Junie B. Jones Reading Club

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

It’s almost Summer Reading Time! Sign your kids up now for the Junie B. Jones Kids’ Reading Club and, in June, they’ll get a number of freebies, including a copy of Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus.

Great Poster and Message About Kids Reading

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Love this poster, it’s message, and the philosophy of the group behind it, Burning Through Pages.

Great New Star Wars Products

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Tomorrow, May 4th, is Star Wars Day. Get in the Jedi spirit by checking out these super-fun new books:

Vader’s Little Princess: Jeffrey Brown’s follow-up to his best-selling Darth Vader and Son paints a humorous picture of what life would be like if Darth Vader had raised Leia.

Star Wars Thumb Doodles: Make thumb prints on the 40 pages of this book to depict your fave scenes and characters.

Art2-D2′s Guide to Folding and Doodling: Tips on drawing your favorite characters, directions for origami creations (Yoda!), and other activities from author Tom Angleberger. My favorite: instructions for a pencil podracing game!

Dan Yaccarino’s New Picture Book, Doug Unplugged

Monday, April 29th, 2013

Just in time for National Screen Free Week comes Dan Yaccarino’s sweet book, Doug Unplugged, about a robot who stops downloading information and—gulp!—actually goes outside!

Gorgeous New Picture Book from Anthony Browne

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

You know the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Well, sometimes you can, especially when it’s a gorgeous illustration from Anthony Browne. One Gorilla: A Counting Book starts with a lush mixed media image of the title primate, then continues up the number chain to 10 lemurs in a simple counting theme. All the animals featured are primates and Browne expertly captures the playfulness we humans associate with them. Simple, yet completely engaging.

For another new picture picture book we love, check out I Dare You Not to Yawn.