children’s literature

GUEST REVIEW: Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

GUEST REVIEW: Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

Allow me to engage in some nepotism here.  Yesterday, tot came home and reported that she had started her own review blog pursuant to instruction from the teacher. Instead of the book reports that I used to write as a school child (or perhaps in addition to), tot and her class are learning to write [...]

REVIEW:  Kidthing.com

REVIEW: Kidthing.com

Last month, I read about a new e book program for kids called Kidthing.com. Kidthing is based on Adobe flash and is one part audio book and one part video. It really harnesses the ability of a computer to translate into a learning tool for young children. During its beta period, users could access Horton [...]