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Interview with Melissa Walker: The Hardest Working Woman in YA Literature

| May 16, 2012 | 0 Comments
Interview with Melissa Walker: The Hardest Working Woman in YA Literature

Melissa Walker may be the hardest working woman in YA literature. She’s young, talented, and whip-smart. Her bestselling novels include Violet on the Runway, Violet by Design, Violet in Private, Lovestruck Summer, and Small Town Sinners. She also blogs her heart out at IHeartDaily, BeforeYouWereHot, and ReaderGirlz. Melissa’s most recent novel Unbreak My Heart will be published on May 22.

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May 2012: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

| May 7, 2012 | 0 Comments
May 2012: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.

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Books for Mikey: Reluctant Readers’ Books

| May 7, 2012 | 3 Comments
Books for Mikey: Reluctant Readers’ Books

Sometimes, as I ponder tactics for encouraging the “reluctant readers” in my life (typically late-elementary through middle-school boys), I cast my mind back to an earlier generation’s paragon of averseness, Mikey [Life cereal commercial]. Only instead of confronting Mikey with healthy breakfast cereal, in my imagination, I confront him with fiction.

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Chloe, Instead By Micah Player

| May 5, 2012 | 0 Comments
Chloe, Instead By Micah Player

Molly always dreamed of having a sister who is just like her. But she got Chloe, instead. These two sisters are nothing alike: Molly loves to color with crayons. Chloe prefers the taste of wax.

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Introducing the Delicious Duo Behind the Sweet New Series, The Cupcake Club

| May 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Introducing the Delicious Duo Behind the Sweet New Series, The Cupcake Club

Introducing the Delicious Duo! The Mother-Daughter writing team behind the sweet new children’s book series, The Cupcake Club.

For years, Sheryl Berk has been a top ghostwriter/book collaborator in Hollywood. “I’ve worked with everyone from Britney Spears and Carmen Electra to Whitney Port and Tia Mowry,” she explains. She also co-authored the New York Times bestseller Soul Surfer with Bethanny Hamilton (also a hit movie).

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Interview with Toni Buzzeo

| May 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
Interview with Toni Buzzeo

Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS, is a New York Times bestselling author as well as a career library media specialist. She writes picture books for children as well as many professional books and articles and lives on a colonial farm in Maine.

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Books of Poetry for Kids

| April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
Books of Poetry for Kids

In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’ve hand-picked ten many-splendored new books.

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Kate Bernheimer: Celebrating Fairy Tales

| April 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
Kate Bernheimer: Celebrating Fairy Tales

Kate Bernheimer first enchanted children with her captivating The Girl in the Castle inside the Museum. Her latest The Lonely Book is yet another heartfelt addition to her mesmerizing picture books.

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Green Kids Books, Books for Earth Day, Books About the Environment

| April 17, 2012 | 2 Comments
Green Kids Books, Books for Earth Day, Books About the Environment

When it comes to delivering a message of conserving resources for our future, child-centric stories are the perfect antidote. As gentle as a floating cloud overhead, these books give “green” power to the young people!

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ADHD in HD: Brains Gone Wild

| April 16, 2012 | 0 Comments
ADHD in HD: Brains Gone Wild

From an early age, actor Jonathan Chesner knew … that if he learned how to manage the difficulties of ADHD and harness its awesome powers, he would help other “special brains” by sharing this knowledge in a book to slay all other books.

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