One of the coolest looking and most useful websites currently online for young people — especially young boy people — is John Scieszka’s guysread.com. Scieszka…
For many small children, receiving mail is a thrill. They eagerly admire the look of their own names on the front of the envelope or…
Would you like to read a version of Little Red Riding Hood published in 1880? Or perhaps The Union ABC, an alphabet book published in 1865…
This is Teen Read Week and many groups are celebrating with this year’s theme, “Slammin’@ your Library.” In its sixth year, this program is sponsored…
With the shopping season upon us, you may be looking for good gifts that promise great fun. Despite the negative press that it receives, the…
With the anniversary of September 11, many children may be confused and scared because they can not fully understand this tragedy and what they might…
In tight budget times like these, it’s become increasingly more difficult for schools and libraries to afford to bring children’s book authors to town for…
There’s a web site out there that every girl who’s listening should know about: www.girlsinc.org. This is the home on the internet of Girls Incorporated, a…
Happily, there are dozens of web sites that honor the many roles that women have played in the course of human history — as warrior…
With school starting again, that means the homework and the Internet questions are back, too. Here’s Koren Stembridge pulling down a few answers for us from cyberspace.