Children love to laugh. Tickle a little girl and she’ll laugh uproariously even as she begs for mercy. Give a boy a funny book and he’ll laugh every time he reads it, again and again and again. Humor provides the same relief for children that it does for adults: it’s an affirmation that even though… Read more »
January 2012
Tom’s Story
What’s your story? Who? Where? When? Let your readers know something interesting about your childhood years. Include the good and the bad, the funny and the serious. I am a kid who loves to draw and make up silly stories, stuck in the body of a middle-aged man. When I was a kid in a… Read more »
The Dragon of Cripple Creek
This is the year of the dragon, more specifically, the water dragon. To continue a fun romp with books that are squirming with a dragon or two, I suggest THE DRAGON OF CRIPPLE CREEK by Troy Howell (Amulet/Abrams 2011, for readers 8 – 12.) . This tall tale takes place in the wild west of… Read more »
Queens and Castles
We can count on Chris Van Allsburg to take us on a strange journey. In QUEEN OF THE FALLS, written and illustrated by Allsburg, published by Houghton Mifflin, 2011, we are not disappointed. This book is based on the true story of a 62-year-old teacher, Annie Taylor, who was the first person to plunge over… Read more »
Doodles and Colors
WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR WORLD? by Bob Gill Look at the world in a new way. What colors do you see? What color is your world? What colour is your world? To a gardener, the world is shades of greens. Ask a bricklayer and he’ll say, “My world is red.” And if you asked a… Read more »
Book Speak: Poems About Books by Laura Purdie Salas
Have you ever heard the whisper of a book beckoning to be read by you? This phenomena happens frequently to us here at ReaderKidZ. We simply cannot resist the call. In Book Speak: Poems About Books , author Laura Purdie Salas teamed with illustrator Josee Bisallion to give books an undeniably poetic voice that is simply unforgettable. Access this YouTube video to hear the subtle,… Read more »
Kristen’s Picks
From magical chalk to wizards to monsters that will eat your peas for you, the term “fantasy” covers a wide range of children’s books. If your kids are learning about genres in school, at some point they’ll be looking for a good fantasy. What else is there besides Harry Potter? Plenty! For the youngest readers:… Read more »
