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
Why a selection of music albums in a blog about reading, you might wonder.
Because I believe some of these albums, with their catchy tunes, rich vocabulary, and intelligent wordplay, laid the early ground work for my children to truly pay attention, to work at decoding language, and fall in love with what words can do. Read more…Nine intelligent music albums for little kids
Want to put some pep into those summer commutes and road trips? Here are two high-quality, information- and fun-packed science podcasts for kids. Check them out—you’ll be amazed at how much you will learn too. Read more…Two great science podcasts for kids
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
Summer vacation can be the perfect time for puzzle-lovers to exercise their brains. But truly great puzzle books for young kids are surprisingly hard to find. Read more…Puzzle time!
In the past decade and a half there has been an explosion of interest in Greek mythology among children, due in great part (in my opinion) to Rick Riordan’s block-buster Percy Jackson series for tweens.
For younger siblings who are not yet ready to tackle Percy Jackson, but are feeling left out of the Greek phenomena, here’s a fun and accessible primer series: Read more…Young gods
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
We’ve had a bunny bonanza in our garden this spring. Well, that makes it sound like a good thing, and they are really, very cute, especially the little ones. But now that young and old have indiscriminately chewed through many of the emerging shoots I had waited for all winter long, I’m pretty fed up with rabbits in general.
Raging over rabbits however got me thinking (seriously and on a more positive note!) about one of our all time favorite audiobook collections: The Rabbit Ears Listening Library series. Read more…Rabbits in my garden, rabbits in your car
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