#Children&039;s books

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Review: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

1 minute Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman is a fun story about a father’s adventure to bring milk home for his kids’ breakfast. The story begins with his son getting milk for his Toastios and realizing there is none. His father then leaves him and his sister to go to the store to buy some. After an intolerable amount of time, their father finally returns not only with the milk, but with a…

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A Tip of the Hat to Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born 220 years ago today, and died 150 years ago this year — now would seem a propitious time to add him to our annals. I love the photo above! “Action” photos of this vintage are extremely rare. Long exposure times were necessary in 19th century photography. If anyone or anything moved they would come out blurry. Miraculously this one came out (luckily he…

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On Tove Jansson's odd and touching illustrations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

This fall–just in time for the holiday season–the NYRB Kids imprint has published an edition of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by the Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson. Jansson is most famous for her Moomin books, which remain an influential cult favorite with kids and adults alike. She illustrated Carroll’s Alice in 1966 for a Finnish audience; this…

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Wordy Wednesday:

Wordy Wednesday is in full swing! 🤩 Let's dive into the wonderful world of "sh" words! Lily's challenge for today is to brainstorm as many words as you can that start with "sh." El Miércoles de Palabras está en pleno apogeo! 🤩 ¡Sumerjámonos en el maravilloso mundo de las palabras con "sh"!

Wordy Wednesday is in full swing! 🤩 Let’s dive into the wonderful world of “sh” words! Lily’s challenge for today is to brainstorm as many words as you can that start with “sh.” Think of everything from shimmering shells to shady shadows! Share your lists in the comments below – let’s see who can come up with the most creative and extensive collection! #WordyWednesdays #LilysWorld #LifeWithLily…

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Jamie Smart interviewed in latest Books for Keeps magazine

Issue 270 of Books for Keeps, the online children’s book magazine includes a great “Authorgraph” interview with Bunny vs. Monkey creator Jamie Smart, conducted by Paul Gravett

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Keira Knightley writing debut children's book

Keira Knightley is turning author and will publish her debut children’s book in October 2025. Continue reading Keira Knightley writing debut children’s book

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Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears

Children’s fantasy book series about a quest to recover gems Friends, we have finally made it: my last review of last year’s Short Stack Reading Challenge. As I powered through this book in the final hours of 2023, it became clear that I was going to fall short of my annual reading goal of 80 books. Try as I might, I only managed to read 78. On the eve of December 2024, reflecting on the year…

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Weekend Book Reviews: The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen’s The Complete Fairy Tales is an extraordinary collection that has enchanted readers across generations, transcending cultural boundaries, and establishing Andersen as one of the most influential figures in world literature. This compilation, which includes 156 tales, ranges from beloved classics like The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and The Snow Queen, to…

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Sergeant Stubby Goes MIA

Sergeant Stubby goes MIA, a book review

We were sent the book Why Did Sergeant Stubby Go to War? for a review. If you’ve been following the blog then you know I’ve been trying to get my son into reading. I thought this book would catch his attention because it involved a dog in an Army uniform. He likes dogs and is used to seeing his dad in uniform. How could he not like it? Unfortunately Sgt. Stubby didn’t stand a chance. He did…

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Review: I'm Proud of You by Craig Melvin

Buy on Bookshop Here is a great book for a father-son read aloud! I’m So Proud of You by Craig Melvin is a heartwarming book. Through the use of rhyming, the father conveys to the son how proud he is of him in a variety of scenarios. It highlights the kind and considerate behavior of the son as he interacts with family, friends, classmates and strangers. ⁠ ⁠ I’m So Proud of You by Craig Melvin…

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Book Review: Basil and the Cave of Cats

Basil and the Pygmy Cats (Basil of Baker Street, #3)by  Eve Titus, Paul Galdone (Illustrator) 4 out of 5 stars Basil is the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world. He listens in on the cases of the great Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street, to learn at the feet of the master. Then Basil can use that knowledge to solve mysteries among the mice of the world. When danger calls, Basil is on the case…

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The It-Doesn't-Matter Suit and Other Stories by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath's book of children's stories and verse is funny, original and magical and has that repetitive rhythmic quality for easy reading

I had no idea that Sylvia Plath wrote children’s stories and I’m not sure why this surprised me so much. I think that my perception of Plath is of someone battling with depression and so my view of what her work may contain or the subjects that her compositions may be about has been tainted somewhat. That being said, a poem of hers called “Mirror”, which I must confess, is the only work of hers…

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Staying Safe Online

I thought this was for teens when I first borrowed it and the cutesy drawings were a nice surprise. But it did make it apparent that it was written for a much younger readership. Some of it I found decidedly less cute. The clip art punted me right back to old textbooks and computer room graphics. And it leaks through. I’m thinking specifcally of one clip-person saying ‘I am looking at [the…

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Spot the Clue with Sherlock Holmes, painted by Scott Gustafson

"Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Room Full of Clues" is an oil painting by Scott Gustafson with hidden references to cases or details in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle canon

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Rereading

Speaking of formative books, when my friend read Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede last year, she literally said to me, “I now understand why you are the way you are.” Dealing with Dragons is the story of Princess Cimorene, who gets bored with her princess lessons and chooses to run away and volunteer to be a Dragon’s Princess where she runs afoul of Wizards trying to manipulate dragon…

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Book Review: 'Slime Doesn't Pay!' By R.L. Stine

Do you have a bratty little brother? Is he always messing with your stuff? Picking on you? Making trouble? Amy knows exactly how you feel. But as bad as your little sibling might be, no one can hold a candle to her little brother Arnie. Making matters even worse, her parents never do anything to try and improve his behavior. They just make excuses for him. A girl can only take so much, and Amy…