Posts Tagged ‘kid’s books’

The 2011 OWTK Holiday Gift Guide

The 2011 OWTK Holiday Gift Guide
Tweet You’ve been waiting patiently, I know, just dyin’ to get started on the Christmas shopping but not wanting to make a single move until perusing the annual OWTK Holiday Gift Guide.  Well, get the credit cards ready ’cause...
December 7th, 2011 | Holiday Gift Guide, Musings on Parenting | Read More

iPad App For Kids Review: Millie and The Lost Key & Mille Was Here

iPad App For Kids Review: Millie and The Lost Key & Mille Was Here
Tweet Millie and the Lost Key and Millie Was Here are the digital equivalents of those always-enjoyable Highlights for Kids Magazines; a diverse entertainment bonanza in a tightly wrapped, colorful package. Equal parts story, You Tube animal-videos-gone-viral,...
December 2nd, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

iPhone App Review: Tales2Go Happy Holidays Edition

iPhone App Review: Tales2Go Happy Holidays Edition
Tweet We’re already huge Tales2Go fans here in OWTK-land, having enjoyed hearing American Girl stories, Clifford, Ivy & Bean, and Clementine books, as well as Henry & Mudge tales during our many road trip adventures. Now, just in time...
November 21st, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Ivy & Bean Book 8 “No News Is Good News”

Kid’s Book Review: Ivy & Bean Book 8 “No News Is Good News”
Tweet IVY & BEAN “NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS” (BOOK by Annie Barrows + Sophie Blackall The latest installment in Barrows’ + Blackall’s whip smart chapter book series for girls 6-10 is a cautionary tale…for dads everywhere. ...
November 15th, 2011 | Ivy and Bean, OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review (+ Free Song Download): My Woodland Wish

Kid’s Book Review (+ Free Song Download): My Woodland Wish
Tweet MY WOODLAND WISH by Kate Endle and Caspar Babypants A rhythmic children’s picture book with a scrapbooker’s charm and a musician’s cadence, My Woodland Wish is a love song to nature, its critters, and one young girl’s...
November 3rd, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

iPad App for Kids Review: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

iPad App for Kids Review: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Tweet The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore shares more with the film UP then just it’s creative team.  Yes, a fella formerly with the much-respected animation giant PIXAR is responsible for this stunning new iPad app, but also...
October 25th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Bye Bye Balloon

Kid’s Book Review: Bye Bye Balloon
Tweet Bye Bye Balloon by Ryan SanAngelo Kid’s musician and author Ryan SanAngelo returns with his 2nd children’s book Bye Bye Balloon, the follow up to his 1st published work, the humorous Spaghetti Eddie.  Bye Bye Balloon, which features...
October 25th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: The Man in the Moon

Kid’s Book Review: The Man in the Moon
Tweet The Man in the Moon by William Joyce The Man in the Moon is a lovingly told, fantasy thrill ride through the creation of beloved fictional childhood luminaries Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Sandman and more, plus a curious explanation of how the...
October 11th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: A Dog is a Dog

Kid’s Book Review: A Dog is a Dog
Tweet A DOG IS A DOG by Stephen Shaskan This debut picture book from art school grad Stephen Shaskan is a real page turner. A Dog is a Dog presents a preposterous case of a hidden identity with an upbeat rhyming pattern and with genuine surprises...
October 7th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

App for Kids Review: Picturebook

App for Kids Review: Picturebook
Tweet PICTUREBOOK The rudimentary design of Picturebook won’t have you drooling – its template is very basic – but this iPad & iPhone app is just perfect for young, hopeful storytellers.  The 4.25-year old Mouse, who cannot...
October 6th, 2011 | OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More