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• ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ Unbalanced

  
  Ginger Nielson ~ An Illustrator's Journal — Authority: 121
  ©Ginger Nielson 2009 Papa Mario should have never tried to teach his children a new feat on Friday the 13th. At least, however, he works with a net! Now Children, never try this at home.
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• Dino Hockey by Lisa Wheeler with Barry Gott

  
  Hockey Book Reviews.com — Authority: 425
  I was snooping around the book section in a local pharmacy this morning and I discovered a kids hockey book I guarantee the young hockey fan on your Christmas list will enjoy. What do all kids love? Dinosaurs! So what will your little puckster enjoy reading? Dino-Hockey ! Buy the book: Amazon.ca - ...
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• NYT’s LGBT Family Blowout

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  The New York Times is chock full o’ LGBT family goodness this weekend: Lisa Belkin’s “ What’s Good for the Kids ” looks at recent research showing that children of lesbian and gay parents tend to be more tolerant and less bound by gender stereotypes and assumptions. She relies heavily on a new book by ...
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• “She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 89

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  Helen and I bring you up to date on Scholastic’s refusal to carry a book with lesbian moms at its book fairs. The company has now made a step in the right direction, but is it enough? We also discuss Preacher’s Sons , a great new documentary showing five years in the lives of two gay dads and the five sons they ...
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• Talking Baseball…

  
  Stephanie Oppenheim on Toys — Authority: 135
  Not sure what to do tonight without the World Series…sleep might be a good idea!  All of this baseball reminded me of one our Platinum Award winners, Testing the Ice, A True Story About Jackie Robinson written by his daughter Sharon (published by Scholastic ) . Read our review .
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• Bunches of Updates

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  This seems a good point to take a look at some of the further coverage of the Scholastic saga and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. The company will now carry the book (with moms) in its middle school book fairs, though not its elementary school ...
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• Book Review: Tallest Of Smalls by Max Lucado

  
  Boss Sanders — Authority: 118
  The Tallest of Smalls by Max Lucado Ages 4-7 Retails for $16.99 My toddler goes through books like some kids go through candy. Okay, so maybe that’s not an entirely fair statement. To be completely honest, some of it’s my fault. Lala ADORES books (as do I), but as new ones find their way to ...
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• Book List: The Amazon and Rainforests

  
  BEYONDbones — Authority: 126
  The Museum currently has an exhibition titled Spirits and Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon , so this month’s books feature the rainforest and the Amazon. For over 40,000 years, people have lived in the rainforests, hunting, gathering food and raising vegetables in addition to using the tropical ...
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• Changing the Clocks

  
  Tree Hugging Family — Authority: 124
  How funny I’m writing here again exactly one year after I left before, and on the very date that we turn back the clocks! Jennifer has done a really great job with this blog from the very beginning, and I’m sad to see her go, but will still be reading her green writing online. You’ll see a few things ...
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• “She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 88

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  I’m vlogging solo this week since Helen is away on business, so I’ve kept it short and sweet. I talk about seeing “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” with our son and reading the first book with him. I also discuss Scholastic’s request that an author change the lesbian moms of a character into a mom and a dad, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Babys first cookbook

  
  Cool Mom Picks — Authority: 565
  I confess; I made my own baby food. But just so were clear, I was less a domestic goddess and more a garden-variety control freak.
  2 weeks ago

• Yet Another Scholastic Update – with Conan O’Brien

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  There’s always more to do. Reader Jersey Mom astutely pointed out in a comment (as did a reader over at Change.org ) that Scholastic has only agreed to carry Lauren Myracle’s Luv Ya Bunches in their middle school Book Fairs, not their elementary school ones, even though the book is listed as appropriate for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days

  
  Stephanie Oppenheim on Toys — Authority: 135
  Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney is ranked # 7 on Amazon this week and the series  now enjoys print runs in the millions. In Dog Days , many kids will relate to Greg’s preference to spend his summer indoors, playing video games…”with the curtains closed and the lights turned off.”  We’ve ...
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• Scholastic Reverses Decision: Will Include LGBT-Inclusive Book in Book Fairs

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  Many of you have been following the story of Scholastic and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. According to the original article on this by School Library Journal , Scholastic would not consider the book for its book fairs unless the change was ...
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• Halloween Books for Children

  
  Busy Bee Lifestyle — Authority: 124
  Look What I Found:  Perfectly Haunting Halloween Books for Children! Gift Lit is one of my favorite gift giving websites!  It allows you to give the wonderful gift of reading to men, women, kids and families by selecting a series of books that are then mailed to the recipient over the course of three, six or ...
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• King and King: The Live-Action Version

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  Most of you, I imagine, are familiar with the children’s book King and King . It’s been a favorite target of the right, most famously in a case in Lexington, Massachusetts. Now, from gay dads and vloggers the Leffews and musician and activist Sean Chapin comes an adorable, homespun re-enactment of the tale. ...
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• Update on Scholastic and Luv Ya Bunches

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  Wow. As I write this, over 1900 people have signed the online petition asking Scholastic to include Lauren Myracle’s new book Luv Ya Bunches in their school Book Fairs. Scholastic has asserted that they are not censoring the book, but are carrying it in their Book Clubs. That is true, as the original School ...
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• Skeptical Books For Children - Part Five

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 427
  Skeptical Books for Children - Part One ; Part Two and Part Three and Part Four - An ongoing series for parents, educators, authors and those enthusiastic about outreach to the younger years. ***** According to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, “science fiction is useful both for ...
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• More on the Book Scholastic Banned

  
  Mombian — Authority: 474
  I posted Friday about Scholastic’s refusal to include Lauren Myracle’s new book Luv Ya Bunches in their school Book Fairs after she refused to change one character’s lesbian moms into a mom and a dad. Here’s a video of Myracle talking about the book. As you can see, the book is hardly “about” lesbian ...
  3 weeks ago

• Over in the Hollow - Halloween as imagined by Stephen Britt

  
  Cool Mom Picks — Authority: 565
  If youre looking for a fun Halloween gift for the kids without the added benefits of tooth decay and hyperactivity, I just learned that the wonderful illustrator Stephen Britt has just taken on his first childrens book.
  3 weeks ago

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