June 4, 2010 It’s hard enough to get kids thinking about ‘summer reading’ when kids are gearing up to break loose from school for fun in the sun, but this cool idea prompting families into libraries … [Read more...]
“Mouse Inc?” Disney Bullies Small & Mighty CCFC From Home?
March 10, 2010 by 14 Comments
March 10, 2010 I bought and watched Academy Award nominee Food Inc. last night, the riveting documentary on corporate pressures leaning hard on farmers that’s nothing short of mafia-style thuggery … [Read more...]
Author Rosalind Wiseman Brings Youth Editors Into YA KidLit Process
February 8, 2010 by 7 Comments
Feb. 8, 2010 I bought a copy of the new YA novel by renowned author Rosalind Wiseman of Queen Bees & Wannabes bestseller fame, called “Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials” ...As soon as it … [Read more...]
Internet Safety: Media Literacy Tips From Industry Insiders Pt 1
November 24, 2009 by 22 Comments
Nov. 24, 2009 As fall weather kicks in and families hunker indoors to ‘more screen time’ than summer time norms, I hear tales of media management missteps that would spin heads faster than a Linda … [Read more...]
Storybird Kids Online Book Community Hatches Creative Fledglings
September 10, 2009 by 15 Comments
Update 11-19-2014: Storybird Studio (Q&A here) launches for educators today, as a "suite of easy-to-use creative, administrative, and social tools for writing, reading, and storytelling" … [Read more...]
A Salute to Seuss By Google: Read, Kids, Read
March 2, 2009 by 5 Comments
Mar. 2, 2009 When I saw today’s splendid nonsensical-Seussical-Google-doodle (say that three times fast) altering their home page again, I smiled realizing this guessing game has become a bit of a … [Read more...]
Twilight Teens, GirlChild Press & A Manifesta: Read, Kiddo, Read!
November 18, 2008 by 19 Comments
Whether you’re sucking up the plotlines with girls of all ages and stages as part of the Twilight saga book series or are completely unaware of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer as the up and … [Read more...]
