P is for power up, and that is just what you’ll want to do after reading author Chris Barton’s latest picture book, Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet. Illustrated by Joey Spiotto in a cleverly pixilated style, kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the cool backstories behind video gamer lingo. On their… Read more »
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Recommended Biographies (Part 2)
Biographies are more than just books kids “have to” read for a school assignment. Good biographies show us how people’s lives in other times and places can be so different than ours, and yet still give us the sense that we all share common experiences. They can inspire us to live lives larger than we… Read more »
ReaderKidZ Holiday Countdown – Day 12
Sign up to win a copy of one of the most imaginative, competitive, and off-the-wall delightful picture books of all time – Shark vs. Train – written by award-winning Chris Barton and illustrated by show-stopping Tom Lichtenheld. The result of Chris and Tom’s collaborative efforts is a celebration of the creative spontaneity of a child’s mind while satisfying the… Read more »


