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When Schools Assign Inappropriate Materials
I suspect that parents have been complaining about the books schools have assigned or made available just about as long as there have been books and schools. For some, Harry Potter’s wizardry is unacceptable while for others, it is the existence of gay penguins that is problematic. Some object to racism or bigotry and some to political views....
Arts & Culture
The Value of Danger for Kids
When Gever Tulley posted a YouTube video on the “5 Dangerous Things Kids Should Do,” from a speech he gave at the TED Conference, little did he know how quickly it’d go viral. (Hint: Very quickly.) After surprising Internet success, Tulley, along with wife, Julie Spiegler, set out to publish their super-controversial book, Fifty Dangerous Thi...
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Slow Down, We’re Learning to Read!
Children with poor language skills can make great improvements if parents simply change how the read to them, a new study has found. The small study, conducted by the University of Sydney, followed 36 children aged four and five from disadvantaged backgrounds. Their parents parents were taught to pause and ask questions while reading books to th...
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Absolutely Essential Books For Kids: The Runaway Bunny
If your child doesn’t have a copy of The Runaway Bunny on his or her bookshelf, you need to rectify the situation immediately. My favourite lines from this childhood classic appear on the first page: “Once, there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. So he said to his mother, “I am running away.” “If you run away,” sai...
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Angelina’s Campaign Against Jennifer
A new tell-all book is coming out about Brangelina. Yeah, I know… what a surprise. The author, Ian Halperin, thinks he has the inside scoop of how Angelina nabbed Brad from Jennifer Aniston. Sigh. Called Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Halperin reveals that Jolie began a “mean-spirited but effective campaign...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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