children's books

Children's books is a popular tag often used by bloggers who review books for children and by people discussing children's literature, such as parents, teachers, librarians, book award committees, and booksellers. The tag is also often used by the authors, illustrators, editors and publishers who create children's books. There are many web sites, professional organizations, and courses dedicated to children's books.

It is generally thought that books referred to as children's books are for readers up to age twelve. Books for young readers ages thirteen and above are referred to as young adult books or YA. Children's books are categorized many different ways. Some categorize children's books by genre, such as biography, fantasy & science fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Others categorize children's books by their format, such as board books, chapter books, easy readers, hardcover books, paperback books, picture books, and pop-up books. Children's books are also categorized by their reading level, such as easy readers and middle grade fiction.

Regardless of how they are categorized, many books termed children's books are read and enjoyed by young adults and adults.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “children's books”

• A month of Thanksgiving

  
  Balancing Everything — Authority: 115
  When I first started researching the possibility of homeschooling my children, I read a lot about the Waldorf method. I read some weird things about the pedagogy, but as with many other educational approaches, I just took what I liked and disregarded anything I didn’t. One thing I liked a lot was the [...]
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• My Daddy

  
  Book Dads — Authority: 499
  In My Daddy , a little boy tells us about how magnificent his daddy is, a man who can “cross the street alone” and “run outside without a coat”.  The pictures are filled with surrealism and animal images, echoing the text and portraying the magical realism of a child’s world.  This story is told in only a ...
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• Full to the Brim - Kids Book Giveaway List (11/9/09)

  
  Brimful Curiosities — Authority: 499
  Please check out my other "Full to the Brim" posts as well. Many contests are still underway. I publish "Full to the Brim" every Monday and Friday. Thanks for visiting my blog and come back soon! My Book Related Giveaways (see sidebar for all giveaways): Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize by ...
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• Pictures and Poems for Kids

  
  Books in Northport — Authority: 126
  It may have been the new book called Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book (a truly marvelous and fun-to-read book for all readers who got their start in childhood, despite its almost unbearably sappy title) that got me to thinking once again about Robert Louis Stevenson and A Child’s ...
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• PiBoIdMo Day 9: Ruth Spiro’s Detail Swap

  
  Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) — Authority: 461
  Waiting for the Big Idea? Don’t! by Ruth Spiro What do a macramé owl, Celia Chompers, and a town called Fate have in common? Nothing, really, except that they’re all written in my little green notebook. I’ve always been amused by that iconic light bulb that appears above a cartoon character’s head to ...
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• Enhance Your Teaching (or Parenting) With Our New Childrens Literature Resource Section

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 127
  Bring a new element to your teaching (or parenting): check out our new Childrens Literature section in our websites Resource Center , highlighting more than 100 suggested titles that you can use in your humane education work (as an educator or parent). Weve divided the titles into broad categories (such as Animal ...
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• COVER STORY: Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni

  
  Rasco From RIF — Authority: 129
  Today’s Cover Story is not quite like the usual;  it is indeed a book I know well.  However,  Little Blue and Little Yellow  by Leo Lionni has been out of print for some time, and I am so delighted to see this 50th Anniversary edition!  Pieces of torn paper and very few words tell a delightful story that ...
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• 5 Minutes for Books: America’s White Table

  
  5 Minutes For Mom — Authority: 677
  Each November 11, our country acknowledges the sacrifices made by and honor given to our military personnel on Veteran’s Day. For many families, military service is a fact of life for their children, and for others, it’s an abstract concept that might be difficult for young children to comprehend. Margot Theis ...
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• Americas White Table

  
  5 Minutes For Books — Authority: 581
  Each November 11, our country acknowledges the sacrifices made by and honor given to our military personnel on Veterans Day. For many families, military service is a fact of life for their children, and for others, its an abstract concept that might be difficult for young children to comprehend. Margot Theis Ravens ...
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• Pemba Sherpa by Olga Cossi, illustrated by Gary Bernard - Book Review

  
  Brimful Curiosities — Authority: 499
  "Today, women are among the most famous Sherpas in the world. Yang Ki taught us that girls, even little girls, could be brave and strong, with a heart big enough to be Sherpa." - Pemba Sherpa by Olga Cossi, illustrated by Gary Bernard Our large world fascinates and amazes kids and they thirst to gain knowledge ...
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• Inside Outside Upside Down

  
  homelife101 — Authority: 125
  My daughter’s favorite book right now is Inside Outside Upside Down by Stan and Jan Berenstein. It’s a cute book from the Dr. Seuss family. Even though she is only 3 she can pretty much read the book on her own now by just looking at the pictures. Brother Bear gets into a box. Papa Bear turns the box upside ...
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• DONT MISS THIS LINK TO GREAT BOOK TRAILERS!

  
  Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator — Authority: 118
  CHECK OUT THESE MANY BOOK GENRES, AND HUNDREDS OF SHORT EXCITING BOOK TRAILERS! THERE ARE MANY EDUCATIONAL BOOKS WITH TEACHER RESOURCES! SUPER RESOURCE!! http://www.blazingtrailers.com/browse.php?txt=GAP%20books Moving Through all Seven Days link: ...
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• PiBoIdMo Day 8: Karma Wilson’s Secret (and a giveaway)

  
  Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) — Authority: 461
  What Tara Doesn’t Know… by Karma Wilson Shhh…don’t tell Tara, but she’s become one of my biggest inspirations. More specifically, her alphabetical list of 299+ Things Kids Like has become one of my biggest inspirations. In fact, I never would have guessed that a blog entry could become so central to ...
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• Children’s books from the Roaring Twenties

  
  24 oranges — Authority: 499
  Oh, to have been a child in the 1920s, when you had children’s books illustrated in the De Stijl style. Gouden Vlinders , the cover of which pictured above, contained verse written by S. Franke and illustrations by Lou Loebe. Pointed out to us by Daddytypes.com who also discusses and links to a number of other ...
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• Eat yogurt and get free stuff, from yogurt to carbon offsets

  
  Pajama Mommy - A Women and Mothers Blogger Community A Women and Mothers Magazine — Authority: 139
  Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm is offering consumers the chance to earn free rewards as part of a unique loyalty program. From free yogurt to carbon offsets, the rewards possible through the myStonyfield Rewards Program “show this isn’t your typical loyalty program,” says Stonyfield President and CE-Yo ...
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• Malaysias Answer to Harry Potter?

  
  Bibliobibuli — Authority: 519
  Demand has been so hot for this local series that Popular Bookstores now takes up to 500 copies of its new releases, as opposed to its usual practice of ordering a maximum of 10 copies per title for each outlet....The first batch ordered always exceeds 4,500 copies, and all will be sold within a month. ... To date, ...
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• A Day With My Dad At The Beach

  
  Book Dads — Authority: 499
  A little girl gets to spend time at the beach with her father in this delightful rhyming book about enjoying togetherness between fathers and children.  After school her father picks her up on his bike and they ride to the beach to enjoy a long afternoon and evening of playing on the sand, swimming, and going to the ...
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• Chris Dreams BIG by Chris Dudley Review

  
  Frugal Plus — Authority: 575
  Hardcover: 38 pagesPublisher: CCD Productions (April 1, 2009)ISBN-10: 0982322402ISBN-13: 978-0982322406Click on the Cover to Purchase!If you followed professional basketball during any of Chris Dudley’s 16 seasons in the NBA, you’ll remember him as one of the best rebounders and shot blockers in the league. What ...
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• Diversity Roll Call: Early Readers

  
  worducopia — Authority: 110
  Yes, its time once again (past time, actually) for another Diversity Roll Call. This weeks assignment comes from Mary Ann of Great Kid Books . I have an idea for a color challenge that I would LOVE help with: finding books for early readers (1st and 2nd grade) with children of color as the main characters. I ...
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• A question for TEENS… what do YOU want? (A NaNoWriMo Post)

  
  EK's Star Log — Authority: 130
  (1) What are the five BEST or most important qualities you look for in a compelling YA novel? #1: Dialog: Lots of it! A few phrases of flowery descriptions scattered in here and there between dialog is fine, but when you start writing page after page after page of descriptions, I [...]
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