Pinocchio. C. Collodi
[This article originally appeared in High Points magazine.] Some stories are retold so often that they become part of our cultural folklore; eventually we are able to go … Read more »
[This article originally appeared in High Points magazine.] Some stories are retold so often that they become part of our cultural folklore; eventually we are able to go … Read more »
PETER PAN Retold in Story Form from J. M. Barrie’s Dramatic Fantasy. edited by G. D. Drennan New York: Barse & Hopkins, [ca. 1909] This is a delightful … Read more »
The Three Investigators series is one of the most popular children’s mystery series of all time. Unlike other popular series, such as the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew, … Read more »
This video will show you how to identify the true first edition of Winnie-the-Pooh. Sorry about all the black stuff in the beginning, but it goes away once the … Read more »
Okay, not exactly an educational video about books, but here’s one thing the kids and I do every once in a while: stop-action renditions of our favorite fairy … Read more »
The Golden Compass.Philip Pullman. Del Rey: 1997. A celebrated book and rightly so. The writing is simple enough for young adults yet good enough for adults, the plot … Read more »
The Ear, the Eye, and the ArmNancy Farmer.Orchard Books: 1994. In Africa 2194 AD, the top General’s three kids are too over-protected by their parents and not allowed … Read more »
TruckersTerry PratchettDelacorte: 1990. The first in a new series for teens, Truckers has the usual (though a bit toned down) Pratchett humor and wacky mythology. This mythology is … Read more »
The Johnny Maxwell Trilogyby Terry Pratchett.Doubleday: 1992, 1993, 1996 Humorous trilogy, geared for teens: Only You Can Save Mankind. Johnny is sucked into a video game world, while … Read more »
The Thinking Machine: Adventures of a Mastermind by Jacques Futrelle. Originally written during the first decade of the 20th century, the Thinking Machine stories introduced one of … Read more »