All posts tagged "children’s books"
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Goodnight, iPad: A Bedtime Story For The Digital Age
Despite my best efforts, family dinners in my house usually involve at least two iPhones splayed across the...
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Gallery: Spooky Books To Get Young Kids Ready For Halloween
Halloween is lots of fun, but it can also be a scary time for little kids. All that...
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I Found The Perfect Book To Ban For Banned Books Week
The other day my girls asked me to read them a book on their shelf. I have no...
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New Children’s Books Tell Girls To Value Their Dresses
A couple of new books for little girls were reviewed in The New York Times today and they...
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Four-Year-Old Praised For Using ‘F’ Word In Proper Context By Socialite Mother
New York socialite Jill Kargman collected her then four-year-old daughter, Sadie, from nursery school to learn that...
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Sign Of The Times: HTML For Babies
Each year it seems there's a hot new book for babies (but really more for parents) that makes...
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Sorry, I Am Judging This Book By Its Cover
My jaw dropped when I first saw this cover of a soon-to-be-released book by children's author Paul M....
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Explain Vocabulary To Your Kid With Star Trek Images
The Star Trek Book of Opposites by David Borgenicht, I believe is one of those books...
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An Early Lesson In Literacy: A Personal Story
I remember a lot of moments from my childhood quite vividly, but at the top of the list...
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Mommyish Reads: The Best Books About Fictional Heroines For Your Tweens
Back to school may be approaching but that doesn't mean children should wait until then to crack the...
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The New Spider-Man Is A Mixed-Race Kid From Brooklyn
Finally someone has addressed the dominance of Caucasian superheros in comic book narratives. Everyone from Batman to Superman...
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Pick Up A Kindle For Your Kid On Your Next Toys R Us Run
If you are anything like my parents, than impromptu visits to Toys R Us are strictly verboten. Regardless...
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Obscure Children’s Books You Should Check Out
Brain Pickings is this fantastic newsletter, beautifully designed, with multi-media essays on literature. I love it. And this...
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Is Go The F**k To Sleep A Parody?
In all the coverage we've seen of the surprise bestseller "Go The F**k To Sleep," I never saw...
