Two children’s librarians and one children’s writer must choose their favorite Richard Peck books for young readers. JEANETTE LARSON picks: GHOSTS I HAVE BEEN. Published in 1977, this is one of Richard Peck’s earliest books and it followed the first book about Blossom Culp, The Ghost Belonged to Me, and his highly successful books for… Read more »
Ann Jacobus
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, January 2012
Happy New Year! January 2012 at ReaderkidZ is all about FANTASY and ADVENTURE. ReaderKidZ is proud to present RICHARD PECK as Author-in-Residence this month. His latest novel, SECRETS AT SEA, is a fantastic adventure involving charming corseted matchmaking mice aboard a great ocean liner due to reach England in time for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee… Read more »
ReaderKidZ Holiday Countdown – Day 14
Today, our final day of giveaways, we have two more gifts for visitors to ReaderKidZ! The first is a free book app download for iphone and ipad users (courtesy of Ruckus Media Group) of the classic children’s story, THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, written by Margery Williams, illustrated by David Jorgensen, and told by Meryl Streep. Click… Read more »
ReaderKidZ Holiday Countdown – Day 10
CHRISTMAS EVE GOODNIGHT by Doug Cushman (Henry Holt 2011) How do the animals, people, toys and elves at the North Pole say good night on Christmas Eve? Not necessarily the same way you would. Cushman’s gentle, humorous, rhyming text and bright, bold holiday illustrations let reader and young listener find out, case by case. Nutcrackers,… Read more »
Characters, Families, and Challenges: A Personal Story
by Ann Jacobus It’s fitting that I’m writing about family from my mother’s house where I’m staying for a few weeks to help out. She is under hospice care after battling colon and lung cancer for the last two years. Families are there for us when we encounter hardships and challenges. In real life this… Read more »
Outside of a Dog
OUTSIDE OF A DOG by Ann Jacobus Groucho Marx said, “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” Animals can enrich children’s lives. Books about animals do, too. While so many children’s books personify animals—and I loved Stuart Little fiercely at a tender… Read more »
Learning Empathy from Books: How Different We Are Not
Learning Empathy from Books: How Different We Are Not By Ann Jacobus We humans are different on the surface: varying by gender, color, sexuality, religion, cultural traditions, socio-economic status, and age. Some of us are not as able-bodied as others, and a percentage of us are left handed or introverted. Some of us like to… Read more »
