Not many 9-year-olds can say they are published authors. Except for Alec Greven, that is. To date, Alec’s “bookography” consists of How to Talk to Girls, How to Talk to Moms and How to Talk to Dads. This November will mark the release of his fourth book entitled How to Talk to Santa. Greven likes “to observe things [...]
Archive for May, 2009
How to Talk to Girls
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alec Greven, How to Talk to Dads, How to Talk to Girls, How to Talk to Moms, How to Talk to Santa on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Children’s Book Bank
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged The Children's Book Bank on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let me tell you about a cause that I believe deserves a voice: The Children’s Book Bank. What is it? It’s a charitable organization designed to support children’s literacy by providing free books to lower income neighbourhoods. Located at 350 Berkeley Street in Toronto, The Children’s Book Bank offers both gently used and new books [...]
Goodnight Moon
Posted in In The News, tagged Clement Hurd, Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, The Very Hungry Caterpillar on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like 2009 is shaping up to be the year of milestones. First, The Very Hungry Caterpillar marked 40 years in print, and now another classic is following suit: Goodnight Moon is celebrating its 60th anniversary. What makes Goodnight Moon special? One word: Simplicity. The text’s simplicity is heightened by brilliant touches of subtlety in the illustrations. [...]
