New article on LitPOP! The holiday gift-giving season is coming up, which means that kids will be out of school for the winter break and ready for some new reading material. After all, in between snowball fights, holiday merriments, and visits with family, there are plenty of opportunities to cozy up with a new book. … Continue reading 20 December New Releases Perfect for Kids’ Winter Break TBRs
What is your favorite discipline of science to explore? Amongst others, we’re big fans of space exploration and study in the Baby Bookworm household, and we love reading about the past, present, and future in the sciences of space. As such, two of our favorite science books from the past year were Moving to Mars … Continue reading Happy National STEM Day!
Spooky season may be over on the calendar, but ghosts still have plenty to teach us year-round. For instance: how does one make friends with a spirit from the other side? This is the question facing the titular protagonist of Gilbert and the Ghost, written by Heather Pierce Stigall and illustrated by Jess Mason. Don’t … Continue reading Gilbert and the Ghost (Heather Pierce Stigall, illus. by Jess Mason)
Can you believe that this classic is already 25 years old?! For those unfamiliar, treat yourself to a humorous story of the striking bovines of Farmer Brown. Amidst plenty of silliness and adorable farm animals, Cronin and Lewin’s subversive tale of worker rights and standing up for oneself is a perennial favorite for a good … Continue reading Happy 25th Anniversary to CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE (Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin)
New article on LitPOP! Young minds are always eager for new challenges, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education is a phenomenal way to encourage this. However, while children of all genders express interest in these fields when they are young, STEM careers are still largely occupied by men in adulthood. The World Economic Forum found … Continue reading 10 New and Recent Books on Women in STEM for Little Readers
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