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”

• Pop-up entrepreneur Waldo Hunt dies

  
  Shelf Life — Authority: 626
  Chances are you enjoyed Waldo Hunt’s work when you were a child. After all, Hunt — an entrepreneur who revived the art of the pop-up book in the 1960s — was the man who brought us the awe-inspiring 3-D imagery in such famous books as David Pelham’s The Human Body and Jan Pienkowski’s Haunted House
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• 5 Book Signings – Sat & Sun, November 21 & 22, 2009

  
  The Story Connection Blog — Authority: 122
  11-21-09 Signing at Barnes & Noble, Harvey, LA Friends: This past weekend I had 5 book signings! It’s the holiday season and it’s a busy time! My first signing was on Saturday morning at 10am at Sam’s Club in Harvey, Louisiana. Fortunately, I live in Harvey so I didn’t have far to drive. Yay! I was ...
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• Our Favorite Thanksgiving Books

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 120
  Well, I did say you wouldnt hear much from me this week, we just arrived in Georgia tonight, and everyones all settled in and asleep except for me. Im wide awake because I took a long afternoon nap in the car. It dawned on me that I havent posted any of our favorite Thanksgiving books this year, so I decided to go ...
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• Fantastic Mr. Fox sounds simply Fantastic!

  
  5 Minutes For Mom — Authority: 685
  Fantastic Mr. Fox made me stop and take notice… My inbox is jammed. Our publishing schedule at 5 Minutes for Mom this month is packed. I cannot take on one more task. So when an email came in asking me to join a conference call with Jason Schwartzman about the upcoming new movie Fantastic Mr. Fox , I hit reply ...
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• A Belated Happy World Hello Day!

  
  http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress — Authority: 494
  Thanks to The Book Chook, I found out today that Saturday was World Hello Day . It’s hard to keep track of all the different special days now commemorated throughout the year but this is one I will stick on the calendar and try and remember for next year: and I shall probably go back and read The Book Chook’s ...
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• Secrets of a Christmas Box

  
  The Friendly Book Nook — Authority: 115
  Enter the magical festive world of the Christmas ‘Tree-Dwellers’, as Larry, a Christmas snowman, wakes up after the long sleep in the Christmas box, to find his brother is missing. Desperate to find him before Christmas, Larry, along with his girlfriend Debbie, a newcomer Splint, and Larry’s companion Tinsel, ...
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• Donate to First Book and Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes This Holiday

  
  First Book Blog — Authority: 469
  This holiday season, your donation to First Book will get twice as many books into the hands of kids who need them most. Donate before December 31st , and your contribution will be matched book-for-book by Random House Children’s Books. A donation to First Book is the perfect way to honor a loved one or simply end ...
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• COVER STORY: Winter’s Gift written and illustrated by Jane Monroe Donovan

  
  Rasco From RIF — Authority: 130
  As we prepare to celebrate a time of thanksgiving, many thoughts turn to the cold winter which some parts of our country are already experiencing, other areas will begin to be colder day by day.  A beautiful cover on this book which this time I can say holds within a beautiful story as well!  A nice one for the ...
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• Writing for Children Forum: Pat Cummings

  
  Words and Pictures — Authority: 128
  December 8, 2009 6:30 p.m. Pat Cummings , writer/producer for Nickelodeon, Adjunct Faculty in the Parsons Illustration program, and author of  Angel Baby and  Talking with Artists will discuss her work. Moderated by  Deborah Brodie , freelance editor. Sponsored by the New School Writing Program. ...
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• Full to the Brim - Kids Book Giveaway List (11/23/09)

  
  Brimful Curiosities — Authority: 472
  Due to the Thanksgiving holiday I will not post a Full to the Brim list this Friday 11/27. Still plenty of contests to enter from the previous posts. Please check out my other "Full to the Brim" posts as well. Many contests are still underway. I typically publish "Full to the Brim" every Monday and Friday. ...
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• Cartoons add fun to Bangalore Book Fair

  
  Pratham Books — Authority: 131
  It rained, it poured and roads got jammed, but that did not deter Bangaloreans from coming to the recently concluded Bangalore Book Fair 2009 at the Palace Grounds. Publishers and booksellers had put up over 300 book stalls, and most of them got excellent foot falls during the 10-day fair. It was wonderful to have ...
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• The Koels Song - A Book Written by Adivasi Children

  
  Pratham Books — Authority: 131
  Via InfoChange India It’s a slim storybook for children, but what’s unique about it is that the stories in it are not written for children, but by children. Called Kokiler Banshir Sur in Bengali (roughly translated that would be Songs from the Koel’s Flute ), the stories in this book are short ...
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• The Hotel Under the Sand

  
  Books & other thoughts — Authority: 464
  Ive long been a fan of Kage Bakers science-fictional time-traveling cyborg series for adults, the Company novels. So when I heard shed written a book for younger readers, I was excited to read it. This one is a fantasy story with an atmosphere of magical realism and elements reminiscent of traditional tall tales. ...
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• Help Kids Love History with the Miss Trimble’s Trapdoor Book Series (Giveaway)

  
  Susan Heim on Parenting — Authority: 502
  I have always loved history. After all, history is really just hearing real-life stories! I’ve always been fascinated by how the early American settlers lived; by the building of the pyramids in Egypt; by the hardships faced by those in the Outback of Australia; and by the lives of ninjas and geishas in Japan. ...
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• Middle grade fantasy & science fiction review roundup

  
  Wands and Worlds — Authority: 482
  Ive been busy these days reading YA SFF for the Cybils, and havent had much time to read the middle grade books. If youre looking for good fantasy or science fiction for middle grade readers, Cybils panelist Charlotte has rounded up MG SFF reviews for the week on her blog, Charlottes Library.
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• Goodnight Keith Moon

  
  The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century — Authority: 514
  As a reader of this blog, chances are that someone read Goodnight Moon to you when you were a child: And as a reader of this blog, chances are that you like offbeat humour and have at least a passing interest in rock and roll. This means that chances are you might enjoy the darkly amusing parody Goodnight ...
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• “The Sid Series,” a book for spiritually gifted children, by Yvonne Perry

  
  Riehlife — Authority: 123
  Photo: Yvonne Perry with Grandson Sid It’s a blog tour! Yvonne Perry is a freelance writer and editor who owner Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services based in Nashville, Tennessee. As a ghostwriter, Yvonne has written books for many clients. The Sid Series is the fourth print book she’s published. ...
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• WEEK’S END: World Duck Calling Contest & a book about those ducks!

  
  Rasco From RIF — Authority: 130
  I spent Friday getting ready to fly to Arkansas where I will be for the next week visiting with family and celebrating Thanksgiving.  And of course I will be spending a considerable amount of my time here with William (you know, my first grandchild born in April!).   Thanksgiving in my home county, Arkansas ...
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• Book Review – Sometimes You’ve Gotta Go Kid (Giveaway)

  
  Today from The OBE Community — Authority: 430
  Editor’s Note: If you missed the morning post on the amazing things kids say that make us rethink our perspective from Karen Pantuso-Swanson, you can read it HERE. This afternoon we have a book... This is a summary of the daily post at Ourbigearth.com. Click on the headline to read the whole story.
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• Children’s Books: Creature by Andrew Zuckerman and Alphabeasties by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss

  
  January Magazine — Authority: 427
  Alphabet books would seem to be one of the most popular categories of children’s picture books. There appears to be an endless supply of “A is for this” and “B is for that.” Think of a topic and you can probably find an alphabet book to match it. The books ranges wildly in quality and content but the sheer ...
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