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We all know that the presidential election is one of the biggest and most important events of the year. After all, whoever we elect will wield a lot of power, and this is a pretty tight race. Olivia, our landslide winner from four years ago is getting ready to leave office, so the big chair … Continue reading Have You Voted Yet?
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We also have all of our usual fun & fabulous storytimes happening this month for your very young readers. All storytimes and events are free and open to the public. Join us! _________________________________________________ U P C O M I … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids in September
Many of us have little ones heading back to school soon, or heading to school for the very first time. Here are some of our favorite books for young readers preparing to make the big transition to the classroom. (Blurbs provided by the books' publishers. The love and recommendation are all ours, though.) Pete the … Continue reading Back to School Books
We have plenty of fun summer activities for young readers this month. If you'd like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We have all of our usual storytimes for your very young readers all summer long. ________________________________________________________ FIND WALDO LOCAL SCAVENGER HUNT! Waldo, our favorite red-white-and-blue … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids in July!
~Post by Kester My son, Harrison, is 7 years old and getting ready to enter the 3rd grade. He's a precocious reader, but still likes a bit of harmless summer reading fun. Which means that he digs on The Chronicles of Narnia as well as Calvin & Hobbes. His favorite books include The Phantom Tollbooth … Continue reading Kester & Harrison’s Summer Reads
The day is fast-approaching: Tuesday, September 20th. What happens on this day? Well, the sun rises. The sun sets. And in between those two beautiful moments, when we open at 9am, The New Shel Silverstein Book Goes On Sale!!!! Every Thing On It, a collection of never-before-published poetry and illustrations from the one and only … Continue reading Only Six More Days Until New Shel Silverstein! And so we sing a song.
Only 13 1/2 more days until the new Shel Silverstein book, Every Thing On It, is on sale on September 20th! This is a collection of never-before-published Silverstein poetry and illustrations. In celebration, we've made more videos! Here's Topher, accompanied by Will on the guitar, reading Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me, Too: … Continue reading BookPeople Reads (more) Shel Silverstein
Top Shelf this month in The Independent is a book to help the kids head back to school in style: Pete the Cat: Rocking In My School Shoes Written by Eric Litwin Illustrated by James Dean. Our Adult Book Buyer Elizabeth wrote about her son Oliver's fondness for the blue feline who stays cool … Continue reading Top Shelf: Pete the Cat, Rocking in My School Shoes
We've been running into Origami Yoda all over town this week, how about you? If you've seen him, send us a picture! Maybe you've seen him in origami form, or on the cover of your copy of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, or maybe you've seen him in his Keep Austin Weird t-shirt. Whatever … Continue reading Where Have You Seen Origami Yoda?
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