What Imagination! You've Got to See This #BookTrailer!!

I'm a book blogger/reviewer. I've read a lot of books -- childrens' books, YA, mysteries, historical fiction, and more -- and I've watched thousands of book trailers. I've got to say this is one of my favorites.



"I am what they call a "jack of all trades but a master of none." ...Read Heidi's Bio or order one of her books at http://heidipeltier.wix.com/squalo

Meet Children's Author Kathy Webb Penrod and Tumptin #Video #Author

"I love this book. My daughter cannot put it down!"

Laurie Hansen

"I just received "Tumptin's Sneeze" and found it a great story with many fantastic lessons. The main message is about food allergies but it also is about compassion, friendship, problem solving and knowing kids can make a difference and shouldn't be ignored. Great job Kathy!"

Suzee Sanders

My love of books reaches far into my childhood. But my love of writing was inspired, in part, by the never-ending persistence of my sister, who would NOT STOP pestering me to write. She was inspired. Once I began, I realized this is what makes me whole. It connects my thoughts to my emotions and provides such soothing comfort. I am so grateful that my sister didn’t give up on encouraging me to write. 

See Kathy's complete bio by clicking here
Hosted by Lynnette Phillips

Interview with Award-winning Children’s Author Donna McDine

By VS Grenier  

Donna McDine’s stories, articles and book reviews have been published in more than 100 print and online publications. She has an Honorable Mention in the 77th and two Honorable Mentions in the 78thAnnual Writer’s Digest Writing Competitions, a Literary Classics Silver Award & Seal of Approval Recipient Picture Book Early Reader, a Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention, a Global eBook Awards Finalist Children’s Picture Book fiction, and a Preditor & Editors Readers Poll 2010 Top Ten Children’s Book ~The Golden Pathway.

Donna’s recent releases of...Click here to read the complete interview

The Cost of Censorship in #Libraries...

10 Years Under the Children’s Internet Protection Act

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the enforcement of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which brought new levels of Internet censorship to libraries across the country. CIPA was signed into law in 2000 and found constitutional by the Supreme Court in 2003. The law is supposed to encourage public libraries and schools to filter child pornography and obscene or “harmful to minors” images from the library’s Internet connection in exchange for continued federal funding. Unfortunately, as Deborah Caldwell-Stone explains in Filtering and the First Amendment, aggressive interpretations of this law have resulted in extensive and unnecessary censorship in libraries, often because libraries go beyond the legal requirements of CIPA when implementing content filters. As a result, students and library patrons across the country are routinely and unnecessarily blocked from accessing constitutionally protected websites.

First, libraries don’t actually have to comply with CIPA...Read the rest of the article

#Review of Dave Reisman’s Cows Can’t Jump and Cows Can’t Quack #KidLit #Children

Dave Reisman and illustrator, Jason Maas, have created two of the most charming children’s books you can imagine!
Your child will delight in the different activities and sounds the animals create; and that isn’t just cows and ducks!

Cows can swim, gorillas swing and giraffes gallop. Cows moo, moose grunt and goats bleat. There’s so much for children to learn without boring lessons entering into the fun.

The colorful and fun illustrations will keep their attention while they find out about elephants, hyenas, puppies, penguins and more.

Cows Can’t Jump is available as a board book making it easy for little fingers to turn the pages and enjoy the pictures again and again. Both books are also available in softcover.

Visit Amazon to purchase either or both books!

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Age level: 6 months - 6 years