Christmas brings out the child in each of us in ways no other holiday does. Most of us retain happy childhood memories of this special, celebratory season. Some of those memories are nestled inside favorite children’s Christmas books. You know, …
Children's books
Children’s Books About a Parent’s Love
Blogger: Rachel Kent
First, the big news. We are having a boy! 🙂 My daughter really wanted a sister, but she is taking it well and has started talking about her baby brother.
Valentine’s Day is Sunday! I have been …
Good Girl Books
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Our Books & Such offices are closed for Christmas Break. We decided to choose some oldies but goodies to re-blog. This is a blog post I wrote several years ago but I still think about some of …
Favorite Christmas Book to Read with a Child
Blogger: Rachel Kent
My daughter and I are always reading together and this time of year she has two favorite Christmas books. Honestly, both are a little young for her now, but sometimes by the end of a very long …
The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Labor Day seems like the perfect day to take a nap. The idea behind the holiday, which was created in 1885 to celebrate workers’ contributions to the economic and social well-being of America, is for people …
Why Print Books are on the Upswing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
What’s the health status of publishing, based on first quarter reports, which were released in July?
The industry is in stable condition, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP) findings. Ebook sales are …
A Father Who Reads
Blogger: Rachel Kent
In honor of Father’s Day, I’d like to write about the dads in my life. 🙂
I am blessed to have a wonderful father who enjoys reading. My brothers and I got him a Kindle for his …
Picture Books
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
We always try to engage in trend spotting. Sometimes the trends are good but others break our hearts. I generally look toward the future with optimism but I always allow myself time to mourn what used …
A Marketing Trick and a Giveaway
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Author Diane Stortz is a Books & Such client with a lovely new release, Words to Dream On: Bedtime Bible Stories and Prayers. It is a storybook Bible with delightful illustrations (by Diane Le Feyer) and …
Print books are not on the way out!
Blogger: Rachel Kent
As a print book reader (who tried using a Kindle and didn’t like it) all of the talk about print books disappearing caused me pain! I love my books and my bookshelves and I’m not ready to …