Saturday, December 3, 2005Make Way for DucklingsMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is a childhood favorite. The day I found out I was pregnant for the first time, I started looking for a copy of this book. For those who like to know these things, it's a Caldecott Medal winner. Mother and Father Mallard are seeking a place to build their... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 2, 2005Are You Into Wide Exposure?What does it mean to be a widely exposed reader? This idea is a little different from the idea of being "widely-read" or "literature-savvy" because both of those concepts deal more with lists of books that the reader should have read if he wants to consider himself "widely-read" or "lit-savvy." When... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 1, 2005Are You a Sleep-Deprived Family?Of great importance and relevance to all parents is the book Is My Child Overtired? by Dr. Will Wilkoff. The section on the sleep needs of teens is highly informative, as is chapter 12, "It Takes a Well-Rested Parent...." Studies show that most children and a large number of adults are... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 29, 2005What's the Allure of Harry Potter?JadedMind, in the 6 April 2004 post of the blog " More Than Two Cents " had this to say about JK Rowling's success with the Harry Potter books.......J.K. Rowling. Sure, she created Harry Potter, but does she deserve to be a billionaire for it? Don't get me wrong - I like the books. I've read them... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 28, 2005The Trumpet of the SwanThe Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White should be on every child's bookshelf, from the age of 3. It's a great read-aloud book, and it has very strong messages about honesty, loyalty, friendship, love, and faithfulness. Louis, a Trumpter Swan, is born without a voice----the greatest handicap possible... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 26, 2005One Life, by Christiaan BarnardThe story of the first human heart transplants and how the protocols for performing them were developed. Far from being as dry as that sounds, this is a compelling and interesting story of the life of the man who performed the very first human heart transplant. Did you know that the first heart... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 25, 2005The Trellis and the VineThis book, by Jan Karon (the Mitford queen), is a new storybook for kids. I bought it on a whim, because I was cashing out my "Treasure Points" from the Children's Book of the Month Club and it sounded interesting. It was wonderful. Of course, it helps that the kids and I grow moonflowers on our... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, November 24, 2005Encyclopedia Brown MysteriesThe books in the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series by Donald J. Sobol, for pre-teen and early teen readers, are great books on a number of levels. The stories are short and to the point, packing a lot of detail into just a few pages. The mysteries are not esoteric, but they do require some thought... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, November 23, 2005This One's for the Girls Among Us...I discovered this book on the sale table at a local book shop in March 2004 and bought it, thinking it might help me. Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers, by Lois Frankel, Ph.D. has been all that I hoped for and more. The book, in a... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 22, 2005Two Minute Mysteries....a great set of books by Donald J. Sobol, who also gave us the incomparable child-detective, Encyclopedia Brown. These books are published as both a compendium volume and as separate books by Scholastic, and have been in print since 1967. Each book contains a number of one or two-page scenarios... Sign in to see full entry. |