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”

 

• Valentines Day Childrens Books

  
  Stephanie's Mommy Brain — Authority: 107
  Valentines Day is just around the corner so I picked up a few Valentine themed books from our library. Weve enjoyed reading them aloud and I recommend you read them, too! Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz is basically the old Charlie Brown Valentines Day ...
  8 hours ago

• Lost and Found book review

  
  Preston Precious — Authority: 115
  I was introduced to Lost and Found when I saw it on television. I fell in love with it straight away. To my delight I was offered to review a pop-up book that the film was based on! The Lost and Found pop-up book  by Oliver Jeffers is absolutely beautiful. It is amazing! Needless to say that Amelie will not get ...
  9 hours ago

• One False Note by Gordan Korman - review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  There is so much suspense and danger in this book The train is moving slowly. 11-year-old Dan and 14-year-old Amy are studying the currently meaningless clue that they have acquired in the catacombs of Paris. Little do they know that the Holts are hot on their trail. One False Note is the second installment of the 39 ...
  10 hours ago

• Medal Mayhem by Tamsyn Murray: review

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 163
  Lots of fun in Tamsyn Murrays Medal Mayhem, the latest in the Stunt Bunny tales of Harriet Houdini.
  11 hours ago

• I Love You More … Than Chocolate: An Author Interview and a Book/CD Giveaway!

  
  Susan Heim on Parenting — Authority: 492
  I’m pleased to announce that Susan Heim on Parenting is a stop on the blog tour for the lovely children’s book and accompanying CD, I Love You More … Than Chocolate , by Melanie Milburn. Following is an exclusive interview with an author, a video of her singing the song, and a giveaway so you can win a copy, ...
  1 day ago

• The-Pencil-Allan Ahlberg-review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  This is one of the best picture books ever! If you like it you could read some more books by Allan Ahlberg This is book is very good because it is funny, surprising and interesting. In the story, a pencil draws a boy, a dog, a cat, a paintbrush (to colour them all in) and lots of other things. Everything is ok ...
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• Guardian childrens books podcast: Celia Rees on her new novel for teenagers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  The author of Witch Child, Celia Rees, tells Michelle Pauli about her new novel for teens - This Is Not Forgiveness, a political thriller and a twisted romance Michelle Pauli Tim Maby
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• Making the Team by Stephanie Perry Moore and Derrick Moore

  
  Book Nook Club — Authority: 410
  Making the Team is the first in a new series by husband and wife team Stephanie and Derrick Moore about a boy named Alec London struggling to balance school, friends, sports, self, and faith. Stephanie has authored many such series for children and teens, and her husband Derrick is a former NFL football player who ...
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• Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve - review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Its enjoyable. Its independent. Its bittersweet. Read it! Philip Reeve. You know, the one who wrote the books about the travelling cities? The ones I may have read, but couldnt remember whilst reading Fever Crumb (thats phrased badly, but only because I have now started reading, or possibly re-reading them). By the ...
  2 days ago

• iStoryTime’s The Smurfs and Puss In Boots eBooks No. 1 and No. 2 on NOOK Kids Books, Company Launches How To Train Your Dragon

  
  Talk Stories — Authority: 119
  Worlds largest library of mobile childrens books expands top market position. (PRWeb January 23, 2012) Read the full story at
  3 days ago

• Hippo Says “Excuse Me” by Michael Dahl

  
  Creative Madness Mama — Authority: 420
  Hippo Says “Excuse Me” by Michael Dahl Illustrated by: Oriol Vidal Hello Genius Series Genre: Children’s Book: Concepts & Readers Ages 2-4 Pages: Board Book Date Published: February 2012 Publisher: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone Hippo uses his manners to help a little chick. For the ...
  4 days ago

• Simon (1953) | A novel of the English Civil War by Rosemary Sutcliff

  
  Rosemary Sutcliff — Authority: 109
  Of Simon by Rosemary Sutcliff, written some sixty years ago, the Washington Post and Times Herald in the USA (April 4th, 1954) wrote: ‘it is a colourful story…..(and) Miss Sutcliff‘s interest in character makes even the minor characters interesting … she is adept too at communicating a sense of the Devon ...
  4 days ago

• Oliver Jeffers’ Lost and Found Pop-up

  
  WAHM-BAM! — Authority: 92
  We love Oliver Jeffers here. My dad bought RoRo How to Catch a Star when we were on a day trip to Weston-super-Mare a few years ago. Reading it always brings tears to my eyes. Because it’s such a lovely story, but also because it has the added effect of reminding me of my dad. Lost and Found brings tears to my ...
  4 days ago

• The Eagle of the Ninth and Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff | Favourite books of Philip Reeve

  
  Rosemary Sutcliff — Authority: 109
  The Eagle of the Ninth and Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff  (are one of my favourite books) … or I could have chosen Knight’s Fee, or The Lantern Bearers, or Sun-horse, Moon-horse, or Frontier Wolf … Rosemary Sutcliff is one of my favourite children’s authors, and I doubt she ever wrote a bad book, ...
  4 days ago

• Beast Quest: Sting the Scorpion Man by Adam Blade - review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  The Beast Quest stories just keep getting better and better In this Beast Quest story Tom and Elenna are stuck in the evil wizard Malvels realm Gorgonia. They were looking for the purple jewel that they need to return to their homeland of Avantia. Their adventures lead to them battling an old enemy, Seth, who Malvel ...
  4 days ago

• Hugs & Kisses, God from Kids Around the World by Allia Zobel Nolan

  
  Creative Madness Mama — Authority: 420
  Hugs & Kisses, God from Kids Around the World by Allia Zobel Nolan Genre: Christian Children’s Lift-the-Flap Book Ages: 3 & Up Pages: 16 Saddle Stitch Date Published: January 2012 Publisher: Zondervan “We’re all children of this great big world-from Maine to Timbuktu” Children and parents from ...
  5 days ago

• The Pop Up Book of Poo by Gaby Goldsack - review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  We recommend this book to 6-8 year old boys who love gross things! The Pop Up Book Of Poo was a fun read for my little brother Robert, who is six. He loved me reading it to him and we found it really interesting. Did you know that a goose does a poo every 12 minutes? We definitely didnt! Robert says, "This book was ...
  5 days ago

• Pratham Books Champion : Abhinav Agarwal

  
  Pratham Books — Authority: 412
  As part of the International Year of the Forest, we were running the Awareness Today for a Greener Tomorrow campaign . We asked our AWESOME community if they would be volunteer to become a Pratham Books Champion and conduct storytelling sessions based on the book "A King Cobras Summer. And again, our friends ...
  6 days ago

• Reviving Your Out-of-Print Novel as an E-book part 1-Barbara Jean Hicks

  
  Tales from the Rushmore Kid — Authority: 104
  from the files of Barbara Jean Hicks In early December 2010, I started thinking about what I wanted to give as a Christmas gift to my friends and fans. Before I started writing children’s books, I wrote romance novels and novellas. (I know, what a switch!) The rights to one of those novellas, a ...
  6 days ago

• My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson - review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Everyone should read this book! My Sister Jodie was a brilliant book. Why I say this is because at the end it makes you have two emotions at once. In fact, opposite emotions: sad and happy. Jodie falls out of the tower window and dies. Thats sad. Pearl has a new baby sister. Thats good. That brings me to my second ...
  6 days ago

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