Alice Cary
Content by Alice Cary
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Are your kids hooked on Harry? Do they need something else to whet their reading whistles? Then it's high time to introduce them to the book that was a publishing sensation 100 years ago.
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One of my favorite series of historical books for children has a new entry, just in time for the 400th anniversary of the historical Virginia settlement 1607: A New Look at Jamestown by Karen
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Imagine that you’re a chicken who lives in a picture book, and your book is almost finished, but not quite.
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Finally, teen readers can dig into Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill.
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<b>A boy's quest springs eternal</b> Could Endymion Spring be a <i>Da Vinci Code</i> for kids? With a touch of Harry Potter thrown in?
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The Caldecott has been the Emmy of children's book illustrating since 1938, recognizing the year's most artistic and innovative picture book. Where do artists get their ideas?
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The young narrator of The Perfect Puppy for Me! begins by saying: "I love dogs.
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The Luck of the Buttons is a marvelous romp through the town of Goodhue, Iowa, in 1929, led by a plucky heroine named Tugs Esther Button.
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Young Cosmo lives at 29 Luna Lane, wears moon pajamas, has a moon nightlight, and sleeps in a bedroom adorned with moons and stars.
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Johnny Appleseed, watch out. Apples to Oregon is a gung-ho pioneering tall tale ripe with adventure and humor.
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An intriguing, lively book, Brundibar is bound to be one of the most talked-about children's titles of the fall publishing season.
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"Alberta is a girl of particular tastes," begins this rib-tickling picture book. Indeed, young Alberta likes what she likes.
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"I think I've been writing this book since I was in the third grade," says Kathi Appelt of her new picture-book biography, Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Chang
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Was It a Good Trade? is a lively volume that practically dances right off the bookshelf.
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"Are we there yet?" It's an age-old question that's been asked by millions of children around the world and throughout the ages kids traveling by horseback and covered wagon, by airplane and auto
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<b>A girl's surprising quest</b> A young boy's great-grandmother visits from the Old Country bearing a special gift, an old violin.
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Grandma Dowdel lives! Fans of Richard Peck’s Newbery-winning books A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way from Chicago know that this is indeed good news.
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The beginning of this small-fry detective tale explains all: "My name is Jake Gander. I'm a cop. My beat: Storyville, a fairy-tale town where endings aren't always happy.
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When Blue Met Egg is a delightful story about a spunky bluebird named Blue who lives in Central Park.
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While most of us adults vividly remember Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon, our kids are on the dark side of the moon when it comes to space exploration.
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Chester’s Masterpiece is my new favorite picture book! It’s funny and creative, and never have I been so entertained by a book before the very first page.
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If you're in the market for a Valentine's Day gift, you won't go wrong with A Book of Hugs.
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Author and illustrator Mo Willems is superb at plotting small stories with big hearts, creating simple drawings that come to life in laugh-out-loud funny, yet soulful, picture books.
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Waiting for a baby to be born is more agonizing than waiting for Christmas, as any sibling-to-be knows.
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A Tiger Called Thomas is a sweet story that climaxes on Halloween night, but it's much more than a holiday tale.
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Tomie dePaola's new book, Christmas Remembered, is billed as the renowned illustrator's first work for all ages.
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A baby brother gets all the attention. A weekend visitor acts conniving and rude. A little girl gets lost.
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A Picture Book of John Hancock, by David A. and Michael S.
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Hungry for a visual feast and oodles of frolicking fun? Gobble, Gobble, Slip, Slop: A Tale of a Very Greedy Cat by Meilo So will satisfy your appetite.
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In Atul Gawande's new book, Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, he asks: What things are health care professionals doing better, and how can they continue to improve?
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In journalist Julie Salamon's Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God, and Diversity on Steroids, you won't find interns and residents incessantly
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After being tied up by two older bullies and forced to miss his fourth-grade graduation, Gabriel King decides there's no way he's moving up to fifth grade.
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Eleven-year-old Autumn is excited to be moving away from her isolated mountain home to the big city of Knoxville, Tennessee.
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<B>A sweet treat for Valentine's Day</B> Here's a book that will have you singing along as you read.
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Eve Bunting wants to spread an important message: picture books aren't just for tots anymore.
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A Christmas story by Lemony Snicket? For those who know Snicket's best-selling series of books, this sounds like an oxymoron.
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I had just returned from my hourly visit to Dunkin' Donuts when a copy of Arnie the Doughnut appeared on my desk. Obviously, my editor has me pegged.
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Tired of those seemingly endless, boring counting books? Try this one. At first glance, you might find Five for a Little One typical.
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Children's author Shana Corey was inspired to research the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that was founded during World War II after she saw the movie A League of Their Own
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<b>A wolf in girl's clothing</b> Pancakes for Supper is another rollicking tall tale from Anne Isaacs, paired here with Mark Teague, whose lively artwork is always something to look fo
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The subtitle of this book explains its glorious purpose: A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More.
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Rosemary Wells is one busy lady. Her prolific career as a children’s author has spanned more than 40 years and produced at least 120 books that are cherished by children around the world.
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For several generations now, readers have grown up with Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books.
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Just as adults are digging into Walter Isaacson's recent biography of Benjamin Franklin, older children and young adults have a wonderful treat waiting: Candace Fleming's entertaining, imaginative
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Susan Wojciechowski has devised a newfangled fairy tale from an ancient holiday. The premise of A Fine St.
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James Tuttle, nicknamed Tut, has been silent since his mother died in a boating accident on his father's fishing boat.
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Cowboy and Octopus are two brand spanking-new characters in children's literature, and my, what clever little cutouts they are.
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David Carter, the creator of the Bugs in a Box books, has engineered a new Pop-Up Menagerie called Curious Critters with words by Alan Benjamin.
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To Fly (ages 6 months-3 years) by Lucia Scuderi is a jewel of a book with a gently humorous story but few words, making it an excellent choice for both very young children and begi
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Many have likened novelist Anne Rivers Siddons to Margaret Mitchell, a comparison that prompts a chuckle in Siddons, the author of such blockbusters as Outer Banks, Colony, and
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No matter what age children you have, problems happen. Problems that leave you stumped, forcing you to turn to others for advice.
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<b>Avi's magical blend</b> Strange things indeed happen in Avi's <b>Strange Happenings</b>, a collection of five short stories, all about odd events and magical changes
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About 50 years ago my dear friend Elizabeth Orton Jones won the 1945 Caldecott Medal for illustrating Rachel Field's poem Prayer for a Child, now published in a special diamond anniversary edi
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My children's birthday parties are events I anticipate with equal parts delirium and dread. With younger crowds, I often start by reading a book out loud.
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Make your holiday extra jolly with two old-fashioned Christmas tales that are just right for tucking under the tree.
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Need some great gifts for a special young reader?
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We'll close with a sweet new board book edition of a 2001 picture book: Little Tree, by Caldecott-winning illustrator Chris Raschka. The book starts with the e.e.
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has what every children's book should have: mystery, adventure, beautiful illustrations and a trainload full of excitement.
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Everyone knows that Yankee Doodle went to town, but he's never made his journey quite like this!
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On a more serious note, the touching Yoon and the Christmas Mitten focuses on a family that has just arrived in America from Korea.
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Bill Harley's Dear Santa is subtitled The Letters of James B. Dobbins, and consists of heartfelt letters from young James.
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Anyone who loves The Jolly Postman books will be charmed by Alan Durant's Dear Santa Claus.
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One night last summer, author Jeff Kinney was astounded to see that the upcoming book in his Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Ugly Truth, was number two on Amazon’s bestselle
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You might not recognize the name Erik Satie, but chances are you've heard his music.
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One look at the sullen girl on the cover of I Can't Believe You Went Through My Stuff!, and you know you're dealing with teens. Peter Sheras, Ph.
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At first glance life appears idyllic for Carter Johnson. It's 1953 and he lives on a stretch of Virginia beach named Willoughby Spit, swimming and dreaming of superheroes.
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Young Lindsay is excited about her invitation to Aunt Fiona's party.
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Sixth-grader Greg Kinton likes money, and he knows how to make it. He started taking over his older brothers' chores when he was a preschooler.
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Grab a tall glass of lemonade and curl up for a wonderful journey through history with Kirby Larson's The Friendship Doll.
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Two lonely souls find each other during the holidays that's the age-old premise of Emma Chichester Clark's Melrose and Croc: A Christmas to Remember.
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Everyone wants to "Teach your children well," as the classic song suggests.
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Jack Prelutsky is one of the kings of children's poetry, and he has teamed up with Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka to create what is no doubt a winning book: Good Sports: Rhymes about Run
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Yee-haw! Now gather 'round to hear about the rip-roarin' tall tale by Tony Crunk in Railroad John and the Red Rock Run.
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"What if this were a story in a book with a well-worn maroon leather binding?
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Wolves starts out tamely, as a floppy-eared rabbit goes to the library to check out a red book titled Wolves.
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Homeschoolers are a growing bunch there are an estimated 1.5 million in the U.S. today, and the number is expected to double by 2010.
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Homeschoolers are a growing bunch there are an estimated 1.5 million in the U.S. today, and the number is expected to double by 2010.
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Homeschoolers are a growing bunch there are an estimated 1.5 million in the U.S. today, and the number is expected to double by 2010.
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Homeschoolers are a growing bunch there are an estimated 1.5 million in the U.S. today, and the number is expected to double by 2010.
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With The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, award-winning children's author and illustrator Peter Sís offers a top-notch picture book biography for young readers.
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The Cat Who Wouldn't Come Inside is a unique, quirky and delightful book. Most notable are the illustrations by artist and author Cynthia von Buhler.
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Visit the Web site of author/illustrator Judith Byron Schachner, and she proclaims, I live in a constant state of third grade bliss making up stories and drawing pictures.
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Religious Christmas Tales
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Twas the season of givingAnd all through the stores, Await bright racks and shelves, Filled with holiday books galore!
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If your young readers are fans of the Little House books or any type of "westward-ho" narrative, they're bound to enjoy Deborah Hopkinson's A Packet of Seeds.
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Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is one of the funniest children's books I've read in a while, with a host of quirky illustrations adding to the shenanigans.
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At first you might think the subjects of this novel are off-putting: it features youth gangs running scams and a baby-snatching plot in a maternity ward. Never fear.
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If you're looking for a lovely children's book to display, put Through the Animal's Eyes: The Story of the First Christmas on your coffee table.
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Christmas isn't about what we want, it's about what we have. That is the simple but inspiring message at the heart of Kathleen Long Bostrom's Josie's Gift.
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Rarely is a holiday book so lovely in every way as Kate DiCamillo's <b>Great Joy</b>. The story is heartwarming yet wonderfully subdued; the artwork glows.
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If you're looking for a book about love for Valentine's Day, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better choice than The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which goes on
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Scholastic's Hello Reader! series is an excellent at-home tool for both education and enjoyment.
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Will The 39 Clues be the next Webkinz—creating an online frenzy, this time with a literary tie-in instead of stuffed animals?
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Jamie Lee Curtis is right it is hard to be a five-year-old. I've got two such creatures in my house, and this book hits the age-five bull's-eye.
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Lane Smith has been making kids (and adults) roar for years with books like The Stinky Cheese Man, Math Curse and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
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Sixth grade hasn’t started out well for Minnie McClary. She lives in a new town because her father lost his job as a lawyer.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson had the right idea when he wrote, There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.
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Lately the books my editor sends me to review happen to mirror what's going on in my own life.
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Most of us are willing to introduce reading to young children; math is another thing altogether as Patricia Clark Kenschaft recognizes in her excellent book Math Power: How to Help Your Chi
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Step back into the glorious days of childhood with Ellen Bryan Obed’s lovely, lyrical tribute, Twelve Kinds of Ice, a book whose 64 pages can be easily devoured in one sittin
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Imagine a place where it's Christmas every day.
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Childhood is ideally all about imagination, and Mud Is Cake celebrates that premise with a joyful marriage of text and art.
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Olivia fans rejoice! That endearing, energetic little pig is back in her very own new circus adventure, and she's just as engaging as ever.
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A quality collection of stories aimed at females in an in-between, sometimes overlooked age group readers who are older than the picture book crowd, but not yet teens On Her Way: Stories and Poems
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We're going to the Grand Canyon in September, and along with our hiking boots and camera, one of the first things I'll pack is The Amazing Backseat Book-a-ma-thing.
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Did you know that problems with the United States Electoral College arose as early as the second presidential election?
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Every parent knows you have to pick your battles, and here's a book to help you choose yours: Picking Your Battles: Winning Strategies for Raising Well-Behaved Kids, by Bonnie Maslin, Ph
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One of the year's most interesting holiday books is Maya Angelou's Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem.
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Paula Danziger owes a slice of her success to a pizza party.
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Ian Falconer's irrepressible piglet is getting ready for the holidays, and her fans know that means trouble.
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In the world of children’s literature, Maurice Sendak, the beloved creator of Where the Wild Things Are, is a giant, and fans have been waiting 30 years for him to both write and ill
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A wonderful book for elementary students learning about space and astronomy is Douglas Florian's Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings.
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Two Old Potatoes and Me is a lovely story about a father and daughter who plant two potatoes that they find growing sprouts in the back of a cupboard.
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The title of this book says it all. As the first page explains: "Scaredy Squirrel never goes to the beach.
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Want to show your kids that Pocahontas wasn't actually a Disney princess?
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Winter is all about the juxtaposition of cold and warmth, and Laura Whipple's poetry anthology, A Snowflake Fell: Poems About Winter, is sure to warm hearts of all ages.
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Plum is a peach of a poetry collection, a thoroughly engaging potpourri set off by magnificently rich illustrations.
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What on earth could possibly be new about the familiar nursery rhyme The House That Jack Built? First published in 1755, the poem was probably based on an ancient Hebrew chant from the 16t
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Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor is a retelling of a Scottish folktale, a charming story about sharing, quarrels and forgiveness that kids are sure to enjoy.
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Open up My Life as a Book, and you’ll immediately be drawn in, whether you’re 9 or 90.
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This is a sad book. That's the first thing you need to know about Amy Hest's middle-grade novel, Remembering Mrs. Rossi.
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Topping our list of some of the best children's poetry is Jeff Moss's Bone Poems (illustrated by Tom Leigh, all ages), a rhyming-licious collection of poems inspired by the bones of dinosaurs and earl
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Should you be struck by a yak attack, turn to Elephants and Emus and Other Animal Rhymes, collected and illustrated by Philippa-Alys Browne (Charlesbridge, $14.95, 0881066982, ages 4-8).
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You'll find an exquisite blend of text and illustrations in Grassroots (all ages), with poems by Carl Sandburg and luminous watercolors by Wendell Minor.
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Give a young child a boost with I Like Being Me: Poems for Children About Feeling Special, Appreciating Others, and Getting Along (ages 4-8).
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Take a refreshing plunge into Judy Sierra's Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems (ages 3-7).
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The art is more sophisticated, yet full of jest, in Douglas Florian's Insectlopedia (ages 5-10), featuring interesting effects from watercolors on primed paper bags with collage.
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There's quite a menagerie in Mary Ann Hoberman's The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems (ages 4-8), as well as plenty of other topics, too, including snow, ice skating, cookies, and a spirite
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Lillian Morrison's I Scream, You Scream: A Feast of Food Rhymes (illustrated by Nancy Dunaway, all ages) is full of poems plus tongue twisters, street cries, and mock blessings.
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If you need to calm down the food-frenzied crowd, I highly recommend Frank Asch's intriguing Cactus Poems (ages 5-9).
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In our family, summer isn't summer without at least a week in the sand and surf. Our four-year-old has loved the beach since he was a baby, despite the time he tried to eat the sand.
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Nancy Cote offers a tale with a more uplifting turn of events in Flip-Flops.
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One of my son's first and favorite books (and CD-ROMs) about the ocean was Mercer Mayer's Just Grandma and Me, about a special day at the shore.
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An engrossing activity you may want to pack for summer vacation is one of the Puzzle Safari titles, In the Deep (ages 7Ð10).
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Should you run into a rainy day at the beach, pull out Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild about Oceans, by Kathy Ross (ages 4-12), part of a series for kids wild about such things as dinosaurs, insects,
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Enjoy yet another fun format with The Sea (ages 3Ã6), a fold-out poster book in which the "pages" get bigger and bigger, until finally a 32-by-34-inch poster is revealed.
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The Reader's Digest Young Families' Our Mysterious Ocean (ages 8-12), has "see-through" pages that show what types of sea life thrive at various depths.
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Novelties Galore! Games, puzzles and trip take-a-longs We're going to the Grand Canyon in September, and along with our hiking boots and camera, one of the first things I'll pack is The Amazing Ba
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Novelties Galore! By Alice Cary Whenever our family heads to a restaurant, waiting room, or trip, I bring along a bag of diversions to ensure the happiness of my son, as well as any nearby adults.
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Detecting and exploring Mercer Mayer is always a favorite among preschoolers, and his Little Monster Private Eye Detective Kit (ages 3-6) is a bonus, containing not only two books full of comic int
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Detecting and exploring Mercer Mayer is always a favorite among preschoolers, and his Little Monster Private Eye Detective Kit (Inchworm Press, $7.95, 1577192591, ages 3-6) is a bonus, containing n
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The Jack series, a set of bright, handsome board books, let the friendly dog Jack (is he a fat terrier?) teach toddlers to four-year-olds basics such as colors and shapes only they won't know they'
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How should boys be boys? In 1994 Mary Pipher created a stir with her groundbreaking book about adolescent girls, Reviving Ophelia.
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How should boys be boys? In 1994 Mary Pipher created a stir with her groundbreaking book about adolescent girls, Reviving Ophelia.
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Insight and inspiration In Parents Who Think Too Much: Why We Do It, How to Stop It, Anne Cassidy proclaims that today's kids have virtually taken over their parents' lives.
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Insight and inspiration In Parents Who Think Too Much: Why We Do It, How to Stop It (Dell Island, $12.95, 0440508126), Anne Cassidy proclaims that today's kids have virtually taken over their pare
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Questions and answers Is It Just a Phase ?: How to Tell Common Childhood Phases from More Serious Problems by Dr. Susan Swedo and Dr. Henrietta L.
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Questions and answers Is It Just a Phase ?: How to Tell Common Childhood Phases from More Serious Problems (Golden Books, $24, 0307440508) by Dr. Susan Swedo and Dr. Henrietta L.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Monsters, witches, werewolves it's hardly any surprise that Halloween can be pretty darn scary for young children. So scary, in fact, that my son's preschool bans costumes and Halloween parties.
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Holiday books harvest laughter and warmth for young readers ÔTwas the season of giving, And all through the stores, Await bright racks and shelves, Filled with holiday books galore! Happy Hanukkah
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Holiday books harvest laughter and warmth for young readers ÔTwas the season of giving, And all through the stores, Await bright racks and shelves, Filled with holiday books galore! Happy Hanukkah
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Holiday books harvest laughter and warmth for young readers ÔTwas the season of giving, And all through the stores, Await bright racks and shelves, Filled with holiday books galore! Happy Hanukkah
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Holiday books harvest laughter and warmth for young readers ÔTwas the season of giving, And all through the stores, Await bright racks and shelves, Filled with holiday books galore! Happy Hanukkah
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This week my husband and I learned that the second child we're expecting this spring is actually two babies, which means that in a year or so we'll have twin toddlers wreaking havoc under our roof.
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As the mother of month-old twins, I think I opened the pages of About Twins even more eagerly than did my five-year-old son.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Bored with board books? Since the arrival of our twin girls on Easter, board books are once again in vogue at our house.
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Spider Sparrow (ages 7Ã10) is yet another winner from Dick King-Smith, author of Babe: The Gallant Pig and a slew of others.
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Poppy and Ella, two zany birds who are fast friends, have their differences from time to time.
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A while back I had the pleasure of interviewing Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin, who spoke not only about her writing but of her idyllic-sounding life on nearly 200 acres of farmland in Ne
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My friend Nell knew a little boy who was a real terror, and, much to her surprise, he grew up and turned out to be a superb father. "How do you do it?" she once asked.
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My friend Nell knew a little boy who was a real terror, and, much to her surprise, he grew up and turned out to be a superb father. "How do you do it?" she once asked.
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My friend Nell knew a little boy who was a real terror, and, much to her surprise, he grew up and turned out to be a superb father. "How do you do it?" she once asked.
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Do you have a son? Is there an important boy in your life? If so, Christina Hoff Sommers has an important warning.
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The Mozart Effect¨ For Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health, and Creativity with Music Want to help your child be a musical genius?
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ces are you know the artwork of Louis S. Glanzman.
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How many books do you know that begin with a two-page spread of one word? In this case, it's a resounding KARUMMP! as QPootle5's spaceship crashes to earth.
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Poor Rosie Roselli. She's a shining young star at her Catholic school as Sister Celestia can attest but no one at home has time to notice her accomplishments.
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<B>Rubber Ducky, you're the one</B> Author and illustrator Eric Carle has received numerous accolades over the years, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribu
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A lovely pastel glow also fills each page of There Was No Snow on Christmas Eve from noted author Pam Mu–oz Ryan, illustrated by Dennis Nolan.
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A good choice for older picture book readers is A Doll for Navidades, in which author Esmeralda Santiago portrays a memory from her childhood in Puerto Rico.
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A wonderful new series debuts with How Is My First Grader Doing in School?: What to Expect and How to Help and How Is My Second Grader Doing in School? Jennifer Ri
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Best-selling children’s author James Howe had written many books, but suddenly he was stuck. Really stuck.Howe was determined to write a book about Addie Carle, one of the main characters in The Misfits, his 2001 novel about four middle school friends. But he had spent two unsuccessful years trying to capture the voice of the strong-willed and extremely outspoken Addie.
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Poor Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady!
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If you have preschool children, you know that you can never have enough bedtime books.
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Eleanor Estes earned a Newbery Honor in 1945 for The Hundred Dresses, the story of a little immigrant girl named Wanda who wears the same dress to school every day.
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The first lines of this clever book say it all: "From the moment the baby arrived, it was obvious that he was the boss. He put Mom and Dad on a round-the-clock schedule, with no time off.
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I first read Chaim Potok's wonderful novel, The Chosen, as a teenager, and now, as an adult, I am treated to his riveting new book for teenagers, Zebra and Other Stories.
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If you're a parent, you'll identify with Robie Harris' hilarious new book, Don't Forget to Come Back!, the story of a child determined not to have a babysitter.
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While many know the music, not all know the story behind the stirring tune of Good King Wenceslas, which is based on the words penned by 19th-century Anglican priest John M.
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Check out Where Did They Hide My Presents? Silly Dilly Christmas Songs featuring illustrations by the wacky, whimsical and wonderful David Catrow.
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Mr. Pusskins is a giant, grumpy lump of brown fur.
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Although my youngest children are twins entering fourth grade, I still take notice of new books by Rosemary Wells, one of our favorite storytellers and illustrators.
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The art-loving trio of middle schoolers is at it again.
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Lordy, lordy, look who's 40! It's Shel Silverstein's A Giraffe and a Half.
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Every time Suzanne Fisher Staples hears about fighting in Afghanistan, she worries. I wonder about people I have known, she says. I always hope they are safe.
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Stories, stories, stories -- that's what life's all about. September brings a whole new crop of storytelling books on everything from Jack Sprat to Jesus, for a range of ages.
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Writing and illustrating a children's book looks deceptively simple. It's not, of course, and the best of the best is a charmed lot indeed.
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Rain May's life seems to have fallen apart, as revealed in the opening line of Stranded in Boringsville: "When Dad moved out of our home and into Julia's apartment, Mum changed her nam
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Deborah Hopkinson's Sweet Land of Liberty is a wonderfully evocative book about Marian Anderson's 1939 performance in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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It's rare that two greats come together, but when they do, the results can be magical.
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If you think chicken pox is a thing of the past, think again. This year my eight-year-old son, who had been vaccinated for the illness, came down with a case of those itchy red spots.
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Bubba and Beau earned a place on our family list of favorites the minute we laid eyes on this adorable duo. Bubba is a big-eyed, bald-headed Southern baby, and Beau is his faithful hound companion.
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Nurturing a child's taste in reading reaps rich rewards Although reading is one of my favorite activities, my son doesn't seem to share that obsession.
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Nurturing a child's taste in reading reaps rich rewards Although reading is one of my favorite activities, my son doesn't seem to share that obsession.
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Nurturing a child's taste in reading reaps rich rewards Although reading is one of my favorite activities, my son doesn't seem to share that obsession.
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<b>Testing a father's love</b> Since its publication in 1991, <i>Mama, Do You Love Me?</i> has become a modern children's classic.
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Four adventurous orphans take up residence in a boxcar and begin to solve mysteries -- this is the premise of the beloved Boxcar Children series, begun in 1942 by Gertrude Chandler Warner and still
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Nino's Mask is a feast for the eyes and the imagination an action-packed picture book sure to intrigue readers on several different levels.
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Before Loch Ness came to fame, a serpent came to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Way back in 1817, the creature was spotted offshore, and for days it frolicked in the harbor.
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My eight-year-old twins and I pored over At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices written by Louise Peacock and illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop the night before we toured Ellis Island.
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Ruler of the Courtyard is a riveting tale about confronting and ultimately overcoming fears, a universal theme for young readers.
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Alice McDermott's post-9/11 look at innocence and change No one can deny that Child of My Heart is an important novel for Alice McDermott.
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My girls and I thoroughly enjoyed Louise Borden's fictitious classroom story, The John Hancock Club, illustrated by Adam Gustavson.
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Morris the Artist is a compelling book for young readers, combining themes central to every preschooler's life. After all, what five-year-old doesn't love to paint?
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At first glance, Mr. Tuggle would appear to be a prim, middle-aged man likely to lead an organized life. Balding and bespectacled, he is a bachelor rooming with a houseful of cats.
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In a beautiful new collaboration, writer Julie Fogliano and illustrator Erin E. Stead capture the long, slow season of renewal.
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What seems to be there, but isn’t?
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A note at the beginning of Twisted warns: This is not a book for children. Indeed it isn't, but it is a riveting book for high school students.
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What kind of a children's book would you expect from one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live ? Sarcastic? In-your-face?
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I still love to read picture books to my third-grade twin daughters, and Zen Ties is one of the best we've encountered lately, a real gem.
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How did stories begin? Writer Marguerite W.
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Once you and your baby have survived that sleep-deprived and often anxiety-filled first year, you'll be ready for Harvey Karp's The Happiest Toddler on the Block.
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The heroine of Princess Says Goodnight is an average young lady in an average family, with a mom, dad, older brother and sis, a cat and a dog, all of whom relax in their family room one even
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I must confess that I seldom like books with rhyming text. Too often, the language seems forced and uninteresting, sing-song and clichŽ.
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A standout is This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness. Poet Joyce Sidman has invented an imaginary class of sixth-graders who write sorry poems as part of a poetry unit.
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For 25 years now, kids have been howling at Deborah and James Howe's Bunnicula.
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There are some new vehicles in town, and they live in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown.
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A word of warning to dads: your young daughter is likely to adore this book, but you might want to watch your wardrobe!
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If you are in the market for a Christmas book this season, you will not be disappointed.
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"If you live and pay attention," says writer
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Fans of Mo Willems’ best-selling, laugh-out-loud Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny books may be surprised by the quiet tone of his new picture book, City Dog, Country Frog, in which a
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A young boy in the Depression notices something rising out of the rubble of an old Manhattan hotel, a building that will be the tallest building in the world, a symbol of hope in the darkest of time
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Charlie is a boy after my own heart, a budding survivalist, ready for anything Just in Case, which is the title of this delightful book.
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Any child who's ever suffered through tangled hair should read The Copper Braid of Shannon O'Shea, a book that's bound to make little readers feel better about their own agony.
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Sisters Emma and Lucie are having a terrible spat. After bragging about her drawing of the beautiful princess Aurora, Emma proclaims that Lucie's drawing of a kitty looks like a scribble.
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Eleven-year-old Duncan Peckle lives a pleasant but uneventful life in his hometown of Mt. Geranium.
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Rabbit is thrilled that spring has arrived, so he can plant carrot seeds and soon be spooning up his favorite food carrot soup.
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Our house overflows with anticipation this summer because my twin girls are getting ready to start kindergarten.
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Our house overflows with anticipation this summer because my twin girls are getting ready to start kindergarten.
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Our house overflows with anticipation this summer because my twin girls are getting ready to start kindergarten.
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Our house overflows with anticipation this summer because my twin girls are getting ready to start kindergarten.
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