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Scholastic Censors LGBT Book
I’ve always thought that the Scholastic Book Fairs were pretty cool. They make kids’ books available at extremely affordable prices in a very convenient and even fun way. I imagine lots of kids have books because of Scholastic that wouldn’t have them otherwise. The company is also good to teachers, offering liberal bonuses to let teachers...
Strollerderby
Maurice Sendak Hardcore On Wild Things Fears
Afraid Where the Wild Things Are will be too scary for your tot? The author of the classic children’s book upon which the movie is based has three words for you: “go to hell”. Maurice Sendak was sitting in on a panel discussion with Newsweek plus the film’s director, Spike Jonze, and screenwriter Dave Eggers when the subject turned to pa...
FameCrawler
Is Kate’s Cookbook A No Go?
Just when Kate needs some positive cash flow the most, word has it that her latest book deal is going awry. According to the rumour mill, Kate’s cookbook, “Love is in the Mix: Turning Meals into Memories, has been taken off Zondervan’s web site. Has Kate’s book deal gone kaput? Honestly, it seems like anything with Kate’s name on it wo...
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Interview With Wild Things’ Director Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are hits cinemas in Australia, 3 December 2009. Like many people—dare I say most people?—one of my favourite books as a child was Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are. And, like most people, I would hate to see it cheapened by Hollywood trying to make it into some sort of blockbuster action-comedy...
Droolicious
Play All Day—Design For Children
If you’re like me (and you probably are since you are reading reviews on Droolicious), you are obsessed with (or at least an enthusiastic fan of) well-designed products for kids. Play All Day is a fascinating book dedicated to the best products, toys, playgrounds, spaces and clothing for kids. My favourite designers (like Dante Beatrix, Wall Ca...
Droolicious
Bookworm: Pictorial Webster’s – A Visual Dictionary Of Curiosities
Sometimes words are not enough. A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. Which makes the Pictorial Webster’s Dictionary - A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities (By John M. Carrera - Chronicle Books) a windfall of wordless wonder. Now I should say now that this is not really a children’s book, but it’s a fun activity to grab th...
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Are Children’s Book Authors All Vegetarians?
Perhaps it’s just our tendency to anthropomorphise every animal we draw in a picture book. Or perhaps the theory that early humans really evolved as prey species more than predators holds water and we have some innate loyalty for the home team despite our actual omnivorous ways. But I’ve got to say that the number of stories in which a carni...
Arts & Culture
10 Kids Movies That Were Better Than The Book
Another Harry Potter movie opens soon, and so begins another round of criticism about how the film does or doesn't live up to the book. But for all that griping about the books done wrong by Hollywood, what happens when the movie is really better than the book? Check out these kiddie flicks that rocked the books. — Jeanne Sager 1. Shrek...
Droolicious
Scribbles On Sale
Everyone Poops author Taro Gomi has a fantastic series of coloring and doodling books. My kid got this one, Scribbles, for his birthday, and I think we’re equally in love with it. Much like Gomi’s other coloring book, Squiggles, Scribbles features playful drawings, funny scenarios and fun-to-follow instructions. This book is not just for co...
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