Articles tagged:books children

Posted: Thu Jul 22 10:41 a.m. by Nicola Rooney Community Contributor

My personal favorites from this week's lists are "A Reliable Wife" by David Goolrick and "Living Great Lakes" by Jerry Dennis - the choice for this year's Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" opens at the Michigan Theater tonight. The movie version is getting praise from all ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 1 2:18 p.m. by Nicola Rooney Community Contributor

The Heartland Indie Bestseller List is based on actual sales in real bookstores for the week ending June 27. The list is brought to you by IndieBound, GLIBA, and MBA, based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, the Midwest Booksellers Association, and IndieBound. ...

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Posted: Wed Jun 23 3:36 p.m. by Nicola Rooney Community Contributor

The Heartland Indie Bestseller List is brought to you by IndieBound, GLIBA, and MBA, based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, the Midwest Booksellers Association, and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.

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Posted: Thu Jun 17 3:47 p.m. by Nicola Rooney Community Contributor

The Heartland Indie Bestseller List is brought to you by IndieBound, GLIBA, and MBA, based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, the Midwest Booksellers Association, and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.

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Posted: Tue Jun 15 8 a.m. by Rachel Erdstein Community Contributor

Summer is often a time when families travel with school-age children. It may be a cosmopolitan vacation to a city, a cross-country drive to a national park or a trip “up north”. It could even involve an international flight to visit family or places unfamiliar. Whenever I plan a trip, ...

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Posted: Tue Jun 1 5 p.m. by Rachel Erdstein Community Contributor
The very hungry reader: Kids love Eric Carle

My Burns Park Elementary School second-graders were ready for class to begin when I held up Eric Carle’s "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Before I could get a word out, one of the students shouted “I have that book at home!” Carle’s books are popular, and his artwork is undeniably recognizable. ...

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Posted: Tue May 4 8 a.m. by Rachel Erdstein Community Contributor
Recipes for reading success: a story of Thunder Cake and pureed tomatoes

Every year, during the coldest part of winter, I host a desserts-only potluck. This year, I was determined to make a Thunder Cake using the recipe from the back of Patricia Polacco’s book of the same name. It is a chocolate cake with the surprising ingredient of pureed tomatoes.

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Posted: Tue Apr 20 8 a.m. by Rachel Erdstein Community Contributor
Reading for our planet: book suggestions for Earth Day

For many of us, 40 years is a lifetime ago. For our children, that’s many lifetimes ago. In this time frame, it is fair to say that few parents and no students in elementary school can recall the social or political climate surrounding the inception of Earth Day. Thankfully, we ...

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Posted: Thu Mar 11 1:52 p.m. by Nicola Rooney Community Contributor

After storytime at 11 a.m., Nicola's Books is expecting a visit from Maurice Sendak's Wild Thing at 11:30 a.m. Come and join in a Wild Rumpus and celebrate the wonderful story of Max and his journey to where the wild things are. Nicola's Books is located in the Westgate Shopping ...

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