If I had three wishes, I’d use all of them to be able to go back and reread Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone again for the first time. Discovering the book that introduced J.K. Rowling’s bottomless world of magic and mayhem to us all is a reading experience like no other. If you haven’t yet read the […]
In this screen-dominated world, it can be hard to get even bookish kids reading. Not to mention, so many kids’ publications—from the classic to the commercial—have been made into hard-to-resist, CGI-animated blockbusters. How can we get our children lost and found in the world of literature? While it may be tempting to recommend reading the […]
From alternate realities in the toy industry, to whimsy and magic on high-speeds trains, going back in time to when women were fighting for the right to vote and fast-forwarding to the present crisis Syria, these middle grade stories deal with fantasy, history, humor, and everything in between. Get ready to brighten up the dark […]
Now that I have kids, I cry way more than I used to. (You too, right?) It arrives unexpectedly and freaks out everyone nearby, but if it’s about something pretend instead of real (which, thankfully, is most of the time), then it’s almost a pleasure. It’s like, hey, these tears gotta come out sometime. Better […]