There’s one thing every reader lives in fear of: finding out their favorite book is about to be turned into a movie. Will your favorite part get cut out? Is the person playing the main character good enough? Is the director going to do something stupid, like turn a single book into multiple unnecessary movies? Watching your […]
I still love children’s books. Give me a book by David Macaulay to pore over or a chance to revisit my favorite Berenstain Bears books and I’ll be quite content—provided cookies and a snuggly blanket are also factored into the equation. Because, hey, a girl’s got to eat. Also, snuggle. Apparently. The books we read as […]
Did your friends all decide to have kids without you? Are you a new parent suddenly finding yourself going to several first birthday parties in a row? (Until I had a son of my own, I admit I dreaded these parties, and spent them talking to the other childless adults in the room about something […]
Beginning in 1937, The Caldecott Medal has been awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the illustrator of the “most distinguished American picture book for children”. Since 1971, several runners-up each year have been designated Caldecott Honor Books. The Caldecott Medal is one of the two most prestigious awards for American […]
Halloween is coming soon, and now is a good time to figure out what your costume is going to be. If you’re fortunate enough to have a family of good sports and you’re all going to the same place, you may as well do something coordinated. And since you’re a well-read type, why not have […]