Self-publishing is growing because people need to construct our stories and share them with the world. And none of us enjoys making up a story more than a kid does
Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Books
There's a new kids' book out November 23 by conservative author Katharine DeBrecht called "Help! Mom! Radicals Are Ruining My Country!" which in parti...
Publishers Weekly | Jim Milliot | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books
Daniel Handler, who had a long and successful run with his Lemony Snicket-penned A Series of Unfortunate Events series at HarperCollins, is moving to ...
Christian Science Monitor | Marjorie Kehe | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books
Would a book with a pair of gay characters appear at Scholastic's book fairs? If not, there was angry talk of a boycott. And if so, well, there is als...
CNN Money | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books
Barnes & Noble, Inc. continues its storied tradition of making books and reading more accessible to kids with its newest addition to the Children's se...
The Washington Post | Borys Kit | Posted 11.04.2009 | Books
The Berenstain Bears are heading to the big screen. Walden Media, the family-friendly studio behind the "Narnia" feature franchise, has picked up the...
Cracked.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy
A few weeks ago I related a charming anecdote about the Cracked offices that involved thinly veiled racism, sexual assault, rampant stupidity and may ...
The Guardian | Francesca Simon | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books
"I have always loved books about rebels and non-conformists, people who swagger through life with a fierce edge and a stubborn refusal to behave thems...
The Huffington Post | Dean Pitchford | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books
For over twenty-five years I have worked at creating the most compressed form of popular art -- the three-minute pop song. Recording artists, publish...
Dallas Clayton | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books
I created An Awesome Book to try to speak to the idea of moving our amazing wild imaginary dreams just a little bit closer to those more tangible, simple daytime aspirations.
Steve Leveen | Posted 10.15.2009 | Books
Mrs. Geissler's reading of Island of the Blue Dolphins caught me. For the first time, I was in book love -- I couldn't wait to hear what happened next.
Joanne Rendell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style
Kids' fiction unleashes our long-ago dampened imaginations, so take a break from that Salman Rushdie book you're reading, and treat your mind to a kids book this holiday.
Anna Barber | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books