The Well-Read Child

Growing up in the rich storytelling country of the Appalachians, I latched on to stories and folktales when I was very young. There's s...

"In Fourteen-Hundred Ninety Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." And he found a "new world" and "new people....

Holding a lifelong infatuation with archeology, I'm always watching shows or reading books about digs and discoveries. The quality of w...

 Head on over to Chronicle of an Infant Bibliophile to leave your links and comments for this week's What My Children Are Reading. ...

I'm catching up on Cybils reading and hope to have new reviews to you soon. In the meantime, be sure to stop by Mouse Grows, Mouse Learn...

This week's reading has been severely limited due to the flu, but please be sure to visit Amy at The Art of Irreverence who is hosting ...

I posted this last year around this time when I was serving as a panelist on the Cybils Middle Grade/Young Adult Nonfiction Panel. Since I...

When John Wilkes Booth learned that Abraham Lincoln would be attending a play at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, a theater Booth had ...

This week, we've been digging into some "older" books. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Her daycare provider...

Sara Zarr's latest young adult novel, Once Was Lost is a beautifully-written account of a teen girl's life-changing summer. Samara...

  Brimful Curiosities is hosting this week's What My Children Are Reading. Head on over to submit your link and to see what everyone...

The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2009 National Book Awards today. Here are the finalists in the Young People...

If you've been browsing children's literature blogs and other book blogs, you've probably noticed a lot of recent posts about B...

Thank you to everyone who entered the Winter's Tail contest! Unfortunately, I could only offer the following prize pack to one winner: ...

We've been a little "off" this week with reading. My daughter has been much more interested in playing with some new puzzles a...

Happy Nonfiction Monday! It's been quite a while since I've done a Nonfiction Monday post because I haven't had a lot of time t...

Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie  by Maggie Stiefvater ( Blog , Website , Facebook ) Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie is the sequel to Lam...

Happy October! Here on the East coast, it's my favorite time of the year, and this week, Autumn has finally made an appearance. The cris...

Tomorrow, nominations for the 2009 Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards open up and will remain open until October ...

ATTENTION: This contest is now closed. Thank you for your entries!    Today I'm excited to be offering a huge prize pack in celebrat...