Mysterious Traveler by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham (P.J. Lynch, Illustrator)
It is a wonderfully evocative and engaging story with gorgeous art. It is a simple story, with admittedly very little suspense but it has an elegance and warmth...
Tag: Children’s literature
Best of 2013 – My Top Five Books for Younger Readers
Today I want to discuss a third category which I am calling books for younger readers. I read a mix of young adult, middle grade, chapter books, children's lit...
Infographic: Ask a Librarian: Find the Right Book for Your Child
To help you find the right books for your child, Noodleteamed up with the New York Public Library’s Youth Materials Collections Specialist, Betsy Bird, to bring...
Infographic: Ask a Librarian: Find the Right Book for Your Child
To help you find the right books for your child, Noodleteamed up with the New York Public Library’s Youth Materials Collections Specialist, Betsy Bird, to bring...
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
As I mentioned when the book trailer/teaser came out, I knew immediately I was going to need to buy and read Neil Gaiman‘s latest book Fortunately, the Mi...
Book Find: The Mousewife by Rumer Godden
A melancholy little story of friendship. Spare but evocative. A engaging story for young readers or to be read out loud as a family. May spark conversations abo...
Voyage with the Vikings by Paul McCusker, Marianne Hering (Imagination Station #1)
With that in mind, it is fairly well done. Given its length and style it is not surprisingly rather thin on character development and suspense. But it has an i...
Voyage with the Vikings by Paul McCusker, Marianne Hering (Imagination Station #1)
With that in mind, it is fairly well done. Given its length and style it is not surprisingly rather thin on character development and suspense. But it has an i...