Good Comics for Kids
September 18, 2019 by Betsy Bird
You want something high class and snazzy? You know who to turn to. Today I sit down (virtually) with Marilyn Singer and I pull no punches, people! Good thing I really like today's book.
July 19, 2013 by Betsy Bird
Rutherford B., Who Was He? Poems About Our Presidents By Marilyn Singer Illustrated by John Hendrix Hyperion Books for Children $17.99 ISBN: 978-142317100-3 Ages 7 and up On shelves December 17th There is a brief moment of doubt when you first cast eyes upon the title of this book. It’s partly the design of the […]
March 9, 2012 by Betsy Bird
A Stick Is an Excellent Thing By Marilyn Singer Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Clarion Books (a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-547-12493-3 Ages 4-8 On shelves now If the helicopter parents don’t smother `em then the death of recess by test-minded schools will. Kids today have a heck of a time playing like they used […]
May 3, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse By Marilyn Singer Illustrated by Josee Masse Dutton (an imprint of Penguin) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-525-47901-7 Ages 4 and up On shelves now. I like to think that the world of children’s literature has gained a bit more respect in the last decade or so. Folks notice it and […]
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