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Children’s Books: Seasonal Swoon

It is perhaps just late enough in the summer to look with pleasure (rather than panic) on the coming change... Read more »

Comment | September 10, 2014, 4:15 pm

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Usher and Scholastic join forces to promote young readers

The Scholastic catalogs you got in elementary school were already cool, but now Usher is joining forces with the children’s... Read more »

Comment | September 8, 2014, 9:51 pm

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Bibliotherapy: 5 Benefits of Books for Kids

It is well known that children benefit academically from reading books. Schools require children to build reading skills very early... Read more »

Comment | September 8, 2014, 9:46 pm

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Spring 2015 Children’s Sneak Previews

Are you excited, because we’re totally excited about Publishers Weekly’s preview of picture, middle grade, and YA books for spring... Read more »

Comment | September 5, 2014, 9:00 am

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Back to School Reading List

The Book App Alliance — a group of leading kid lit authors creating book apps for children — informs parents... Read more »

Comment | September 4, 2014, 7:53 pm

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The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries

In 2009, Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library in Hudson, Wisconsin. Five years later there are 18,000 Little... Read more »

Comment | September 3, 2014, 6:57 pm

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Spotlight on Chaucer’s Bookstore – Santa Barbara

Last weekend, my family and I (Carolyn) took a short vacation to Santa Barbara. Anytime I’m visiting a city, I... Read more »

Comment | July 26, 2014, 10:00 am

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Just for Fun: “Word Crimes”

Because my very favorite recording artist in middle school was Weird Al (yes, I was that hip in middle school),... Read more »

Comment | July 25, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Books in Spanish: A problem of access?

When working as an elementary teacher in the United States, I found it hard to find original children’s literature in... Read more »

Comment | July 24, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Effingham County Students Make Dramatic Reading Gains in 2013-14 School Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Springfield, GA – Students in Effingham County’s READ 180® classrooms made dramatic gains in reading in the 2013-14 school... Read more »

Comment | July 24, 2014, 11:26 am

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Gamification: Cool way for children to learn

People don’t always think of print books as being interactive, or using games, but they are and they do. I... Read more »

Comment | July 23, 2014, 9:00 am

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Board Book Roundup: Summer 2014 Edition

This column is part of a series of recommended board book roundups, formerly published twice a year, now published every... Read more »

Comment | July 23, 2014, 9:00 am

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24 Books That Will Captivate Your Kids This Summer

HuffPost blogger Devon Corneal is grateful that her kid is in school for another week. She’s sorry that the rest of your... Read more »

Comment | July 22, 2014, 4:49 pm

26 Outrageous Truths About Children’s Television

Comment | July 22, 2014, 2:27 pm

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Using a picture book to help inspire children’s stories by Jane Clarke

Like many picture book writers, I make a lot of visits to nurseries and schools, and I often use a ... Read more »

Comment | July 21, 2014, 9:00 am

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Celebrating a Giant: Walter Dean Myers

I’m so grateful I had the chance to meet Walter Dean Myers, a giant in so many ways. Before seeing... Read more »

Comment | July 20, 2014, 12:00 pm

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Children’s Books for Fall 2014: All Our Coverage

With children’s and YA books capturing 16 positions on Nielsen’s top 20 ranking for the year so far, the industry... Read more »

Comment | July 20, 2014, 12:00 pm

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Plimoth Plantation: Learning About the Pilgrims

A few years ago, we spent 4th of July in America’s Hometown, Plymouth. What a difference a few hundred years makes!... Read more »

Comment | July 20, 2014, 12:00 pm

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Beyond Where the Wild Things Are: Favorite Beasties of KidLit

“The night wore Max his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him ‘WILD... Read more »

Comment | July 19, 2014, 12:30 pm

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Louis Zamperini’s Remarkable Story

Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and World War II airman whose “remarkable story of survival during the war gained new... Read more »

Comment | July 19, 2014, 12:30 pm