
Category: Children’s books


Goodnight moon. Hello nightmare. A short film.

the pages were softly turned…

The pleasant land of counterpane

The joy of family reading and the reluctant reader

January…an open book

Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books: A bookstore to love

Merry Bookmas: Christmas penguins, pledges, puns and picks

The First Snow: A silence deep and white

Summer vacation: the good, the bad and the ugly

Take a HOLIDAY: Part II

Goodnight super moon

Overdue books: How to vanish, play chess and gross out your friends

How do I get there from here?

Crazy squirrels go “ha ha ha!”

Book review: Anne Frank. Her life in pictures.

What to do with a Wolfish mood: Build a glad-day box

How (not) to dress as a Canadian for Halloween

Tidying up the mind.

Giving thanks for The Happy Hunter

I just wanted to be sure of you.

A is for Alphabet: Three vintage ABC books

Books and buns: Who could ask for anything more?

“I wouldn’t dream of eating cake without ice cream”

The injustice of bed in summer

Animal Daddies and My Daddy

My side of the car: A father-daughter adventure

Are picture books important?

C is for Cherry

Pretty posters promote literacy

Children need a healthy diet of print and digital

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”

Looking back at ourselves: Illustrations of motherhood by Jessie Willcox Smith

Brave Girl: “For workers everywhere”

Black Squirrel Books: The new kid on the block

A night by the fire: Poems for Practical People

The Monkey in the Rocket (and a bit about Stephen Colbert)

Go to the moon! Vintage space books for future astronauts

“A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic”

A few moments of bliss with Maurice Sendak

With apologies to my vegetarian friends and relations

Snow, snow and more snow

“Best of” the “best of” kids lit list 2012

All Hallow’s Read: What scary books do you love?

No-sew vintage costumes: Five tips to avoid suffocation and spontaneous combustion while you’re wearing them

The Dead Bird: Talking to your child about that great playground in the sky

Wither the school library?

How to while away a summer afternoon with kids: A marvellous, mischievous audiobook

The Moccasins: “They made me feel warm and loved”
