Few things are harder to write or more fun to read than a funny book. From picture books with silly rhymes, to books for older readers with zany characters and outlandish plots, funny books are always a huge hit. To kick off our month of celebrating humor, ReaderKidZ is thrilled to welcome Miriam Glassman and… Read more »
Stephanie Greene
Jimmy the Greatest
Jimmy the Greatest, picture book by Jairo Buitrago, author; Rafael Yockteng, illustrator. (Groundwood Books, 2012) The simplicity of this charming book is deceptive. The story sneaks up on you. Jimmy is a young boy who lives in a Spartan village on a Caribbean island. What’s a boy with big ideas to do, other than fish… Read more »
Kelly Starling Lyons – January’s Author in Residence – What’s Your Story?
As our country and schools become more diverse every day, the need for books in which children from different cultures can see themselves is more important than ever. A wide, and exciting, range of new children’s books, from fiction to non-fiction to poetry, reflects this growing need. This month, ReaderKidZ is celebrating Diversity. We’re pleased… Read more »
Dear Reader – A Letter to You From Author Kelly Starling Lyons
DEAR READER, Thank you for reading my picture book, Hope’s Gift. I’m so excited to share the story with you. Guess what? The illustrator is my buddy, Don Tate. He’s an award-winning artist who has illustrated more than 40 books. Did you know that January 1, 2013 marks an important anniversary? One hundred and fifty… Read more »
The Comfort of Books
Never have the children in our country needed the comfort of books more than now. The comfort of books in which the children are protected or safe, with happy endings and familiar characters to whom good things happen; or books in which children or animals face great danger with courage and determination; or even the… Read more »
Your Friend, James Rumford
Authors and illustrators are as different from one another as the people they seek to bring alive in their books. This month, the talented and artistic James Rumford provides a glimpse not only into the life of Gutenberg, but into his own quirky attitudes, as well. His Dear Reader letter is one written as if to… Read more »
What’s Your Story, James Rumford?
This month, the ReaderKidZ are pleased to introduce James Rumford, this month’s Author-in-Residence and the author/illustrator of FROM THE GOOD MOUNTAIN: How Gutenberg Changed the World. (Find a ReaderKidZ review HERE.) After I graduated from college, my wife and I joined the Peace Corps and went to Chad and Afghanistan. We were teachers. I suppose… Read more »
