Tag Archive | kids
The Young Adult Market: Who’s Reading All These Books?
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
This is a post originally posted on Azure Fire Publishing. Image: Pixabay People refer to it as young adults market, segment, or genre. Whatever you call it, there is something definitely going on with it. According to Valerie Peterson, the number of Young Adult (YA) titles published more than…
Do you want to encourage passion in a reluctant reader?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Do you have a young reluctant reader at home? The lazy hazy days of summer are here and many of you are trying to encourage your kids to read. Maybe their teacher gave them a reading list, but it’s a struggle to comply. Ready to try something new? Reading…
Win 50 Books for a School or Library
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
I want to share a contest that I recently stumbled across. Brightly, a division of Penguin Random House that focuses on books for kids and young adults, is giving away a collection of 50 books. The sweepstakes is open to parents, librarians, and teachers who live in the United States and…
Children’s Book Review “Solomon Crocodile” Catherine Rayner
Originally posted on AlliesOpinions:
In his swampy home, Solomon is looking for fun but nobody wants to play. The dragonflies tell him to buzz off, the storks get in a flap, and the hippo is downright huffy. But then somebody else starts making a ruckus . . . and for once it is NOT Solomon.…
Happy Memorial Day – and an Amazon Offer
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Image: http://www.wsj.com Today is Memorial Day in the US. Memorial Day became a US national holiday in 1971 and is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It continues the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning cemeteries and decorating graves – an ancient and worldwide tradition. In early rural America,…
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