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Kid’s Book Review: Betti On The High Wire

Kid’s Book Review: Betti On The High Wire
It’s fun to think about what you’d do after winning the lotto.  With millions in the bank, what would you buy first: cars, houses, a personal submarine?  For years, my post-lottery wish list included season tickets to Michigan State Men’s Basketball & Football, and to the Detroit...
August 19th, 2010 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Ida B – Kids Book Review

Ida B – Kids Book Review
Ida B . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan I discovered Katherine Hannigan through Emmaline and the Bunny, a cute-sounding fantasy tale I figured the girls would find fanciful.  They did, as did the Mrs.  So, I checked out the more...
July 16th, 2010 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Noonie’s Masterpiece

Kid’s Book Review: Noonie’s Masterpiece
NOONIE’S MASTERPIECE By Lisa Railsback Illustrated by Sarajo Frieden A sweet cupcake of a story with sadness sprinkles adorning the top. 10-year old Noonie doesn’t much care for school, save for art class.  She’s an inspiring artist living inside a dream, a fabrication of a life she’ll...
July 8th, 2010 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Decemberists Frontman to Create “An American Narnia”

Decemberists Frontman to Create “An American Narnia”
Colin Meloy of Portland-prose rockers The Decemberists, along with his wife Carson Ellis, have inked a 3-book deal with Harper Collins to bring to life Wildwood – a series of novels for middle school children. Dubbed by the publisher as “a classic tale of adventure, magic, and danger, set...
April 29th, 2010 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Can Kid’s Music, Books and iPhone Apps Save Our Planet?

Can Kid’s Music, Books and iPhone Apps Save Our Planet?
I dunno, but if the little ones who listen to music, read books and play apps on our iPhones grow up to save our planet, then yeah, I guess all that stuff can actually help the Earth.  It not perfectly linear, I’ll admit, but by-golly I can draw the connection easily enough.  I sure do hope that...
April 21st, 2010 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK Kid's Music News, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

The Best Book for a Loose Tooth

The Best Book for a Loose Tooth
The Easter Bunny, in his divine wisdom, stuffed a book into the Bear’s basket. The all-knowing hare delivered what could be considered the finest tome in the ‘loose tooth’ sub-sub-sub genre of the children’s book world. Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth, the title of which should...
April 16th, 2010 | Kindergarten, Musings on Parenting, OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More
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