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Bookmarks: Britain’s most avid reader, library-themed ice cream flavours, and more

Some quirky bookish links from around the Web: Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, arguably one of the most message-heavy children's books, is being made into a 3D CG-animated feature film to be released in March 2012 ... Read More »

July 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

E-love you forever: website will read bedtime stories to your kids

By Nathan Whitlock

From Your Local Guardian: Hardworking fathers can still read their children a bedtime story in their absence, thanks to a new invention by a Kingston father-of-two. Chris Coombs, 44, has come up with a personalised ... Read More »

July 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Jeremy Tankard in the L.A. Times

By Nathan Whitlock

Grumpy Bird author/illustrator Jeremy Tankard recently chatted with Sonja Bolle of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some highlights: SB: Is Grumpy Bird based on anyone in your life? JT: I'd probably be in trouble ... Read More »

June 17, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Munsch partners with eight-year-old publishing dynamo

By Stuart Woods

A chance encounter between an eight-year-old schoolgirl from Guelph, Ontario, and mega-selling kids' author Robert Munsch has led to the publication of Braids, a new book by the beloved storyteller. According to a report in ... Read More »

June 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Nancy Hartry launches Watching Jimmy “ and there’s cake!

By Nathan Whitlock

This past weekend, author Nancy Hartry launched her YA novel Watching Jimmy (Tundra Books) at Swansea Town Hall in Toronto's ... Read More »

June 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

A bit of the old ultraviolence: kids’ edition

By Steven W. Beattie

What's missing from children's books? Earnest messages about the evils of bullying and the importance of tolerance? Stories that build sensitivity for other cultures and races? Books that inculcate a sense of history? Not according ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Anansi Boys) has won the John Newbery medal, one of the most prestigious awards for children's literature in the U.S. Mr. Gaiman, 48, won for The Graveyard Book, a story about a ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Hey kids! Wanna read about America’s president-elect?

By Nathan Whitlock

Well now you can! For real? Yes you can. Oh, and ... Read More »

January 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Kids’ books with the added value of gaming

By Scott MacDonald

According to a report by the BBC, Oxford University Press has created a new series of picture books “ branded Project X “ that attempt to appeal to young boys by mimicking the look of ... Read More »

January 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Surprise! Fairy tales are not PC

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

According to an article in the Telegraph, a poll of 3,000 British parents found that parents are refusing to read "traditional" fairy tales to their children because they fear their kids will be "emotionally damaged." ... Read More »

January 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: children's books

Bookmarks: Britain’s most avid reader, library-themed ice cream flavours, and more

E-love you forever: website will read bedtime stories to your kids

Jeremy Tankard in the L.A. Times

Munsch partners with eight-year-old publishing dynamo

Event photos: Nancy Hartry launches Watching Jimmy “ and there’s cake!

A bit of the old ultraviolence: kids’ edition

Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal

Hey kids! Wanna read about America’s president-elect?

Kids’ books with the added value of gaming

Surprise! Fairy tales are not PC

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