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  • The Max I Know

    (warning: some movie spoilers included in this post but it is not really a movie review) I went to the AMC-Imax to see the new Spike Jonze film, and was quite taken with the story adaptation as well as the beautiful costumes and the luscious scenery. If you don’t know the story, young Max is confronted with lots of changes in his life as ...
    Posted to Left Field by artandsoul on October 21, 2009

  • Idleness as a way of parenting.

    I couldn't agree more. I run an award-winning web site for kids, Inkless Tales, at www.inklesstales.com - endorsed by the ALA, the Encyclopedia Britannica, and RIF - heavy hitters - and the site is all designed for learning - but the site is all rigorously tested first. By kids. For fun. My own kids? We have ''do-nothing'' days. Lots ...
    Posted to Family by inklesstales on April 21, 2009

  • Who pulls the trigger? You?

    Thanks Prudie for the insigh into you twisted little mind. I really do mean little too. I thought I had seen it all untill a few minutes ago then............Bam, some low grade internet advice hack has to weight in on the matter of slandering a great democratic candidate and former First Lady of The United States of America. Man the 90's sure ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by byebyeprudence on June 12, 2008

  • generational mismatch in kids' novels

    This fascinating slideshow validates something that I've often noticed in my work as a children's librarian, an old-fashioned atmosphere that adults find timeless but children may not relate to. Incidentally, I saw that the slideshow pinpointed Knuffle Bunny for its use of large headphones instead of earbuds - for me, at my library in Boca Raton, ...
    Posted to Family by HeidiE on May 18, 2008

  • stuffed animal scrooge

    When I think of the fun and happiness that I had with my many stuffed animals--each of which had a name and persona--during childhood, I cringe at the thought of having this author as my parent. Yes, I wished upon a star every night that my stuffed animals would come to life, and even to this day when I am fully grown up for many years, I feel sad ...
    Posted to Family by Gamera-girl on March 28, 2008

  • journalists and their "facts"

    This author needs to check their facts. JKR didnt file the suit, Warner Bros. did. She actually liked the site in question. The site is attempting to profit on what they are currently posting online for FREE.
    Posted to Jurisprudence by otstudy on January 13, 2008

  • Re: boys have a version

    Chuckle. I read Ender's Game as a girl in 10th grade and have been passing it on to men and women alike ever since. I wasn't aware that it was a ''boy's book'', even if it does have a predominance of male characters.It's just a fascinating work of fiction that resonates with people, particularly people who grew up ''gifted''.It's a bit ...
    Posted to Family by Peripheral Vision on December 9, 2007

  • The move to non-moralistic children's books was deliberate

    ''The Wizard of Oz'' and and books like it were the vanguard of a new type of children's book (and as such, a lesson book for a new generation). In those books, good was good, and evil was evil (but might be converted, so that they needn't face the consequences). The good could make mistakes and or do things wrong, but were never punished, and ...
    Posted to Family by nazgul on November 24, 2007

  • Is it ok to lie to your kids?

    Well let's see. Most people here in the U.S and abroad do lie to their kids every year multiple times. If you say you haven't I can prove you wrong right here and now and will call you a liar right to your face. Take for instance Christmas. You lie to your children saying that a man dressed in a red suit goes down chimeys (which is breaking ...
    Posted to Food by Here we go again on October 28, 2007