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Continue Reading‘The Marvels’ arrives in bookstores on September 15. Judging from this preview, it’s going to be pretty epic.
Continue ReadingI’ve been thrilled with the Scholastic and Energizer “Power Up and Read” program for the summer, running from May 4th – September 4th, 2015.
Continue ReadingCartoonist Dan Boris has published the first of a series of children’s books starring a little alligator named Dozi (“Izod” spelled backward) who adopts a vacationing family and sneaks into their luggage. Dozi the Alligator Finds a Family goes on sale this week with the author hosting a book launch and signing party at One More Page Books & More in Arlington, Virginia on May 30.
Continue ReadingThe adventure continues! Check out the latest Claudette the fearless story in Dragon’s Beware! An interview with the creators.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Rachel takes a peek at the self-published works “Little and the Moon” and “The Girl and the Moon.”
Continue ReadingNobody imagines like a child. Faye Hanson’s ‘The Wonder’ beautifully evokes the power of unfettered creativity
Continue ReadingLooking for new picture books to read? Ariane has suggestions from her family’s current favorites!
Continue ReadingInteractive and silly, This Book Just Ate My Dog! will be a winner for a younger read aloud.
Continue ReadingIn Kid Sheriff and The Terrible Toads, a band of outlaws are terrorizing an old-west town with cow-kissin’, and chili insultin’. It’s up to Kid Sheriff, and his knowledge of dinosaurs to save the day!
Continue ReadingGetting your kids to eat right is the perennial challenge of being a parent, and now it’s been turned into a humorous not-for-kids children’s book.
Continue ReadingWith artwork that bounds off the page, The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Present: Macbeth is a clear but very silly take on one of the Bard’s most famous plays.
Continue ReadingCome check out a lost creature on Ben Hatke’s blog tour. GeekMom is hosting some leafy and literate trolls!
Continue ReadingMarissa Irvin Gould’s book teaches tennis terms and a little history of the sport.
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret that children’s books aren’t just for kids, and it’s with this fact in mind that our friends at Amazon compiled a list of “100 Books to Read in a Lifetime, Children’s Book Edition.”
Continue Reading“Maggie could always be geekier. I mean there are whole realms of Middle Earth she’s yet to explore,” says Megan Jean Sovern, author of “The Meaning of Maggie.”
Continue ReadingIn 2010, astronomer and author Jeffrey Bennett answered a call from a number he didn’t recognize. The voice on the other end told him that astronaut Alvin Drew wanted to read one of Bennett’s books from space — Drew needed a pdf.
Continue ReadingThe first day of school can be daunting, but what if you’re the littlest Valkyrie, just hoping to make a friend? Check out Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School.
Continue ReadingOnce again, the GeekMoms have been reading an incredible variety of books this month. Hear about a drug-filled near-future dystopia, a mouse detective, the “lost journal” of Assassin’s Creed’s Blackbeard, and an academic introduction to the work of Joss Whedon.
Continue ReadingWalter Levin’s The Kid Who Went to the Moon fulfills every kid’s fantasy in more ways than one.
Continue ReadingThe final book in Zita the Spacegirl is out, and she’s unstoppable! (With the help of a lovable cast of friends, of course.)
Continue ReadingThis month’s Between the Bookends covers comical cats, Lemony Snicket causing despondency yet again, and a story of ordinary hardship in World War I.
Continue ReadingTove Jansson’s The Moomins have a been a book translated into 44 languages, a comic strip, a cartoon, a stop action animation, a 3D film, an opera, and a theme park. This year Jansson’s beloved Finland will commemorate her birth with a variety of events and releases.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Helen collates great books for younger independent readers for National Reading Month.
Continue ReadingBetween the Bookends returns for 2014 with ghosts in Malaysia, murder and intrigue in Westeros, and a whole lot of My Little Pony!
Continue ReadingThree recent kids’ books focus on fearless females, uniquely appealing to budding readers who are fans of Wonder Woman, Black Widow, and more.
Continue ReadingA recent study shows that kids who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at spelling, vocabulary, and math than their peers who do not. A librarian discusses ways to cultivate young readers.
Continue ReadingAuthor Susan Kerner has written a book to empower children whose father is not able to be with them.
Continue ReadingAs a tea geek that loves to pass on my obsession with the young’uns in my life, I was excited to review Master Davey and The Magic Tea House: Legend of the Blue Tiger.
Continue ReadingSpeakaboos, the subscription-based website offering stories to promote reading skills in young children, has just launched a fun new iPad app with lots of interactive read-alongs.
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