Carole Lindstrom's GIRLS DANCE, BOYS FIDDLE
Sometimes I read a children's book and start digging in a bit to do a review, and I find that my heart is soaring, and that I'm sitt...
THE GUARDIAN errs in its list of 50 best culturally diverse children's books
Yesterday (October 13, 2014), The Guardian ran an article titled Diverse voices: the 50 best culturally diverse children's books . I don...
Stephen Krensky's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
As I write this post, Stephen Krensky's Christopher Columbus is ranked at #1 in e-book biographies for children. The paperback edition i...
AS AN OAK TREE GROWS, written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas
In early October, over on Twitter , Jillian asked me if I'd seen As An Oak Tree Grows , by G. Brian Karas. She noted the wigwam in it, a...
Carl Nordgren's ANUNG'S JOURNEY: AN ANCIENT OJIBWAY LEGEND AS TOLD BY STEVE FOBISTER
Some weeks ago, a reader wrote to ask me about Anung's Journey: An Ancient Ojibway Legend As Told by Steve Fobister, by Carl Nordgren. T...
Neal Shusterman and Michelle Knowlden's UNSTRUNG
In 2009, Neal Shusterman launched the first of his "Unwind Dystology" series. The first book is Unwind. Published by Simon and Sch...
