Archives for Children’s
The Giver
January 27th, 2012 by Kaitlin | Children's, Fiction, Young Adults
I think I’ve mentioned that my mother is a fifth grade teacher, and one of my favorite hobbies is browsing her bookshelf and re-discovering books I loved when I was that age (most of them have my name in the cover, taken from a bookshelf in my house). Occasionally, my mother will invite me to her classroom to help her decorate for new units or help out rearranging the furniture, but I haven’t been recently and I think I know why – she always loses me to the book corner, where I sit in her rocking chair and read
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
January 20th, 2012 by Sam P. | Children's, Fiction
Now, I'm sure almost everybody has read this book, but can anyone tell me the difference between Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass? I see no hands raised, so I'll assume no one knows it. They are pretty much the same book, except Alice in Wonderland takes place when Alice is about seven and a half, but seems to be much older just by the way she acts. In Through the Looking Glass, Alice is a few years older.
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice is bored and ends up following a rabbit and falling down a rabbit hole
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice is bored and ends up following a rabbit and falling down a rabbit hole
The Most Well-Traveled Squirrel in the Whole Wide World
January 10th, 2012 by Michele | Children's
Written by Blaze Kelly Coyle and Andrew Romano, this book is the first in a series featuring the most well-traveled squirrel, Tommy. As a squirrel, Tommy's life didn't begin with world travels. However, while he is sleeping his tree is cut down and delivered to Rockefeller Center in New York City. Upon awakening, Tommy realizes that he is no longer in the woods with all of the things and creatures he knows. Rather than being afraid, he decides to begin exploring his new location.
As Tommy takes his initial glances at Rockefeller Center, he sees things that are similar, such
As Tommy takes his initial glances at Rockefeller Center, he sees things that are similar, such
A Monster Calls
January 9th, 2012 by Angela Yorke | Children's
When I was 12, my grandfather was diagnosed with a brain tumor. At the time, cancer was a virtual death sentence. Needless to say, his children didn’t take it very well; his grandchildren were too young to feel the loss, and it was a taboo topic for a long time in the family.
In those days, there was no literature addressing the issue of cancer and the threat of death that loomed over the patient, not to mention how those who were left behind should deal with the loss. Recently, I came across A Monster Calls as I wandered through
In those days, there was no literature addressing the issue of cancer and the threat of death that loomed over the patient, not to mention how those who were left behind should deal with the loss. Recently, I came across A Monster Calls as I wandered through
Books for Christmas
December 12th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Children's, Classics
Growing up, we didn’t have the “conventional” Christmas traditions and rituals you see on TV. There were no Christmas lights to be unearthed from inside the attic and strung up outside, nor did the scent of Christmas pine fill the air at home. I do remember something involving spiced wine, but everyone got silly afterwards, so that was the last we heard of that. I did have an uncle who read out a Christmas-themed children’s story each year though.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tends to be the first pick when it comes to Christmas reading sessions. However, I
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tends to be the first pick when it comes to Christmas reading sessions. However, I
