Here is a fascinating article on why reading picture books to your young children is the most effective method (more than audio only and even animated stories) for developing your 3 to 5-year-olds imagery networks. Click for the article.
If you had to choose from the thousands of wonderful children’s books to read to your youngster, where would you start? How about this list comprised by our country’s librarians. Winnie-the-Pooh, The Hobbit, The Little Prince, and Charlotte’s Web and only some of my own favorites. Arranged chronologically by publication date, we’re sure you’ll find…
Seeking ways to help your child realize his or her fullest potential? According to The Formula by Ronald F. Ferguson and Tatsha Robertson, the formula is smarts + purpose + agency = fully realized. The book offers a set of eight different actions parents can undertake to help produce adults who are successful. Among the…
What makes television programs “good” for kids? Here are five important questions to ask when wondering whether a show is right for your child. In addition to a show being appropriate for your specific child while also engaging children and connecting with them emotionally, a few other factors are suggested. Click here to read the…
New picture books and middle grade novels are here and they’re hot . . . just in time for spring, which is right around the corner. In addition to Junot Diaz’s first children’s book, you will also find Katherine Applegate’s new adventure series. Click here and find out what’s ready to be read.
Please support our Kickstarter campaign! Octopus Ink Press is hoping to fund the publication of the third and final book of the Mark and the Molecule Maker trilogy, The Underground Mountain, with a boost from our fans. We’ve been getting messages from parents and their children who read the first two books and are anxious to find out how the…