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How to draw a Bucket & Spade – August at the Seaside!

Learn new elements and techniques to improve your style and amp up your creativity! PS – A contest is announced... Read more »

Comment | November 24, 2014, 1:15 pm

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25 Things You Might Not Know about Harry Potter

Trivia-tastic behind-the-scenes info about the Harry Potter series from Mental Floss! Ever wonder why J.K. Rowling selected July 31st as... Read more »

1 comment | November 21, 2014, 3:10 pm

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Amazon’s Best Children’s Books of 2014

The Amazon editorial team released their list of the Best Books of 2014. Several children's books made the top 100 list.   Read more »

Comment | November 18, 2014, 8:39 pm

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Usher – Open a World of Possible PSA

Find out Usher’s message to you – yes, he’s speaking right to kids in this YouTube video!

Comment | November 17, 2014, 9:47 pm

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Career Girls: Tips for Being a Good Writer- Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Are you a kid who wants to be a writer? Author and Children’s Book Director Maggie-Tokuda Hall offers advice on... Read more »

Comment | November 15, 2014, 8:24 am

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Animating Kids: iStopMotion Tutorial

Ever wanted to make a video as a family or with friends? This program, iStopMotion, is lots of fun for... Read more »

Comment | November 13, 2014, 5:00 am

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Big Words for Little People

Funny, we don't spend a lot of time thinking about how complex the vocabulary in some children's books can be.   Read more »

Comment | November 12, 2014, 9:15 am

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Harry Potter Fun Fact #2

Do you have a Harry Potter fan in your house? Check out these Potter fun facts from two of the... Read more »

Comment | November 6, 2014, 12:38 pm

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Comics for Kids at New York Comic Con

If you’re not familiar with New York’s annual Comic Con, you may have been wondering why thousands of men, women,... Read more »

Comment | October 16, 2014, 11:58 pm

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41 Facts About Dogs

Comment | July 25, 2014, 2:29 pm

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Hercules: Summer Reading Challenge Constellation 8

Comment | July 24, 2014, 8:40 am

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Marvin Terban’s Guide to Grammar: Parts of Speech Introduction

Comment | July 24, 2014, 8:28 am

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Top 10 Mythology Books and Resources for Kids

I confess to a deep and abiding love for mythology. It started when I was a kid; I fell in... Read more »

Comment | July 21, 2014, 9:00 am

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Children Reading to Dogs

Recently, Rocky and I visited Pakenham Library to meet some children and the books they love to read. Rocky is... Read more »

Comment | July 17, 2014, 9:00 am

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Common Core Writing Through Blogging

Wondering how to get your kids excited about writing? How about offering the opportunity for them to share their voice... Read more »

Comment | July 15, 2014, 9:00 am

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Harry Potter Fun Fun #2

Comment | July 12, 2014, 3:38 pm

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Harry Potter Month: Fun Fact #1

For Harry Potter month, editors Arthur A. Levine and Cheryl Klein reveal a series of Harry Potter fun facts!

Comment | July 2, 2014, 9:53 am

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DreamWorks and Disney | Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG

Break out the frobscottle! DreamWorks and Disney have today announced that the forthcoming film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG, directed... Read more »

Comment | June 25, 2014, 3:14 pm

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List of 200+ Fun, Cool and Interesting Words

All writers love language. And we especially love fun words, don’t we? Some have funky spellings, tongue-twisting turns, a satisfying “ooh”…and... Read more »

1 comment | June 20, 2014, 5:30 pm

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No, David! by David Shannon (The original story with sound effects)

Comment | June 20, 2014, 4:43 pm