Books for Kids

Interview with Young Adult and Children’s Book Author Julie Anne Peters

Julie Anne Peters is the acclaimed author of numerous books for young adults and children. Several of them have LGBT protagonists, or, in one case, a protagonist with lesbian moms. Her young adult novel Between Mom and Jo is in fact a finalist in this year’s Lambda Literary Awards. Her 2004 book, Luna, about a […]

Book Reviews: “Ryan’s Mom Is Tall” and Others by Heather Jopling

I’m always happy when I find new authors who have written books featuring LGBT families. I’m also happy when I find strong straight allies of the LGBT community. Canadian Heather Jopling is both—though in fact, “ally” is too weak a term. She is the author of Ryan’s Mom is Tall, Monika’s Papa Is Tall, and

“Cat in the Hat” National Read-Aloud

Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Cat in the Hat. To honor the occasion, the National Education Association is sponsoring a National Read-Aloud of The Cat in the Hat as part of its Read Across America program. They encourage people to read the book at 2:36 p.m. EST today, in recognition

“The Different Dragon”: A Magical Book for All Families

(Originally published in Bay Windows, February 22, 2007.) One of the ways I judge a children’s book is by how much it captures my son’s imagination. After we read The Different Dragon, he made me run around the house with a blanket over my head, flapping it like dragon’s wings, while he pretended to be

New York Times Weekend Roundup

The venerable paper had a number of articles of interest yesterday: “With One Word, Children’s Book Sets Off Uproar“: This year’s Newbery Medal-winning book, The Higher Power of Lucky, contains the word “scrotum” in it. It’s in reference to a dog who gets bitten on that rather tender piece of his anatomy, but some parents

The Cat in the Hat Turns 50

Fifty years ago this March, Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, published The Cat in the Hat. The little volume revolutionized children’s book publishing with its inventive silliness yet kid-appropriate vocabulary. In honor of the event, the National Education Association is sponsoring a nationwide Read-Aloud of The Cat in the Hat on March 2 as

Final Harry Potter Book Due Out July 21

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series, will hit the shelves at midnight, July 21, 2007. Amazon is already taking preorders, if you’d rather not risk getting trampled at your local bookstore. I think this gives me just enough time to reread the first six. Anyone with me? I could

On Dinosaurs and Monsters

My second column for Bay Windows, Of Dinosaurs and Monsters, is now online. If you live in Massachusetts, you can also find a paper copy, suitable for reading on the T, in the doctor’s office, or whenever your cable modem goes out.

Book Recommendation: The Snowy Day

We’ve been reading a lot of books about snow here at the house of Mombian, perhaps in hopes of coaxing something sleddable out of our unusually mild winter. Since today also marks the start of Black History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Keats himself

Book Recommendations: Two for Groundhog Day, and One Extra

I’ve always been fond of Groundhog Day. Maybe because it’s an underdog (-hog?) of a U. S. holiday, its February 2nd date following the noble Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and preceding the excessively commercial Valentine’s Day. It also seems to hearken back to a time when people paid more attention to natural signs (right

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