George Ferris: What a Wheel (Grosset & Dunlap, 2014) is the tale of a bridge-building engineer named George Ferris who, as a child, was captivated by the repetitive turning of a waterwheel. This childhood memory served as inspiration for the much anticipated debut of his Ferris Wheel, the highlight of the 1893 World’s Fair in… Read more »
Debbie Gonzales
Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet
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 »
A panoply of picture books!
This month, we’ll be talking about picture books – old favorites and new arrivals. Loud and quiet, serious and silly, fiction and non-fiction. To kick the month off, we’re ecstatic to be able to celebrate the picture book debut of ReaderKidZ Dianne White, author of the beautiful BLUE ON BLUE (Beach Lane Books), illustrated by… Read more »
Seasonal Adaptation – Juxtaposed
Author Carrie Pearson has penned two books in which she explores the biological seasonal changes in a creatively contrasted manner. In A Warm Winter Tail and A Cool Summer Tail (published by Sylvan Dell), she inhabits the minds of young animals who wonder if human children prepare for the change in seasons in the same… Read more »
Plastic Ahoy: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
You’re probably already aware that, worldwide, one of the most pressing environmental issues we face today is that of plastic pollution. However, did you know that infinitesimal amounts of plastic debris have accumulated in such way that five continent-like gyres have formed in our planet’s oceans? Dangerous gyres that endanger every ocean bound organism living… Read more »
Maggi and Milo
In Maggi and Milo debut author Juli Brenning and illustrator Priscilla Burris explore the pleasant bond of friendship and the angst that comes about when a special friend is nowhere to be found. As the story goes, Maggi’s grandmother sent a frog hunting kit as a gift. Maggi and her trusty pup, Milo, set forth on… Read more »
Welcome Back, Friends!
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust Here at ReaderKidZ, the people who make us the happiest are dear friends like you. And we consider it an absolute joy to be kicking off another great year in celebration of… Read more »
