I always get nostalgic around this time of year. Back in Ye Olden days, school didn't start until after Labor Day (remember that, folks?) and I'd...
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If "Blue's Clues" leaves you feeling green with nausea, if you wish Dora and Diego would vamanos, if "The Wiggles" give you the...
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March 2nd, 2009 is a special day for children's lit lovers: it's both the 105th birthday of Dr. Seuss and the kick-off of Read Across America, a day...
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Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book starts off with less of a bang than an ear-shattering nuclear explosion resounding down decades of sappy sweet...
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Books can change lives, and no one knew that better than the young Abraham Lincoln. Kay Winters and Nancy Carpenter's beautifully illustrated...
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Note to book fiends: This discussion is part of the Outrageously Ambitious 40 Year Reading Plan, my quest to read everything worthwhile before I die...
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Whether you're an elementary school teacher, a homeschooler, or simply a parent looking for great books to share with your children, these...
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Harry Potter maven J.K. Rowling is rumored to be on the coveted O-list to receive an early invitation to a White House state dinner after...
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When Jeff Brown wrote his first Flat Stanley book in 1964 about a boy named Stanley Lambchop who is flattened by a bulletin board while he sleeps and...
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If your house is full of little Pixie Hollow fans, you've got a great opportunity to use their interest in fairies, magic, pixie dust, and all things...
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