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3rd in Planet of the Dogs Series Is Best, Reviewer Says
Our last blog was all about Robert McCarty’s Planet of the Dogs series. For the third in the series, I’m letting my assistant reviewer Thomas Jarvis, age 10, officiate. Take it away, Thoma… more →
Magic Bookshelf Online
Great Present for Grandpa or Grandson!
mygrandmasue wrote 3 weeks ago: Don’t forget to consider giving Grandpa Do It! I Do It, Too! as a Christmas or Chanuka present … more →
Welcome to Bridget Renee Kendall's page
bondthecat wrote 3 months ago: Bridget Renee Kendall, a Louisville native, has lived a varied and interesting life before finding h … more →
Do You Know Kids With Allergies?
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mygrandmasue wrote 3 months ago: The Itchy Kids Club website is a wonderfully fun information center for kids and families dealing wi … more →
Grandparents Day - Sept 13
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mygrandmasue wrote 3 months ago: Jimmy Carter declared Grandparents Day a national holiday in 1978. Grandparents Day is the first Sun … more →
Amazon Author Page
mygrandmasue wrote 5 months ago: I just received notification that my Author Page for Grandma Sue is available on Amazon.com. So now, … more →
3rd in Planet of the Dogs Series Is Best, Reviewer Says
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jbmcqueen wrote 5 months ago: Our last blog was all about Robert McCarty’s Planet of the Dogs series. For the third in the s … more →
Planet of the Dog Series Barks Up the Right Tree
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jbmcqueen wrote 6 months ago: “Out in space, on the other side of the sun is the Planet of The Dogs. This is the story of th … more →
SLJ's Battle of the (Kids') Books starts today!
jbmcqueen wrote 8 months ago: Clever children’s author Jon Scieszka’s role as Children’s Book Ambassador for Sch … more →
Drumroll, please... the new Newberys are here
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jbmcqueen wrote 10 months ago: About a month ago I wrote about complaints that the American Library Association’s prestigious … more →
Obama-mania hits the kids' shelves
jbmcqueen wrote 11 months ago: Whether you were an Obama supporter or not, he is indeed our 44th President-elect. And our children … more →
Turning Back the Clock: James Thurber's classic The 13 Clocks Revisited
jbmcqueen wrote 11 months ago: “Once upon a time, in a gloomy castle on a lonely hill, where there were thirteen clocks that … more →
Green Christmas
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jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: My husband Josh has a Quaker background that doesn’t seem to manifest itself much in his daily … more →
Stinky Cheese Man author reveals all
jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: If you have a kid, you probably know author Jon Scieszka, or have seen his work – he’s b … more →
Carter/Cash legacy publishes children's book
jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: Music producer/legacy John Carter Cash, only son of the late music greats Johnny Cash and June Carte … more →
Newfangled Nights Before Christmas
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jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: A couple of nights ago while my husband and I were browsing in the children’s section (where e … more →
Coffee for a cause
jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: Eight O’Clock Coffee, that good budget standby in the coffee/tea aisle at the grocery store, i … more →
My first Christmas book review of the year - with good reason
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jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: So when is it OK to unleash the Christmas stuff? I don’t know about you, but I get a little of … more →
Can a book really help kids lose weight?
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jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: I usually equate good books with the building of reading and writing skills, the value of rich, well … more →
Still free to be you and me
jbmcqueen wrote 1 year ago: If you were to take a poll of nostalgia-joggers from childhood, an oft-cited one among the 40-and-un … more →
