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National Children's Books

Many different animals eat bat poop

What kid isn't intrigued by bats and caves?In HOME IN THE CAVE by award winning author Janet Halfmann, young readers will enjoy the story of...
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'The Mask of Destiny' by Richard Newsome: the next in 'The Archer Legacy' series

"The Mask of Destiny" by Richard Newsome is the third book in the middle grade series about Gerald Wilkins, recently from Australia, heir...
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Profanity-laced language in most teen bestseller books

A professor at Brigham Young Universityin Utah conducted research on the use of profanity within the content of 40 books on the adolescent...
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The CBI Clubhouse introduces an online children's books newspaper

If you're a children's book writer, chances are you've stumbled upon The CBI Clubhouse. The CBI Clubhouse is a vibrant community of...
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Introduce young readers to American history

Mitt Romney. Barack Obama. The presidential race is on and we're bombarded with polls, commercials, and political ads pitting the two...
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Experience the rain without getting wet

If you live in the Northeast, chances are you feel as though you're Noah and you should be building your ark. We've been hammered with rain...
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A fond farewell to the king of Where the Wild Things Are

Beloved author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, died on May 8, 2012 at the age of eighty-three. Best remembered for his 1964 Cauldecott Medal award...
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Jeff Kinney proves he's not so wimpy after all

The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader (ECAR), announced the winners of the fifth annual Children’s...
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King of the Wild Things, Sendak, dead at 83

Children’s book author, Maurice Sendak, died today in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 83. Sendak was one of the world’s most beloved...
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'Where the Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies

It's a sad day in the world of children's books as Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, passed away today at the age of 83...
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