Should minors have complete access to information?
As a Library and Information Studies grad student, I have been reading theory concerning the 1st Amendment and specifically how it affects media offered to kids.
Reading fantasy fiction and raising independent kids
Besides their heavy-handed religious allegory, eurocentrism, phallocentrism and imperialism, the Narnia books suffer from a problem common in children’s literature. We’ll call it the Aslan Dilemma.
From Head to Toe: an animal-themed book that could inspire your kidlets to move and pretend
Eric Carle’s From Head to Toe is Jasper’s absolute favorite book right now. What I like most about this book is that it’s interactive — I love sitting and reading for however long Jasper wants to do it, but I also really appreciate a book that gets him up and moving. In this one, you […]
Be Who You Are: a book about a transgender child
On her blog Today You Are You, Jennifer Carr writes about her daughter’s growth from boy to girl — a transformation that began at age four. And now she’s written a book…
Where Children Sleep: a look into the bedrooms of kids
James Mollison is a Kenya-born, England-raised photographer who recently released a book called Where Children Sleep.
Books that explain death and loss to kids
I wasn’t really cruising for a kid’s book about death and/or loss when I found City Dog, Country Frog at our library — honestly, Jasper’s just so into dogs and frogs and any kind of animal that all it took was a quick glance at the cover and I was sold. I really had no idea what the content of the book was until our first read-through.
Graphic novels about religion and spirituality for kids
Graphic novels provide an offbeat way for parents to talk about various religions or spiritual beliefs with their kids.
Book Review: Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) is the offbeat parent’s dream book! It’s all about letting your kids be their crazy and creative selves.