The Economist’s Daily Chart this week, titled “No sex please, we’re American,” is the 10 most challenged books in the U.S. during 2007. “For the second year running And Tango Makes Three, a children’s book, has topped the American Library Association’s list. … The tale of two male penguins adopting an orphaned egg provoked more […]
Filed under: readers advisory, children's books, banned and challenged books on July 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
In the Guardian, Jane Brocket selects her “top 10 food scenes in children’s literature,” including scenes from Anne of Green Gables and Little Women, from two Enid Blyton books (Famous Five picnics and jammy buns in In the Fifth at Malory Towers), Maria’s tea party in The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, and robber […]
Filed under: children's books, classics, best of, food on July 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Children’s book illustrator and author Tasha Tudor, “whose delicate and dreamy artwork was featured in about 80 books, including a 1944 edition of Mother Goose that was so successful it enabled her to buy a farm and create a lifestyle rooted in the early 19th century,” has died at age 92 of complications related to […]
Filed under: children's books, obituaries, illustration on June 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
Richard and Judy are launching a children’s bookclub on their channel 4 show, hoping to inspire a love of reading in young children: “School pupils helped producers select eight books for readers aged five and above, to feature on the TV show.”
The books are:
Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Poppy and Max and […]
Filed under: readers advisory, children's books, media, bookclub on October 25th, 2007 | No Comments »
An annotated Animal Migration booklist from The Miss Rumphius Effect!
“Many different types of animals migrate, including insects, fish, and mammals. While many animals fly these annual treks, others must walk or swim to reach their destinations. The books on this list highlight the wonders of migration in all its forms.”
Author, title, Amazon link and summary […]
Filed under: readers advisory, booklists, children's books, animals on September 4th, 2007 | No Comments »
Whether it’s a library patron, friend, or you who is looking for the title of a book, armed with only the sketchiest information — the cover was red, I think it had the word ‘free’ in the title, it was about a girl who lives with a female relative — these resources will help. They […]
Filed under: readers advisory, booklists, book search, children's books on September 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »