2021-06-04 22:09
Here’s the thing—I created this blog as a resource to help parents find good books for their kids. And then… I was a very bad parent to this website. You can still find a… Read More
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Are you always looking for new books for your children? Do you need help finding childrens books that you want to add to your home library? Learn from my attempts to build a library of worthwhile books for my daughter and let’s help each other make our kids’ libraries rock.
2016-09-01 16:00
Oh, the things your child will bring home from school…
I just had a 20-minute conversation with my daughter about who would win in a fight between Darth Vader and Yoda and it was, hon… Read More
2016-06-15 02:53
Scene of the crime…
With Father’s Day hitting this Sunday, it inevitably got me thinking about my dad, specifically about my dad and reading. My dad died when I was ten. A huge… Read More
2016-06-13 04:57
How good is Lane Smith’s Grandpa Green ? I brought this up when I wrote about Mo Willems a while back, but there are a few children’s book creators who are so consistently good t… Read More
2016-02-29 15:50
I was planning a different post for today, but this morning I realized it was February 29th, i.e. Leap Day, the day that only comes once every four years. Previously I only really enjoyed Le… Read More
2016-02-06 02:50
I’ve got big news for Harry Potter fans. Some of you may have read my earlier post (“Why Detroit Is the Perfect Home for Ilvermorny”), which collected my arguments for why… Read More
2016-02-06 02:50
I’ve got big news for Harry Potter fans. Some of you may have read my earlier post (“Why Detroit Is the Perfect Home for Ilvermorny”), which collected my arguments for why… Read More
2016-02-01 19:58
It looks like Detroit architecture to me…
Last week, Pottermore, the official website for all things Harry Potter, announced the existence of FOUR previously unmentioned, internationa… Read More
2016-02-01 12:00
Crash Adams is 10 and I’m pretty sure she could kick my butt
I have a nine-year-old daughter, so every time I go into a bookstore, I am on the lookout for strong female protagonists. I… Read More
2015-04-09 02:41
My mom is getting a pretty cool Mother’s Day gift this year…
A few months back, I got a very unusual invitation. I was asked to contribute to an anthology titled A Letter to My… Read More
2015-04-01 21:14
April 2nd is International Children’s Book Day, an annual event that celebrates reading, literacy, and the million-and-a-half wonderful things about children’s literature. So, as… Read More
2015-02-25 13:00
It takes a village to raise a reader (or, at the very least, a few good websites)…
If you follow the Building a Library Facebook page (and, if you don’t, you should!), you&rsquo&hell…Read More
2015-02-23 13:00
Don’t follow the leader! Find a way to make your baby shower book stand out from the pack…
There was recently a post on Brightly (a site I’ve been writing for) that I real… Read More
2015-02-20 01:14
This is NOT the new Dr. Seuss book you’ve been hearing about…
There was considerable hubbub last year about the discovery of a “lost” Dr. Seuss book — What Pet… Read More
2014-12-17 13:30
Every year, my wife and I have the same problem around Christmastime – “How many books are too many books?” We’re lucky enough to have a kid that actually, hone… Read More
2014-12-15 13:30
I love the variety of book spines on my kid’s bookshelf…
I’ve never been a big fan of lists like “50 Books Your Kid HAS to Read” or “The 100 Best Childre… Read More
2014-10-28 06:35
The Death Eaters are coming for you!
Two weeks ago, my daughter’s elementary school had their annual Fall Festival and I got talked into… I mean, I got the privilege of helping… Read More
2014-10-28 06:14
Before I get started, let me say that I know that saying anything is the “best EVER” is one of the internet’s most heinous and frequent sins. Everything online has to be th… Read More
2014-10-09 12:00
Pickles. Why’d it have to be pickles?
Early readers can be a tricky kids’ book genre. I’m not actually sure that’s the preferred term – sometimes they’re… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I love shopping for kids’ books at used bookstores for two reasons – #1). you never know what you’re going to find and #2). it’s a fantastic reminder that the world o… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hey visual learners – Building a Library is continuing its painful slouch into the twenty-first century by finally kicking of our brand new Instagram page! (At this rate, we’ll b… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For a parent, keeping up with the current state of children’s publishing can be hard. Children’s and young adult titles are more popular than ever, so there are just an immense a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Back in October 2011, I contributed to a Kickstarter campaign by filmmaker Hannah Jayanti, who wanted to create an original documentary to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Phantom T… Read More
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