Archive for the ‘OWTK Children's Book Reviews’ Category

Kid’s Book Review: The Fabulous Song

Kid’s Book Review: The Fabulous Song
Tweet THE FABULOUS SONG by Don Gillmor Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay Published by The Secret Mountain Forget that the book The Fabulous Song includes a CD of music from, and inspired by, it’s text.  It’s the text and Marie-Louise...
May 17th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

OWTK’s First Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

OWTK’s First Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Tweet This is OWTK’s First Ever Mother’s Day gift idea (it falls short of a gift guide) post but that’s not what the title speaks of. No, today’s post is dedicated to the new mom and the mommies to be (First Mother’s...
April 25th, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More

ONE TRACK MIND: Ethan Rossiter and The Hartwells “Duck in the Muck”

Tweet ETHAN ROSSITER AND THE HARTWELLS “DUCK IN THE MUCK” When Ethan Rossiter and The Hartwells’ “Double Barrel Popsicle” CD arrived I quickly noticed two things that made me smile: The brilliant cover art (see above) Track...
April 21st, 2011 | ONE TRACK MIND, OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Seuss Crazy

Tweet My interest in Dr. Seuss ebbs and flows and, by proximity, so does my children’s.  But just as it was in September 2010 when we four frolicked in Seuss World at Universal Studios Florida, our family’s current answer to “would...
April 18th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS, OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Lets Play Games! Series by Herve Tullet

Tweet Let’s Play Games! by Herve Tullet OWTK introduced you to Herve Tullet a couple weeks ago, when I reviewed his inventive new picture book Press Here. I’m not sure that there is an iron or if it’s hot, but Tullet is back quickly...
April 8th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

The Bear vs. Magic Tree House

Tweet It’s on. The Bear is tearing through the beloved Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House books like there is no tomorrow.  She started with #9 about 10 days ago, reading that Dolphin-themed volume in less than an hour (the final 15 minutes...
April 6th, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Press Here

Kid’s Book Review: Press Here
Tweet It’s 2011.  Our electronic gadgetry responds to taps, swipes, sounds, and breath.  The notion that a book – a flat, relatively non-interactive form of media – could approximate such feats of wonder seems damn near impossible. ...
March 24th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Pinkalicious Comes to Nintendo DS

Pinkalicious Comes to Nintendo DS
Tweet The best-selling, color-coordinated series of books by Victoria Kann makes it’s entrance into video game land this month with Pinkalicious: It’s Party Time. In the game, the player – your child, presumably, unless you the...
March 11th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS, OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Watch This: Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops in Action

Watch This: Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops in Action
Tweet There is no trash. There are no mistakes. There are only opportunities to create. One of our favorite books of 2010 comes to life in this video as “Beautiful Oops” author/creator Barney Saltzberg delights a grade school classroom...
January 17th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

iPhone Apps for Kids Review: Magic Ink Books

Tweet Remember those Invisible Ink Books your mom would buy for the long & boring road trips to Grandma’s house?  You’d rub all over with that curious, rather bland-looking marker, then squeal with delight as images magically appeared.  ...
January 13th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More
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