Children’s literature

Mo Willems Read-Along DVD

October 28, 2010
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When kids get bitten by the reading bug, it’s like a freight train you can’t stop. Happily, I have a child who’s currently afflicted! She’s five, and she is reading everything and anything that she can get her hands on. I’ll be in real trouble when she starts stealing my US Weekly. Over the summer, [...]

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And For Those Non Nappers, Books For You, Too!

September 18, 2009

Here’s a novel idea – for those nap times that little Johnny just won’t go down for a nap, how about having Winnie the Pooh read him a story? Try the upcoming release called The House at Pooh Corner by AA Milne. A friend was telling me that her three year old is not napping [...]

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New Books For Baby

September 17, 2009

Two books on the new releases wall caught my eye: Art for Baby and Night, Night Little Pookie. Art For Baby is a collection if black and white images by top modern artists like Keith Haring, Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami. The drawings have been selected to enhance baby’s awareness of the world around them. [...]

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Mo Willems and the Naked Mole Rats

September 15, 2009

Now this is a book I can really get behind. Mo Willems has such a way with children’s literature and his latest book is no different. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed is a delight to read for both parents and kids. Wilbur, a Naked Mole Rat, is unlike the rest of his colony in that [...]

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Children's Book That Shouldn't Be Judged By Its Cover

September 14, 2009

My daughter loves all things puppy. At a friend’s house tonight I saw Yoshitomo Nara’s children’s book, The Lonesome Puppy, and thought, “wow, gotta get that!” Then I opened it up and read it. It’s just plain weird. I love Nara’s artwork, or at least I have in the past. Nara is one of the [...]

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