It’s my turn to choose the Picture Book of the Day and I picked the 2014 Seibert Winner, Parrots Over Puerto Rico. I thought we’d explore parrots today with a non-fiction picture book, a singalong parrot picture book and an easy reader with a naughty parrot. Next, I clear up confusion that I have about…
Month: February 2014
14 Funny Science-y Math-y Chapter Books for ages 7 and up
There seems to be a new sub-genre in children’s books that target boys to get them reading. It’s for boys like my own who graduated from potty and underwear humor (ok, maybe they never do!) and still want funny but with a science twist. This is not to say that these books are science fiction;…
Judging the Cybils Graphic Novels Category
There were so many great graphic novels on the short list for the Cybils, particularly in the Young Adult category! The Cybils do not include honorable mentions so my take is just my own opinion and not that of the Graphic Novel judging committee. I wanted to spotlight a few standouts that are worth hunting down….
Nunchaku: My Son Teaches Himself Nunchucks
It was a long winter break and I didn’t plan anything special to entertain the kids. After a week of being mostly house bound, out of sheer laziness I took my kids to check out the crafts store, hoping that a few key purchases would keep them entertained and off screens. My son only wanted…
Multicultural Winners from ALA and Kid Lit Blog Hop
I was so happy to see multicultural children’s book win ALA awards (that were not specific diversity awards such as the Pura Belpré, the Coretta Scott King or the Schneider Family Book Award. Many are on my to-be-found-and-read-pile so I thought I’d share a few of them today. 2014 Printz Award Honor Books: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell…
My Son’s Archery Birthday Party
My three kids had learned archery at summer camp and each of them mentioned separately how much they liked it so I posted a few months back about finding an archery class near us to try out. My son decided to do an archery party for his 9th birthday and that was the perfect opportunity…
27 Books for Kids About the Arab World (ages 4-18)
Please welcome my guest blogger, author Elsa Marston who has a wonderful book list for children about the Arab World including picture books, advanced picture books, chapter books, a graphic novel, and young adult books. How can we Americans hope ever to understand the Middle East? Not very easily, I’m afraid, it’s complicated. But we can gain an…