At last, we’ve reached Christmas Day and the end of our countdown! And obviously, we’re of the opinion that you can’t go wrong with the classics. Fortunately, this set includes not one or two, but FOURTEEN classic Christmas stories in total. Gathered into a beautiful boxed set with matching dust covers, this collection features two … Continue reading Holiday Book Countdown, Day 25: THE ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS CLASSICS COLLECTION
Tag: middle grade
The 10 Best New Middle Grade Books of 2025
We're back with the second half of our picks for the best children's books of 2025, this time with our top ten middle grade reads. And while this list could have contained dozens of incredible books that were released over the past year, we tried to narrow it down to the ten that we thought … Continue reading The 10 Best New Middle Grade Books of 2025
Happy book birthday: THE SNOWMAN CODE (Simon Stephenson, illus. by Reggie Brown)
Everyone loves a winter wonderland, but when March arrives in London and the streets are still covered in snow, ten-year-old Blessing worries about her mom’s extended stay in the hospital due to the bleak weather. Her concerns escalate when she spies something in the park she could never have imagined: a walking, talking, centuries-old snowman. … Continue reading Happy book birthday: THE SNOWMAN CODE (Simon Stephenson, illus. by Reggie Brown)
Holiday Book Countdown, Day 13: NORTH FOR THE WINTER (Bobby Podesta)
On a move from Arizona to California in 1955, young Virginia spots a reindeer out the car window… a FLYING reindeer. While the adults in her life are dismissive (believing this to be an invention of Virginia, who is grieving the loss of her mother), her new neighbor, Benny, takes her at her word and … Continue reading Holiday Book Countdown, Day 13: NORTH FOR THE WINTER (Bobby Podesta)
13 Sensational Taylor Swift Books Perfect for the Little Swiftie in Your Life
If you're a Swiftie or you have one in your life, you probably know that December 13th is the incomparable Taylor Swift's birthday. This year, the reigning Queen of Pop will be turning 36, right on the heels of debuting her docuseries The End of an Era, releasing her chart-topping album The Life of a … Continue reading 13 Sensational Taylor Swift Books Perfect for the Little Swiftie in Your Life
