Our Most Anticipated New Kids’ & YA Book Releases of November & December 2021
There’s no way we could send you into the holiday season without our recommendations for some fresh new reads! Just…
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Our Most Anticipated New Kids’ & YA Book Releases of October 2021
From new releases to popular series like Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tristan Strong to debuts like Jade Fire…
I Let My Kids Pick My Next 5 Reads
You may be familiar with the recent viral experiment “I Let My Boyfriend/Husband Dress Me For A Week,” wherein brave…
Warm Up for Frozen Fever With Cool Gifts and Books
Still can’t let go of Frozen? You don’t have to! For the first time in forever—or at least since Frozen’s premiere in…
5 Books for Kids Who’d Rather Watch Movies
In this screen-dominated world, it can be hard to get even bookish kids reading. Not to mention, so many kids’…
Our Favorite Dr. Seuss Books
Mention the incomparable Dr. Seuss to any book lover, and they are apt to get a dreamy look in their…
Celebrating 50 Years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
While a number of people and things that changed my life turn 50 this year, including Lucky Charms, Mary Poppins,…
Is 10 Too Young to Read The Catcher in the Rye?
When I was in fifth grade, my dad gave me a big stack of classic books that, in retrospect, I…
9 Fun Reads for Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Throughout the holiday season, we’re gathering books that make the perfect gifts for everyone on your list—from your mother and the…
8 Life Lessons From Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What’s the secret of success to Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series? Is it the side-splitting, overbite-laden illustrations?…
15 Books to Buy Your Toddler
Throughout the holiday season, we’re gathering books that make the perfect gifts for everyone on your list—from your mother and the…
6 Great Halloween Books for Kids of All Ages
Leaves are once again crunching underfoot, which means your cobwebs, spiders, and long-handled sweeper-thingies are considered acceptable decor, and you…
How To Read A Scary Story To Kids
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to brush up on your scary storytelling skills. Do you have what…
5 Books For Whiny Kids
Other than honeydew melon and war, whining is easily the worst thing ever. I mean, complaining is bad enough, but…
10 Books I Didn’t “Get” Until I Was Older
I started reading almost before I could walk. This isn’t saying much, given that I probably could have walked much…
I Joined a Book Club—In First Grade.
When I was in first grade, my mother signed me up for “Donuts And Books,” a community book club for…
Eyewitness Books: Kids’ Reads that You’ll Love, Too
I would like to preface this post by pointing out that I find nothing less interesting than a farm.…
10 Things to Do With Your Kids This Summer
‘Twas the first week of summer and all through the land Not a Mom was still signing folders, not even…
Why Every Kid Loves From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
It’s the book we all read and loved. It’s also the book with the long title that some can’t get…
5 Reasons Horror in Children’s Literature Is a Good Thing
I’m a genre fiction book reviewer, so it’s sometimes my job to read really creepy stuff. I’m also the father…