“The Party” by Jamaica Kincaid is one of the most unusual and most powerful children’s books I have read in a long time. But what is it about?
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It’s not very often that you can experience art without any preconceptions from awards or reviews. I experienced the pure joy of Doug Salati’s “Hot Dog” without having any idea that it had won the 2023 Caldecott Medal.
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To read Jean Jullien’s illustrated children’s book of “Imagine” is to achieve the kind of transcendent, dismantled experience that John Lennon depicted in his iconic song.
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I gave my husband a Glowubble. What could go wrong?
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Sometimes I look at author-illustrator Sophie Blackhall’s farm in upstate New York, and I wonder if it’s the life I was supposed to have.
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I am so surprised that I have become the kind of person who uses oversized paper punches. But I’ll never go back.
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When the dachshund sees the books in the bookstore window, he wants to know: “How much is that bookie in the window?”
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This patriotic dog is ready to vote for his favorite candidate!
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Captain Ahab is here to share his wisdom with entrepreneurs everywhere.
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When Captain Ahab returns to Nantucket, he’ll be prepared.
Read MoreEveryone’s got an opinion these days about Florida, and it got me thinking about whether the Squirbles are from the Sunshine State.
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A trip to Costco turns into guaranteed delirium.
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When I wear red lipstick I think I look like a breezy French girl riding her bicycle around the streets of Paris. The reality is something very, very different.
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It was the slap heard ‘round the world! Everybody, from everywhere, is talking about Will Smith’s 2022 Oscar slap. This fresh, new ESL lesson plan encourages intermediate English learners to discuss the events and become more conversationally fluent.
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Will kids read about adults? The answer is: no.This week I was told that my middle grade novel is unpublishable because children will not read about adults.
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