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Over the weekend, our Internet surfing (between bouts of reading, of course) yielded something cooler than a cat jumping into cardboard boxes! A new, PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED, chapter from Roald Dahl's beloved classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Misbehaving ticket winners always get what's coming to them, this time in the Vanilla Fudge Room... Check out … Continue reading New Chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. So starting with this week, we will be sharing that excitement and rounding up all the new kids books that hit our shelves during … Continue reading New Children’s Chapter Book Releases – week of 8/26/14
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. So starting with this week, we will be sharing that excitement and rounding up all the new kids books that hit our shelves during … Continue reading New Kids Picture Book Releases – 8/26/14
Celebrating the release of the pithy, unique, and completely entertaining book Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, our Greek mythology-loving staff has pulled together of other Greek mythology influenced stories that are perfect for any demigod. Don't miss author Rick Riordan when he visits Austin in October! Ta'necia~ The Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub This series … Continue reading It’s All Greek (Mythology) to Me
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news kiddos, but the Austin school year begins in two weeks and summer vacation 2014 will be in the books. To get in the mindset of heading back to class, here are some of our staff's favorite books about school, which prove that school a great place to … Continue reading Books that Are too Cool for School
Guest Post by Austin Author Liz Garton Scanlon This is the third week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. … Continue reading Liz Garton Scanlon: All the World Is All of Us
Last month, NPR revealed a new book list called Book Your Trip. It is a list made up of adult and children's books that feature different modes of transportation. Some books focus on boats, some on horses, and some on miscellaneous methods such as a giant peach and time. NPR's list does not include books … Continue reading Walk, Run, Fly, or Ride: Books about Transportation
Guest Post by Austin Author Liz Garton Scanlon This is the third week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. … Continue reading Liz Garton Scanlon: Fear No Difference
Summer is hitting its stride and we are starting to feel that good ol' Texas heat. The dog days of summer will soon be here. As it has been previously mentioned, we at BookPeople love the summer. We also love dogs. And cats, but it's not called the cat days of summer, so cats will … Continue reading The Dog (Book) Days of Summer
~post by Merrilee Like Ellen did in April, for my turn in the staff spotlight, I spent a certain amount of time thinking of a theme. I got a great idea, changed my mind, changed it again, thought of something else . . . but eventually went with my first instinct: books I've loved at … Continue reading Staff Spotlight July: Merrilee!
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