http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog Helping Smart Parents Grow Smart Kids Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:20:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally. Took as long to write as kids will take to read the books...but they will, because we chose books that kids want to read. The summer reading list some schools hand out sometimes have too many books kids don't want to read..often with sad plots and vicious characters. Well, ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2008/06/01/summer-reading-list-up-at-kidsreadingcirclecom/ We are nothing but sunny over at Kids Reading Circle. Afterall, our goal over there is to help kids choose books. If we don't like a book, we don't review the book. But here, on the blog, we allow ourselves to raise a few more questions. One recently came to ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2008/05/25/sunny-days/ My goodness. I'd heard his name bandied about; mostly things like "philosophical, isn't he?" or "people say he writes fantasy or sci-fi, but it's more than that, isn't it?" More is not the word. His writing can't be pegged. He is all of the above, and a story teller, a historian, ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2008/01/20/terry-pratchett/ Did you know if you talked to your electric company, you could arrange to be powered by the wind? Visit Kids Reading Circle for more information. And while you are there, why don't you take a peek at our new reviews. Up now is Castle Corona by Sharon Creech, and ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/11/04/is-your-house-powered-by-wind/ Banned Book Week is Sept. 29- Oct. 1. The national event is sponsored by The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), and others to celebrate the freedom to read. The other sponsors are the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/09/24/hear-ye-hear-ye-banned-book-week/ You can't sit your teenager on your lap and read books every night, but there are still ways to influence their desire to read. First off, make sure there are tempting books within reach. School-required novels are sometimes depressing; try to find lighter books for recreational reading. The Unfortunate Events ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/09/24/making-of-a-teenage-reader/ Hey, parents. Want to read something scary? One in four adults did not read a book last year. See more on this here. Maybe Kids Reading Circle.com. can help turn this tide of non-reading...feel free to leave a comment on the issue below. News about KidsReadingCircle.com: We've added the a Children's ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/09/01/scary-poll/ Hey kids, Do you ever look up at night? Do you want to know more about the constellations? Well, try a visit to this site and visit the Interactive Night Sky Map. First of all, go get a parent. Together, call up this site and push the fancy button on the ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/08/12/starry-skies/ Join us at KidsReadingCircle.com for our second "First-Lines" contest and the chance to get your name on our Winner's Tree..[Contest finished] http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/08/12/first-lines-contest-2-2/ Are you good at remembering the first lines of books you've read? Perhaps you are good at guessing them, based on what you've just heard about the book. That's okay, too. Enter our contest at KidsReading Circle.com and try your hand at it here. The rules? You must guess at least ... http://kidsreadingcircle.com/blog/2007/07/27/kidsreadingcirclecom-first-line-contest/