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5 YA Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2016

It’s always thrilling—and a little scary!—to see your favorite book adapted for the big screen. Will the filmmakers be able to capture the intricacies of the plot? Will the actors capture the true awesomeness of the characters? For me as a big lover of young adult novels, the pressure is…

Rachel CarterJanuary 25, 2016

Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Meredith Scott Lynn and Write Brain Books

WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS are richly illustrated, textless books, with lines on the pages, ready for any writer’s content. They are designed to ignite and inspire creativity and imagination in kids of all ages. Our books enable kids to write their own stories, publish beautiful hardcover copies, and build a personal…

BookTribJanuary 20, 2016

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Why Raghava KK Has a 200-Year Plan

What is the single most important force defining your identity? For artist Raghava KK, it’s your creative legacy. In this engaging and insightful talk, from TEDxSummit 2012, Raghava describes the 200-year plans he and his wife design in order to put their unique stamp on the digital legacies they…

Katie HiresJanuary 19, 2016

Nonfiction

Alicia Minshew Talks Recent Roles, SudsvilleTV and Missing All My Children’s Kendall

Talking with the amazingly talented Alicia Minshew always feels like catching up with an old friend whom I’ve known since childhood. She’s open, honest, real and a truly kind person. Add all of that to the fact that she’s a crazy-talented actress who is down for any and every opportunity…

Beth WaskoDecember 23, 2015

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Andrew Solomon on Parents, Children and the Search for Identity

Thanksgiving is all about family and the stress and joy that come with reconnecting. Family is also the theme of Andrew Solomon’s “Love No Matter What” talk from TEDMED 2013, in which he explores the ways family and identity develop in the face of extraordinary circumstances. Solomon shares the deeply…

Katie HiresNovember 24, 2015

Fiction

Eric Carle’s Newest Book: A Lifetime Love of Words and Art

Credit: Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Anyone who’s grown up in the last 40 years knows that when you ask a brown bear what it sees, the answer will be more than you bargained for—and that caterpillars tend to be very hungry. We learned these wonderful lessons thanks…

Michael RuscoeOctober 9, 2015

Miscellany

Growing Up Digital: To Addison… With Love, Your 11-Year-Old Self

It’s all about that digital age! The amount of children who read books continues to shrink due to apps, games and YouTube. Educators are not only fighting for the attention of children in the classroom but at home as well, where more than 50% of family households now own at…

McKenzie MorrellMarch 25, 2015

Children's Books Fiction

The Magic Repair Shop will cast a spell on your middle-grade reader

Anyone who watched television in the 1980s remembers RIF’s PSA encouraging young people to read. The biggest hurdle to getting children to read is finding something that they actually want to read. There are many iterations of this quote, but the message is the same regardless of the attribution—if you…

Mea StewartDecember 9, 2014

Fiction

A Little Women Christmas Beautifully Illustrates the Season’s Good Will

I recently took a copy of A Little Women Christmas (Simon & Schuster, 2014) to read with my Reading Buddy, Heidi. Author Heather Vogel Frederick took the story of Mr. March’s surprise homecoming from Louisa Mae Alcott’s classic, Little Women, and adapted it for 4-7 year olds. Who better to…

Ann NordlandDecember 8, 2014

Fiction

David Biedrzycki on bears, dragons, broccoli–and how to pronounce his name

David Biedrzycki (pronounced… well, see below) grew up on 1960s TV shows, worked in advertising for a lot of years, and then became a children’s book author and illustrator. His published work includes the Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective series, the Me and My Dragon books, and a couple of books…

Brent AlmondNovember 15, 2014

Miscellany

Ten lyrical and lovely literary tattoos

You have to really love something to get it tattooed on your body. And I mean really love something — once it’s in your skin, that ink isn’t going anywhere. Even if you get it removed, there will always be a scar. Because of their permanence, tattoos can be a…

Rachel CarterMay 21, 2014

Miscellany

Top 5 children’s books for Earth Day

This Earth Day, consider the power that the spare prose and arresting illustrations of children’s literature have in delivering a message. Children’s books have the ability to teach us a thing or two about the delicate dance that happens between us and our planet. Here are five of the most…

Amanda HarknessApril 21, 2014

5 YA Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2016

Video: Missed It? Interview with Meredith Scott Lynn and Write Brain Books

TED Talks: Why Raghava KK Has a 200-Year Plan

Alicia Minshew Talks Recent Roles, SudsvilleTV and Missing All My Children’s Kendall

TED Talks: Andrew Solomon on Parents, Children and the Search for Identity

Eric Carle’s Newest Book: A Lifetime Love of Words and Art

Growing Up Digital: To Addison… With Love, Your 11-Year-Old Self

The Magic Repair Shop will cast a spell on your middle-grade reader

A Little Women Christmas Beautifully Illustrates the Season’s Good Will

David Biedrzycki on bears, dragons, broccoli–and how to pronounce his name

Ten lyrical and lovely literary tattoos

Top 5 children’s books for Earth Day

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