Julia DeVillers is the bestselling author of several novels, including Liberty Porter, Trading Faces, and How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller, which was adapted into the Disney Channel original movie Read It and Weep. Enjoy this guest post which stems from the theme of her latest book Emma Emmets, Playrgound Matchmaker.
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The Children’s Book Review, named one of the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Great Web Sites for Kids, is a resource devoted to children’s literacy. We publish reviews and book lists of the best books for kids of all ages. We also produce author and illustrator interviews and share literacy based articles that help parents, grandparents, teachers and librarians to grow readers. This article was written and provided by a guest author.
Nicole Fonovich, co-author and co-creator of the “Luca Lashes” series of interactive apps and eBook, is a tech-savvy mom blazing a new trail in children’s publishing. Through examining both the negative and positive effects technology has on our children, Fonoovich provides us with advice on how to partner with our children and the technology they use to enhance their educational experiences.
Michele Luker is insanely obsessed with reading. Thus, her book review blog is adeptly named Insane About Books. Below, you will discover five of the best “new” and “coming soon” young adult books that are on her fall reading list … we know you’ll be adding these titles to your list, too!
Dewi and the Seeds of Doom, a fast-paced, rambunctious adventure story written for reluctant readers aged six through eleven (elementary/middle-grade readers), is children’s fiction with a rare theme.
Apples, Bean Dip, and Carrot Cake: Kids! Teach Yourself to Cook
By Anne and Freya Dinshah
For ages 4 to 12
Ellen Booraem’s TEXTING THE UNDERWORLD, a middle-grade fantasy about a scaredy-cat South Boston boy and a determined young banshee, hits bookstores in August (Penguin/Dial Books for Young Readers). In this guest post, Booraem has ever so graciously unearthed banshees.
You can read how to meditate, write, paint, dance, cook, pot plants, take care of your pet, program computers, invest in the stock market and my personal favorite how to win friends and influence people. You name it somebody has written a book on how to do it.
Author Showcase The Maks & Mila book series seeks to support children and schools in need. For every 1 out of 6 books sold, one book will be donated in both developed and developing areas where children and schools cannot access and afford to buy Maks & Mila books. Maks & Mila On a Special Journey By Merel Bakker Ages: 4 to 8 Publisher: Mila Publishing International Release Date: July 2013 Available in English and Spanish What to expect: Creating a world where children feel Happy and Strong. Printed in a dyslexia friendly font, making literature accessible to all. Book…
Here are five books coming out in the next few months that I am determined to make time for.
CHRISTINE BRODIEN-JONES is the author of three middle-grade fantasy adventure novels, The Glass Puzzle (Delacorte, 2013), The Scorpions of Zahir (Delacorte, 2012) and The Owl Keeper (Delacorte, 2010). Booklist magazine praised her writing, saying “Brodien-Jones mixes fantasy and adventure in a way that would make Indiana Jones feel right at home.” Ms. Brodien-Jones studied writing at Emerson College in Boston and has worked as a reporter, an editor, and a teacher. She divides her time between Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Deer Isle, Maine. Learn more about her life and work and download additional free discussion guides for her novels at her website: www.cbrodien-jones.com. Visit her on Facebook…