Gives Me Goosebumps
R.L. Stine has been making the rounds lately: NYT & NYM. I'm still in disbelief that the Goosebumps maestro is the same guy who charmed my childhood with '70s Scholastic humor books written under a […]
I Kid You Not
In No Time Flat
I love a good old fashioned scare tactic book for children. I highly doubt that kids get the fear of being crushed while playing in a pile of leaves instilled in them anymore. Damn shame. […]
Kids These Days
I don’t know if people are more prudish now (getting worked up over things like peanuts, cupcakes and third-hand smoke around your children makes me say yes, pedophilia almost seems antiquated) but it just doesn’t […]
Ida Know, Not Me
I’m still being treated to mystery packages of books arriving on my doorstep every few days. I wasn’t surprised to see my Family Circus paperbacks, but 19 of them?! I had no clue that I’d […]
Worse Than Discovering Your Dad is Santa Claus
Earlier this year I kicked off a new category intended to be about blasts from library shelves past because I love revisiting old childhood books (I noticed Jezebel just started a review of ‘80s YA […]
The Portmanteau Book
It’s strange that I’m no fan of small children and yet I love their books. Or at least those that I grew up with. I’m way out of the modern kiddie lit loop (I just […]