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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
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
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
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
With Mother's Day around the corner, and Father's Day not too far off, we in BookKids turned our thoughts to parents, or parental figures, in children's literature. As we thought about parents and caregivers we at first only succeeded in naming a bunch of books where there are no parents or the parental figures are completely … Continue reading Nurturing Adults in Kids Books
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