Monday, February 4, 2013
From Charlotte's Web to Where the Wild Things Are, share these classic books with your children and encourage their love for reading.
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Monday, February 4
“Where’s Pa Going with that Axe?” The Enduring Quality of Children’s Classics By Anita Silvey Courtesy of James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read Foundation The opening line of E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web— “Where’s Pa going with that axe?”—has now been read by adults to eager young listeners for more than 60 years. Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day have been picked up with enthusiasm for more than 50 years. For 75 years, parents have shared The Hobbit, and this year Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are turns 50. These books and others like them (Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Virginia Lee Burton’s Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables) bring …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Bestselling authors Sue Grafton, Jodi Picoult and more are releasing books this winter.
It might be chilly out, but book publishing is red hot right now. Several favorite bestselling authors are releasing books early in 2013. What are some of the most anticipated?
Friday, December 7, 2012
Books make great holiday gifts. Give your loved ones these books as stocking stuffers this holiday season.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
When you give a child or a teen a book, you are creating a memory that will last a lifetime. What’s more, reading offers so many options. Are you trying to find a book for an early reader? Choose a picture book or a Great Beginner Read from the list below. Does your grandchild love nonfiction? Take a look at the Great Family Reads section. Has your niece read every book known to man? There are some brand new books on this list that she may not have seen yet. Do you struggle to find just the right book to entice your child to read? These selections are sure kid-pleasers that will meet any interest. The ReadKiddoRead holiday gift list has something for everyone: realistic fiction, science fiction, and nonfiction; animal stories, mythology …
Novels by Flynn, Rowling and Grisham top the most recent list.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
As of Thursday, Dec. 6, here's what people are most often checking out of our local libraries in Central Massachusetts. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling The Rackateer by John Grisham Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (ebook) Brave by Disney (DVD) Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson Homeland (DVD) The Black Box by Michael Connelly NYPD Red by James Patterson
Friday, November 23, 2012
Make the most of pre-game time and halftime by reading and talking about these great books!
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Are you enjoying the football and basketball seasons? Kids across the country sure are! You can be an all-star parent without missing even one of the season’s big games! And we don’t just mean you’ll be playing and watching and cheering, but you’ll be reading the best books about sports out there. PatchReads and ReadKiddoRead want to get you and your kids talking about some great sports books with the Tailgate Book Club. Follow these steps to make the most of pre-game time, halftime, and all the days in between. Step 1: Pick a book each week based on the ReadKiddoRead Tailgate Book Club List, and have all your friends and their kids read it before game day. Step 2: Gather everyone together for the game. During half-time, put the TV on mute…
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Be a part of the movement; write a novel at the library.
Information courtesy of the Northborough Free Library Can you write a novel in 30 days? Sara Gruen wrote Water for Elephants and Elizabeth Haynes penned Into the Darkest Corner during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Since 1999, the non-profit event Come Write In has encouraged kids and adults to take on the challenge of writing a novel in November. Find out how you can succeed in writing a novel in just 30 days -- the NaNoWriMo website has information on how to get started, rules for submitting your completed work, success stories, pep talks, writing tips, forums and blogs to connect you with thousands of other writers world-wide and locally. This year, Northborough Free Library has joined NaNoWriMo as a designated …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle? It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together. PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some books for this age group: GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE By Kazuno Kohara For ages 1-6 There are fuzzy pumpkin costumes in sizes as small as 6 months, so why not a Halloween board book for toddlers? This one tells the tale of a little girl who moves into a new …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
All of us—adults, teens and children—enjoy a scary chill. What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle? It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together. PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some books for this age group: GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE By Kazuno Kohara For ages 1-6 There are fuzzy pumpkin costumes in sizes as small as 6 months, so why not a Halloween board book for toddlers? …
