The Well-Read Child

The Sea Serpent and Me Dashka Slater; illustrated by Catia Chien Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin...

Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book by Karen Katz Reading level: Baby-Preschool Board book: 32 pages Publisher: Little Simon; Board ...

The March/April edition of The Edge of the Forest , an online children's literature journal is up. There are a lot of great articles and...

How Artists See Series by Colleen Carroll Publisher: Abbeville Press Age Range: 9-12 Colleen Carroll's How Artists See series is a serie...

I have so many books in my "to-be-read" pile that I often wish I could dedicate a good chunk of time solely to reading. Now Mother...

Crossing the Hellespont by Wes When sadness comes, as Nixon said, When sadness is upon me I apologize for things I shouldn't And my eyes...

40 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed outside his Memphis hotel room. He died before I was born, and even thou...

Cross posted at The Newbery Project A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park 2002 Newbery Medal Winner Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 192 pa...

Sally and Dave, a Slug Story by Felice Arena Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Pub (March 1, 2008)...

March was slow in the reading department because my personal and work life were extremely hectic. Here's what I managed to read. Board B...

What's Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites by Tad Hills Reading level: Baby-Preschool Board book: 22 pages Publisher: Schwartz & Wade; ...

Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World's Best Kept Secrets Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: DK CHILDREN (N...

Cross posted at The Newbery Project The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kat...

March has definitely been hectic, but things seem to be calming down, and I'll be able to resume more of a regular schedule on The Well-...

When you buy a book from The Well-Read Child's Amazon book store, a small percentage goes to support the blog. Thanks for reading and in...

Here's an interesting exercise: write a 19 line poem with just two rhyming sounds, and in which about a third of the lines are refrains....

Today, I'm pleased to present the first review from Marlies, our newest contributor. Enjoy! Girlwood by Claire Dean Age Range: Young Ad...

I've actually never read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series, but I do know that starting at around age 12, I had a thing for dark books...

My ultimate vision for The Well-Read Child is to have a wide variety of book reviews for children and teens and also a variety of voices via...

It's Nonfiction Monday over at Picture Book of the Day . Stop by and check out the nonfiction goodness everyone has to offer. If you hav...