RSSCategory: Ages 4-8

Award-Winning Illustrator Marla Frazee & the Best Interview Ever

| January 30, 2012 | 0 Comments
Award-Winning Illustrator Marla Frazee & the Best Interview Ever

Marla Frazee is the award-winning author and illustrator of many celebrated bestselling books including The Seven Silly Eaters, Stars, The Boss Baby, Roller Coaster, and the Clementine series. Her acclaimed books All the World and A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever received the Caldecott Honor Award.

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Review: Coral Reefs by Jason Chin

| January 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Review: Coral Reefs by Jason Chin

By Nina Schuyler, The Children’s Book Review Published: January 27, 2012 Coral Reefs By Jason Chin Reading level: Ages 5 and up Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Flash Point (October 25, 2011) Source: Publisher What to expect: Science, Nature, Biology, Marine life, Water

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(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award, 2012

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award, 2012

The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

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Caldecott Medal, 2012

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
Caldecott Medal, 2012

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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The Year of the Dragon in 3D – A Peek ‘n Play Story App

| January 21, 2012 | 0 Comments
The Year of the Dragon in 3D – A Peek ‘n Play Story App

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Fancy Nancy Dress Up App

| January 20, 2012 | 0 Comments
Fancy Nancy Dress Up App

Make Nancy look extra fancy in this first-ever official Fancy Nancy game app!

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Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel

| January 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

It’s election season! The cats on Main Street are split along party lines. Will Bad Kitty really be elected to run the Neighborhood Cat Coalition?

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Do Graphic Novels Qualify as Books?

| January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment
Do Graphic Novels Qualify as Books?

Back in the days when we drank gallons of Tang and ran wild in the neighborhood like dogs without leashes, these books were called comic books. Now they’re graphic novels and have fancy covers and binding so they don’t fall apart.

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Patricia Polacco: Great Artist and Storyteller

| January 10, 2012 | 0 Comments
Patricia Polacco: Great Artist and Storyteller

Patricia Polacco is the much-loved, award-winning author of many children’s picture books. She has most recently published Bun Bun Button and Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln.

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Interview with Bestselling Author & Illustrator LeUyen Pham

| January 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
Interview with Bestselling Author & Illustrator LeUyen Pham

Bestselling author and illustrator, LeUyen Pham, began her career as a layout artist for Dreamworks Feature Animation. She wrote and illustrated All The Things I Love About You and Big Sister, Little Sister and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books.

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