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A Good Reason to Read Some Seuss!
March 2, 2011
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by Katie Steigman
Today is National Read Across America Day in celebration of the great American children's book author Theodor Seuss Geisel--"Dr. Seuss". The National Education Association's Read Across America program is a year-round push to inspire and motivate children and communities to read. In that spirit, we've listed a few staff picks for our favorite Dr. Seuss books. Leave us a comment with your favorite!
Nate- I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew
Tanya, Katelynn & Jenn- Oh the Places You'll Go!
Andrea & Bill- Green Eggs and Ham
Katie- The Butter Battle Book
Wendy- On Beyond Zebra!
Jay & Heather- The Lorax
Sheila- The Cat in the Hat
Kim- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Brian P.- There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
For more on Dr. Seuss and National Read Across America Day, check out this video.
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Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day
December 2, 2010
by Katie Steigman
With the cold weather setting in and the holidays approaching, December 4’s Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day is a great time to pick out a book with your child and spend an afternoon reading indoors. This weekend, stop by your local bookstore and peruse the shelves with your little one.
Looking for an independent bookstore near you? Try out IndieBound’s store locator.
If you'd like to print posters, add this banner to your site, or just learn more, check out the website for Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day.
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Mom Knows Best: Mom's Choice Awards
September 14, 2009
by GreenleafBookGroup
The submission deadline for the Mom's Choice Awards® is just around the corner, so if you want to get the attention of the parents and educators of the world, listen up!
Authors of parenting guides, children’s books, and young adult novels know how beneficial a publicity campaign that strategically targets women can be. What better way to market your book to moms than to have an official Mom’s seal of approval? The Mom's Choice Awards represent a mark of distinction that parents, teachers, librarians, and booksellers trust when selecting quality, family-friendly materials. Winning a Mom’s Choice Award is not only an honor for an author, but it brings its winners added benefits for their marketing and publicity campaigns, such as product reviews posted to Amazon.com and BN.com, a national media release, cooperative advertising opportunities, promotional opportunities at BookExpo America and ABC Kids Expo, product promotions via the Mom's Choice Awards website, great discounts on radio, television, and print campaigns, and much more!
The entry deadline for this year’s awards is October 1, 2009. All published books with copyright dates of 2007 to 2010 are eligible. Click here for more detailed information and entry guidelines.
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Children's Book Week: Some Lesser-Known Classics We Love
May 12, 2009
by Katie Steigman
Children’s classics, like the works of Beatrix Potter and Dr. Seuss, enjoy the privilege of never having to fight for shelf space at bookstores. After the classics, the rest of a book buyer’s budget is usually allocated for the newest, most publicized children’s releases from big names and celebrities. But what about all of those other kids' books we grew up reading? Great books that just didn’t earn the celebrity status of the beloved classics?
May 11–17 is Children’s Book Week, and with all the hubbub over the newest, cutest, most sought-after children’s books, we decided we’d give a few recommendations of great kids' books that are off the beaten path, and close to our hearts. Some of these books are older, some are popular reads from childhood, and some we just couldn’t resist reminding you of.
We Were Tired of Living in A House by Liesel Moak Skorpen
It's about the adventure of running away and the joy of coming home, and has beautiful phrases like "A frog who was a particular friend."
—Lari, Editor
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Tales and Fables for Children by Leo Tolstoy
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I just loved Tolstoy’s Fables as a kid. My copy was oversized with lots of illustrations. I used to carry it everywhere. The fables are rather surreal and a bit didactic with plenty of talking animals, magic, trickery, and adventures.
—Lisa, Senior Designer
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Frederick by Leo Lionni
I couldn’t take my eyes off the illustrations and the story was very calming for me as a kid. It’s similar to the fable of the ant and the grasshopper but with a twist. Frederick promotes the importance of creativity, art, and poetry in the face of conformity and drudgery.
—Katie, Associate Consultant
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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
It's a story of a house that likes living out of the city, until the city comes to it. It's a charming tale of home, family, and putting back what's right.
—Sheila, Senior Designer
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Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard
It was the first children’s book I read that I actually felt I could relate to. Given that the book is about naughty kids running off their teacher and learning the Golden Rule the hard way, this is probably not saying great things about my personal character.
—Tanya, Business Development Manager
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The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
The Far East was an exotic place for a pipsqueak smack dab in the middle of North Carolina to consider.
—Linda, Editor
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
It's a classic story about the little guys (Mike, and his steam shovel, Mary Anne) struggling to stay relevant in a changing world. It has a happy, quiet ending, which I dug (get it? steam shovel? dug? digging?).
—Matt, Consultant
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Other Greenleaf favorites:
Sheep in a Jeep
The Jolly Postman and Other People’s Letters
Caps for Sale
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Strega Nona
Morris's Disappearing Bag
The Ox-cart Man
There's a Nightmare in my Closet
Angelina Ballerina
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Pippa Mouse
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