I love books about winter, even if I'm not a fan of the season itself. They are always full of playful fun, cool colours, and the beauty of snowflakes and animals. These two lovely books relate to winter, one about migration, and one a math book that uses nature to teach. Sizing Up Winter, by … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: December 2013 Edition
December, omg. I don't know about you, but I'm up to my eyebrows in holiday stuff and still finishing up projects from the fall and hitting the wall with homework and and and... Ready for school break yet? Before we get there, one more set of book club flyers! Elf The Polar Express - This … [Read more...]
Ghostly Good
I haven't been much on the whole paranormal thing, but these two new teen books are deliciously good - and full of ghosts and demons. Unbreakable: The Legion, book 1; by Kami Garcia Little, Brown; ISBN: 978 0 316 21017 1 This first book in a new series introduces Kennedy to The Legion, a … [Read more...]
Persistence
Lessons without preachiness are worth their weight in gold when you can find them in kids' books. And I have not one but two about the value of persistence! Anything Is Possible, by Giulia Belloni & Marco Trevisan OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 391 3 Just in time for next month's Wright … [Read more...]
Mad Scientist School
This new series is the perfect starting place for getting your kids into inventing and experimenting - don't say I didn't warn you! Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith Quirk Books, ISBN: 978 1 59474 648 2 When siblings Nick and … [Read more...]
After the War
There are many, many excellent books written about the war experience, about the Holocaust, and even about the children of the Kindertransport - but what about the aftermath of the war? Two new novels for teens introduce something we don't always hear about - what happened after the treaties were … [Read more...]
Safe Away From Here
This year is the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport, one of the stories of the Second World War that is as sweet as it is bitter. Two new books commemorate the evacuation of young children and introduce this lesser-known piece of history to a new generation of children and teens. Rescuing … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: November 2013 Edition
October was a runaway horse this year - can't believe November is already here, complete with the first holiday offerings! Here they are: Elf Who Has a Tail? - kids love guessing, and this animal guessing book based on tails is a fun one for a younger kid. The Night Before Christmas - I … [Read more...]
Movember is Hipster Month
... even for funny little monsters in kids' books! Mo's Mustache, by Ben Clanton Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 77049 538 8 Mo gets a brand-new mustache. He feel very spiffy. But soon all the other monsters get mustaches too, and now his doesn't feel so special anymore. *sad face* So her packs … [Read more...]
Hallowe’en-Ready Creepiness
Hallowe'en is all about setting a mood, right? If you're looking to be fully creeped out, I've got just the ticket. Asylum, by Madeleine Roux HarperCollins, ISBN: 978 0 062 22096 7 I am, I must admit, fairly easily creeped out if a book can pass my strong bullshit-0-meter and skepticism. … [Read more...]
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