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At BookPeople, we are often matchmakers between readers and books. We absolutely love this part of our job. In fact, everyone at the store likes doing this so much, that we are setting up readers on blind dates with books for Valentine's Day! All you have to do is tell us a little bit about … Continue reading Sweet books for our sweeties
In case you haven't heard, tomorrow is a big day for football. But there is another really big day early in the morning on Monday, February 2. No one will be spiking the ball, evaluating multi-million dollar commercials, or lip syncing at halftime. Nope, the question Monday morning will be "what will win?" as children's … Continue reading The Super Bowl of Children’s Literature, 2/2/14
I'm not really sure where or when my love of reading began, but I know it's a love that I was very fortunate to have encouraged and enabled by the adults in my life. I was raised by parents who read for themselves and also read aloud to my brother and me. Books were - … Continue reading You’re never too old to be read to
There have been so many great children's books this year, I hardly know where to begin. Many of my favorites from this year (Viva Frida, Brown Girl Dreaming, The Farmer & the Clown, The Right Word, Tiny Creatures, Greenglass House, Egg & Spoon, I'll Give You the Sun, Grasshopper Jungle) are included in our Winter … Continue reading Ellen’s BookKids Favorites of 2014
Tonight we're celebrating All Hallow's Eve with our annual Trick-or-Treat for Books Storytime. We'll read some (not too) spooky stories in our amphitheater, then march in a Halloween parade down to the first floor of the store where witches, wizards, lions, tigers, superheros and queens will go home with the best treat of all - a … Continue reading Spooooky Halloween Reads for Little Ghouls & Goblins
We are right in the thick of the fall release season. Our shelves in BookKids are starting to approach the bursting point because we are getting so many great new books each week. We will probably wrap up our special edition BookKids new release blog posts in the coming weeks. As always, we'll continue to … Continue reading BookKids New Releases – 9/23/14
It's a special week. September 21-27, 2014, is Banned Books Week. This week, "is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community - librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, … Continue reading BookKids Celebrates Banned Books!
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids, and it's another great week for new children's books! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be sharing that excitement and … Continue reading New Kids Releases – 9/16/14
Roald Dahl's arguably most widely known book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is fifty years old this year. Since its publication, countless children and parents have delighted in the humor, adventure, and imagination of the story. Many have waited breathlessly with Charlie Bucket to see a Golden Ticket inside the wrapper of his chocolate bar. … Continue reading Scrumdiddlyumptious! – Celebrating Roald Dahl
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids, and it's another great week for new children's books! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be sharing that excitement and … Continue reading New Kids Releases – 9/2/14
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