a few recent titles that are exceptionally good at injecting some beauty and imagination into nonfiction topics – and should be page-turners for even reluctant readers.
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Graphic novels are a wonderful medium for creators to explore more serious themes. This is hardly a new development, and there have been “adult-oriented” graphic novels for almost as long as there have been comics. This week, we’ve rounded up some recent releases that graphically deal with some mature themes.
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Let’s pause for a moment to talk about production quality in children’s books. I’m talking about books that go above and beyond the call of duty. Books that scream “Look at me!” when you open them up and turn the pages. Books that impress both you and your kids as you read.
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Maps. I love everything about them. I love looking at them, using them, and exploring them. This week’s Stack Overflow focuses on a few map-related books that landed on my doorstep in the last few weeks.
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A quick Stack Overflow this week. No time to dilly-dally; need to get the kids to bed! Therefore, let’s focus on a few recent picture books about bedtime that are great for bedtime!
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Review and rundown of the Spring 2015 titles from TOON Books.
Continue ReadingIf you like bugs and picture books, here are three that you might consider adding to your library. They’re all quite different from each other: One Beetle Too Many is about Charles Darwin and — to be honest — is …
Continue ReadingThe best picture books are the ones in which the pictures and the words add up to something more than the sum of their parts. It’s where the illustrations aren’t just depicting the story, and the words aren’t just describing …
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