I have wanted to attend the KidlitCon since it’s inception six years ago but did not attend until this year. The event was held at the New York Public Library. Interestingly, as much as I love libraries and as close as we are to the city, I have never been inside this much talked about […]
Read moreThe Cybils Nominations opened at midnight! If you are not familiar with the Cybils, their purpose is to “reward the children’s and young adult authors (and illustrators, let’s not forget them) whose books combine the highest literary merit and “kid appeal.” Everyone can nominate one book per category and there are ten categories. That means […]
Read moreEach month, the Kidlitosphere hosts a Carnival of Children’s Literature. In this way, the community comes together to share great posts from the past month all in the same place. Reading these posts allows you to learn about new books, new perspectives and new blogs. Submitting to the Carnival is a way to be a […]
Read more“Mommy. I want to read that book where they all eat the same thing.” Ok… I began to think and by the time I formed a thought, Katherine shouted out, “The Seven Silly Eaters. I want to read The Seven Silly Eaters tonight!” We had finished the next to last Ramona book the night before […]
Read moreThe other night, I was reading to Katherine and she wouldn’t stop talking. She asked questions. She commented on how she was like Ramona. She talked about characters from other books that reminded her of Ramona. In effect, she did everything we should do to encourage our children to do to become independent readers with […]
Read moreThe other day, I wrote about the crazy amount of sibling rivalry going on in our house right now. Such craziness that I took Katherine in to the city for an afternoon at the American Girl store to try to even the score. As a book blogger, I feel a need to follow up that […]
Read moreAs an only child, I am baffled by the whole sibling rivalry thing. My girls really do seem to love and hate each other in equal measure. Often, it’s Caroline bemoaning my love of Katherine as if I only have enough for one child. Lately, though, Katherine has really been feeling the pain of sharing our […]
Read moreA Sick Day for Amos McGee is one of my all time favorite picture books. Imagine my joy when I learned that Amos’ creators, husband and wife team, Phillip and Erin Stead, were releasing a new book. Bear Has a Story to Tell. I was just about as excited as Bear is when he finally […]
Read moreWhen the girls were young, I used to read aloud to them during meals. Perhaps because we were alone and they weren’t yet the greatest conversationalist? Perhaps to keep them in their chairs for long enough to get a few calories into their growing bodies? I’m not sure exactly why I did it or why […]
Read moreRemember The Paper Bag Princess? That great story about a spunky princess? Well, if you are Paper Bag Princess lover than I have a new one for you. The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas. I love going to the library and browsing and picking up books that you know nothing at all about. […]
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