May 06 2011

Author Interview: Donna Guthrie

Donna Guthrie

Donna Guthrie has written several children’s book, including Mrs. Gigglebelly Is Coming for Tea, which was first published in 1990. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Gigglebelly is giggling into the digital age — the book is now an app for the iPhone or iPad for only 99 cents. Read more »


Apr 19 2011

New Dr. Seuss Book Out This Fall

Dr. Seuss Beginner Box Set

A new Dr. Seuss book comes out this Fall. How is this possible? Read on. Read more »


Apr 06 2011

Kindle Book For Busy Moms Who Love Stars

Short Biographies of the Stars for Busy Moms Kindle Edition

Hey moms! Great news! If you love stars, don’t have that much time to spend reading about them, and have a Kindle, you can buy Short Biographies of the Stars for Busy Moms! For only $3.99! On your Kindle! It’s even published by something called Bizzy Moms! Because apparently these moms are SO busy, they can’t even spell! Read more »


Mar 31 2010

Pop Up Books Won’t Work On A Kindle

Someone needs to explain to Jeff Bezos that Pop Up books won’t work on a Kindle.

star-wars-pop-up-kindle

Screenshot from the Amazon.com page for Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy.

See also:

President Obama Buys ‘Star Wars’ Guide


Jul 30 2009

William Shatner Talks About Writing Star Trek Books

What more need be said?


Jul 26 2009

Get Your Kid a Robotic T. Rex

Robotic T. Rex book

Neat little item from Amazon. The Robotic T. Rex book, only $14.00.

Description:

Real robots have been around for more than half a century and used for a variety of purposes. Some dinosaur robots are at the cutting edge of robot research. For years, experimental dinobots have been helping scientists and engineers test out different ways of walking. This “rexbot” will have two legs for walking and a tail to keep it balanced, just like the real T. Rex. Also in existence is Banryu, a real working dinosaur robot. This Japanese robot is about as big as a medium-size dog and is able to patrol the house like a guard dog and using its infrared sensors that can listen for noises and sniff for smoke. From fossil bones in museums to special-effects monsters in movies, T. Rex is probably the most well-known and fascinating dinosaur of all. This all-encompassing, full-color illustrated book gives kids an up-close learning experience and the chance to build their own walking T. Rex!


Jun 08 2009

How Dad Looks In Kiddie Books

just-me-and-my-dadI’ve noticed something about a lot of the books I read to my youngest son.

Dad usually looks the same.

There are variations, but certain themes seem to pop up.

Here are some examples: Read more »