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47 Charming Facts About Children’s Books

Comment | June 30, 2014, 1:15 pm

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Mary Poppins’s real-life model appears in unseen PL Travers story

PL Travers wrote about the eccentric great aunt who inspired Mary Poppins in a story which she gave away as... Read more »

Comment | June 30, 2014, 12:30 pm

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Picture Books Go 3D for Visually Impaired Children

“Goodnight room, goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon…” A children’s classic that already is a candidate for the... Read more »

Comment | June 29, 2014, 11:52 am

Supporting the Whole Child for the Whole World: Moe Caroln-Anderson at TEDxBend

Tedx presentation by Moe Caroln-Anderson on child development. Find out why it’s important for children to be exposed to the... Read more »

Comment | June 28, 2014, 2:08 pm

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IN CELEBRATION OF SUMMER MAGIC

People often ask me why I write the strange books I write. And my answer should be, “Summer magic.” Because... Read more »

Comment | June 26, 2014, 3:18 pm

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Transmedia and Education: How Transmedia Is Changing the Way We Learn

For one language arts class project, a middle school teacher in Shelburne, Virginia, Chad Sansing, asks his sixth graders to read... Read more »

Comment | June 25, 2014, 3:19 pm

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Are We Rushing Kids Out of Picture Books?

Next week at the ABC Children’s Institute in San Antonio, I’ll be on a panel with fellow booksellers and one librarian, talking... Read more »

Comment | June 20, 2014, 8:00 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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Beyond the Magic Tree House: Who Is Mary Pope Osborne?

When readers get hooked on a series, they want to devour anything and everything they can in the collection.  And after... Read more »

Comment | June 19, 2014, 10:00 pm

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New Survey: Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority During the Summer

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite research that indicates the importance of summer reading in preventing children from losing literacy skills, only... Read more »

Comment | June 19, 2014, 4:11 pm

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Harriet fans, feast your eyes

Fans of Harriet the Spy must click here. Seriously. You will not be disappointed. Thanks to Friend-of-the-Horn-Book Rich Michelson for sharing this special... Read more »

1 comment | June 18, 2014, 8:00 pm

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NYPL Summer Reading Challenge 2014

CALLING All KIDS & TEENS! The Library is bubbling with excitement this summer! Take The New York Public Library’s Summer... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 10:00 am

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Using the Library of Congress as a teaching resource

CHICAGO — With nearly 142 million items and one of the largest bodies of high-quality, digitized content available, the Library... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 10:00 am

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About Kids First!

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Comment | June 16, 2014, 9:00 am

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Become a Kid Tester

The opinion of kids is the most important input we could have when judging books, because kids know better than... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 9:00 am

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9 Life Lessons Everyone Can Learn From These Beloved Classic Children’s Books

Our very favorite children’s books left an irreversible impression on our childhoods and on our lives. Some of our most... Read more »

Comment | June 10, 2014, 11:47 pm

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How Children’s Books Inspire Wonder In Readers Of All Ages

Children’s literature has the unique ability to inspire wonder in any person who leafs through its pages. By exploring life... Read more »

Comment | June 10, 2014, 11:41 pm

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Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2014 Edition

The Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2014 Edition includes more than 600 titles chosen by the Children’s Book Committee as the best... Read more »

Comment | June 10, 2014, 9:35 pm

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8 Picture Books That Make Us Wish We Were Kids Again

On Monday, the 76th Randolph Caldecott Medal will go to the artist of the most distinguished American children’s book of... Read more »

Comment | June 5, 2014, 1:30 pm

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50 Inspiring Children’s Books with a Positive Message

With technology developing at a record pace and kids mastering iPads before they’re even out of diapers, it’s more important... Read more »

Comment | June 4, 2014, 9:37 pm