The world of children’s literature has recently started responding in a more authentic way to the desperate need for diversity in children’s books.
Here are two great resources for finding diverse books as a teacher, librarian, or parent. Read more…2 great ways you can find diverse books for kids
“How do I get my child to read nonfiction?” This is a common (often despairing) question I get when mentioning the blog. If you face a similar tussle, here’s one idea for ending the friction: Try a magazine subscription. Take a break from force-feeding dry tomes for now, and attempt a more digestible format. And as we get into gift-giving season, keep in mind: Subscriptions are the some of the best “gifts-that-keep-on-giving.” For the top recommendations from Read, Kids, Read!, Read more…Nonfiction friction
As you probably know by now, I am a big fan of hoopla, the digital entertainment service offered for free by over 1,500 libraries across North America.
If you have a hoopla account and an upcoming road trip, here’s a list for you: 14 tried-and-tested kids’ audiobooks all available on this awesome service. Read more…Roadtrip roundup: 14 great, kids’ audiobooks on hoopla
Who knew? I hadn’t counted before. But once I had to put 13 candles on a birthday cake, it came to me! Well now, we are officially a family with a teenager on board.
Here are the books, among some other presents, our teenager got this year. Read more…There are 13 letters in “Happy Birthday”
My boys refused to read Harry Potter.
But here’s how we broke the Potter-Boycotter spell. Read more…The boys who wouldn’t read Harry Potter
It’s officially summer here in our neck of the ‘burbs. And for my boys this means the three Rs: Rest, Recreation and, inevitably, the Road.
Between road trips and rides to camp, the in-car interludes get longer for us just as for many others around this time of year. And there’s no better chance to catch-up on some of the many wonderful audiobooks out there.
Here’s a list of ten, great, 5hr-and-under audiobooks of ageless classics to take along for the ride. Read more…Ten audio classics for the summer road
The past month brought two events that I knew must make their way onto Bookish Boys: The openings of The American Writers Museum in Chicago and The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Read more…New on the museum scene
For 50 years, The Horn Book has collaborated with The Boston Globe to confer annual awards on the best fiction and poetry, nonfiction, and picture books for children and young adults.
The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious in the biz, with the announcements of awards highly anticipated each spring. Read more…50 years of The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
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