The Well-Read Child

While I'm recovering from a serious case of "blogging malaise," please enjoy some great news and links from the kidlitosphere...

Review by Erica Moore "Yesterday I had the Blues. ... But today I got the Greens." It seems everyone in this family has something ...

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson Wintergirls is not an easy read, but it's one that I think every girl, teacher, and parent SHOU...

How to Heal a Broken Wing written and illustrated by Bob Graham All I have to say is, " Thank you, Cybils Awards !" If it wouldn...

Princess Baby, Night-Night by Karen Katz Last year Karen Katz introduced us to the sassy, sparkly-shoe and crown-wearing Princess Baby wh...

The Cajun Cornbread Boy by Dianne de Las Casas, illustrated by Marita Gentry In this entertaining retelling of "The Gingerbread Boy,...

In an attempt to spend less time on the computer and more time with my family on the weekends, I failed to post that the winners of the Cybi...

Shift by Charlotte Agell Review by Jena Lohrbach ( Muse Book Reviews ) Setting: Part of the USA has been taken over by ultra conservativ...

One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Matthew Trueman Reviewed by Laura Koe...

Little Panda by Renata Liwska Reviewed by Sheila Jones ( Greenridge Chronicles ) Renata Liwska's Little Panda is the sort of book you...

I don't own a Kindle, but one of my friends has one, and it's super cool. Amazon announced that they're accepting pre-orders for...

10 Things I Can Do to Help My World: Fun and Easy Eco-Tips by Melanie Walsh Reviewed by Callista at SMS Book Reviews . This is a picture b...

Wake by Lisa McMann Ever since Janie was a young girl, she has involuntarily been drawn into the dreams of those sleeping around her and ha...

Pelican's Catch by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin Review by Erica Moore A brown pelican is 11 weeks old an...

Tin Angel by Shannon Cowan Reviewed by Mighty Mom ( The Adventures of Mighty Mom ) Fourteen-year old Ronnie Page was content with her life ...

Footprints in the Snow by Mei Matsuoka Review by: Lisa Stanger Wolf is sick of reading books about mean wolves. He doesn’t want to chase a...

While all of you football fans were watching the Super Bowl, I was finishing Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games . If you haven't rea...