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...]
Vignettes for Littles
Toddlers and preschoolers need vocabulary - and what better place to start expanding it than in books about the world around them? Picture My World (ISBN: 978 1 92697 356 2) A Day At School (ISBN: 978 1 92697 395 1) by Severine Cordier and Cynthia Lacroix, OwlKids There are a handful of … [Read more...]
Is It Hot In Here?
So there's a new category of books coming up, known as "new adult." They are, let's say, books aimed at older teens or early twenty-somethings who enjoy teen lit. and the defining characteristic may just be that they are a little steamier than your average teen lit. Here's an example by an author … [Read more...]
Science! And Social Science!
Fun non-fiction titles for the young fact-lover in your life. How To Make a Universe With 92 Ingredients, by Adrian Dingle OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 77147 008 7 This is the most entertaining book you may ever read about the elements and how they combine to make up the world around us. It starts out … [Read more...]
HONY – The Book
You might have heard about this blog, created by Brandon Stanton in 2010 - a former bond trader from Chicago, who picked up a camera full-time after losing his job during the economic downturn. What started out as a personal passion has turned into a Facebook following of over 1.5 million viewers … [Read more...]
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