Children is the broader term for infants, toddlers and tweens. These posts are about children of all ages.
Rebellion of Thieves manages to do what many properties with classic origins fail to do. It’s a tricky balancing act, trying to infuse the lineage that generations of people know with a contemporary-or future tale that can stand on its own. Kekla Magoon, author of Rebellion of Thieves, a Robyn Hoodlum Adventure has created the unicorn of middle school books that will appeal almost equally to boys, as well as girls.
Continue reading Rebellion of Thieves, twists up Sherwood for a new audience
Children under 6 are fun. Granted they have periods of unpredictability, but on the whole they’re simply little fun people who like books that rhyme. Push! Dig! Scoop! is a counting book that rhymes by Rhonda Gowler Greene with illustrations by Daniel Kirk. For kids 6 and under there is lots to love in this book including the fact that it’s plus sized, packed with color and has a nice variety of machines.
Continue reading Push! Dig! Scoop! is kid counting book comfort food
Don’t judge a book by its cover is a metaphor, however in this case it’s an apt one. By looking at the cover for Kid Crazy and The Kilowatt King I was expecting a book that tried too hard. I thought perhaps it would beat you over the head with its crazy vibe and outer-space illustrations. That, plus the length of the book led me to think that it’s packed with filler. Hello thought crow, Kid Crazy and the Kilowatt King is entirely different than any children’s book I’ve read before.
Continue reading Kid Crazy and The Kilowatt King, strange, happy, hyper creative kidlit
ABC Animals! is a book whose friends are your old school baseball cards, some children’s lunchboxes and the recent release Jungle. It’s a Scanimation Picture Book by author Rufus Butler Seder, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Gallop! This teaches young kids the alphabet by using animals, nothing new there, it’s the Scanimation process that will make ABC Animals! a book that your 2-6 year old will enjoy looking at.
Continue reading ABC Animals! will really move pre-K alphabet learners
Kindie and children’s music are fascinating subcultures. To distant observers they’re the same, yet once you dig into them they’re quite different, just like children. French Playground is a compilation of French and Quebec music that blends both worlds of kindie and children’s music into its own creation that almost defies categorization.
Continue reading You don’t have to be a kid or speak French to enjoy French Playground
Our oldest son just turned 7. Prior to much planning or research he opted for a Star Wars themed birthday party at home. For a kid turning 7 a Star Wars birthday party is a safe bet. We planned some cool Star Wars themed games for the party, sent out the invitations and let the Force be with us. Shortly after that we went to Toys R’ Us to see what toys were new and popular. It was then that he saw things that neither of us expected to see, Octonauts toys.
He was a couple isles ahead of us and I heard him yell, “daddy, daddy, Octonauts toys”. This had to be a mistake, I thought. I knew there weren’t any toys from that series. Last spring every big box store put their Octonauts toys on clearance and hasn’t had them since.
Continue reading At the intersection of Octonauts and Star Wars
“I’m going as Owlette”, she said. Well, that’s one reason why those two are such good friends, I thought to myself. Our oldest was leaving science club as he was having a conversation with her. PJ Masks is a popular topic of conversation at the early elementary school level. Being that it’s Halloween time the PJ Masks costumes will certainly be front and center at your door this year.
Continue reading Getting in the dress up spirit with PJ Masks Halloween Party
Little Shaq speaks to kids. The Little Shaq series of books offers a real world story to pre-K and young elementary students that are in, or maybe just beyond the “Read to Me” books. The latest release in the series Little Shaq, Star of the Week has practical lessons and things which that young age can relate to with humor, consequences and family.
Continue reading Little Shaq: Star of the Week, ultra niche #Kidlit
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