Ask Your Child About...

... the new collection of Living Books - interactive animated stories (Kindergarten/1st grade)

... stories about all the different holidays celebrated this season (2nd grade)

... using the encyclopedia to research interesting facts about animals (3rd grade)

... using the Dewey Decimal system to find books (4th and 5th grades)

... using reference books for research (4th and 5th grades)

Taking your kid to see a movie over the holiday??

The website Common Sense Media posts reviews of movies, TV shows, books, video games and other media. While other critics are looking for plot and character development, these reviews are checking out the language, role models, scariness consumerism, etc. Adults and children write the reviews and they tend to have a, well, common sense approach to what is appropriate for children. Of course, ultimately it is each parent's decision.

Read the rating for the release Fantastic Mr. Fox and decide if you agree.

List of Award-winning books

Looking for something to read over the holidays? This is a fun web site that suggests children's books to read. Select your criteria (age, setting, ethnicity of protagonist, gender, etc) and the website will search its database of award-winning children's literature. Give it a try. Did it pick out a good book?