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Books For Kids!

From timeless classics to new releases, you will find children's books for every age and stage.

My amazing grandson (Sincere) is loving a classic favorite "The Little Train That Could"..Video

"The stories we hear as children shape our view of the world. Most small children live their lives in quite a limited environment. Reading stories to children can show them far-flung places, extraordinary people and eye-opening situations to expand and enrich their world.

The benefits children get from having stories read to them are hugely increased when parents talk and ask questions about the story as well. If you’re rushing around looking after small children, it can be hard to find the time to sit down and read to them every day. Parents also might not feel comfortable reading aloud to their children no matter how much they’d like to, through lack of confidence, or worries about their own literacy skills. Stories don’t have to just live in books though. Traditions of storytelling go back through human existence a long time before books were even invented." - From iWonder

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years. Founded in 1895, NYPL is the nation’s largest public library system, featuring a unique combination of 88 neighborhood branches and four scholarly research centers, bringing together an extraordinary richness of resources and opportunities available to all.

@NYPL on Twitter

Scholastic -- Our Mission

To encourage the intellectual and personal growth of all children,
beginning with literacy.

Today, Scholastic books and educational materials are in tens of thousands of schools and tens of millions of homes worldwide, helping to Open a World of Possible for children across the globe.

@Scholastic on Twitter

Pottermore -- Every company has a story. Here’s ours . . .

Pottermore, the digital publishing, e-commerce, entertainment and news company from J.K. Rowling, is the global digital publisher of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. As the digital heart of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, pottermore.com is dedicated to unlocking the power of imagination. It offers news, features, and articles as well as new and previously unreleased writing by J.K. Rowling.

Discover more about your favourite characters, spells and creatures from across the wizarding world. Today, we invite you to explore Hogwarts.

@Pottermore on Twitter

Bloomsbury Kids

Welcome to the home of Bloomsbury Children's Books, general interest publishers of quality children's books for readers of all ages. Our lists include award winners Princess Academy and Gone Wild, and favorite authors such as Sarah J. Maas, Shannon Hale, E.D. Baker, Kevin O’Malley, Carrie Jones, Simone Elkeles, and Julianne Moore.

@bloomsburykids on Twitter

Curious World

Curious World is an app that delivers hundreds of fun and educational videos, games, and books to kids ages 2-7. Every video, game, and book is mapped to one or more of 8 Key Learning Areas. New content is added weekly to ensure that there's always more to learn and explore!

Curious World is brought to you by the global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - a leader in education for over 180 years.

@CuriousWorld

Sesame Street -- Our Mission

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street and so much more. Our mission is to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder—and we’re at work in more than 150 countries, using the power of media and our beloved Muppets to meet children’s development needs with critical early education, social impact programs, and a large dose of fun!

@SesameStreet, @PBSKids on Twitter

Reading Rainbow

Hosted by LeVar Burton for more than 20 years, "Reading Rainbow" teaches reading skills, habits, and attitudes. The magazine-style format takes kids on real-life journeys with celebrity guest readers and "Kid on the Street" book recommendations. Also incorporating popular music, history and social topics for kids, Reading Rainbow offers writing and illustrating contests for young viewers.

@ReadingRainbow, @LeVarBurton on Twitter

Nat Geo Kids

We teach kids about the world and how it works, empowering them to succeed and to make it a better place.

Nat Geo Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core. National Geographic Kids magazine (10 issues per year) and Little Kids magazine (six issues per year) are photo-driven publications and are available on newsstands or by subscription in print and on tablets.

@NGKids on Twitter

Mac Kids (Macmillian)

Macmillan Publishers, a distinctive group of publishing companies, has a rich history in the book industry. Our companies publish a broad range of quality works—including award-winning fiction and nonfiction, and inspired and much-loved children’s books. A forward-looking company, we’re dedicated to making our books available in whatever format our readers prefer, and we foster reader discussion through innovative community websites. Macmillan Publishers is committed to our authors, our employees, and to the environment.

Macmillan Publishers is a global trade publishing company, owned by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, with imprints in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and around the world.

@MacKidsBooks On Twitter

THE FLATIRON BUILDING

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For more than a century, New York City’s famous Flatiron Building has occupied a piece of curiously shaped real estate at 175 Fifth Avenue, sitting on a small triangular island at 23rd Street and Broadway, facing Madison Square. Designed by Chicago’s Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style, it was one of the tallest buildings in Manhattan upon its completion in 1902. Constructed using limestone and terra-cotta, and until fairly recently sporting hydraulic elevators, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world, appearing in numerous movies and on countless postcards and posters. Aside from the ground floor retail space, Macmillan Publishers is the sole tenant. The Flatiron’s interior is known for its strangely shaped offices, with walls that cut through at an angle on their way to the skyscraper’s famous point. These “point” offices feature amazing northern views that look directly upon another famous Manhattan landmark, the Empire State Building.

Paddington Bear Two Movie Coming Soon..

Paddington Bear Book Series

Paddington Bear Wordpress

Paddington Bear Movie Website

Paddington Bear on Twitter

Watch the New Trailer For Paddington Bear Two!

Little Brown Company

Little, Brown and Company was founded in 1837 and for close to two centuries has published fiction and nonfiction by many of America's finest writers. Early lists featured Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson's poetry, and Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, all of which are still available today. In 1993 Little, Brown created a new trade paperback imprint, Back Bay Books, to focus on long-term publication of the company's best fiction and nonfiction and to publish original trade paperbacks. Little, Brown is also the home of Bulfinch Press, a leading publisher of art and photography books. Bestselling novelists on our Little, Brown hardcover and Back Bay paperback lists include J. D. Salinger, James Patterson, Herman Wouk, Alice Sebold, Anita Shreve, Walter Mosley, Janet Fitch, John le Carre, Jimmy Buffett, Pete Hamill, David Foster Wallace, and Michael Connelly. In nonfiction, Little, Brown's bestselling and prizewinning works include such distinguished writers as Nelson Mandela, James Bradley, William Manchester, George Stephanopoulos, Gloria Steinem, the Dalai Lama, David Sedaris, John Feinstein, Malcolm Gladwell, and the cartoonist R. Crumb. Bulfinch publishes the distinguished photography of Ansel Adams, Sally Mann, Irving Penn, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Joyce Tenneson, Howard Schatz and Abelardo Morell.

@LittleBrown On Twitter

Random House Kids

Random House Children’s Books is the world’s largest English-language children's trade book publisher. Creating books for preschool children through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to activity books to picture books and novels, Random House Children’s Books brings together award-winning authors and illustrators, world-famous franchise characters, and multimillion-copy series.

@RandomHouseKids On Twitter

Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids inspires kids to explore the awesome world around them and satisfy their curiosity with innovative games, activities, quizzes and articles. Discovery Kids is trusted by parents, and helps children exercise their minds and bodies while actively learning through exploration.

@DiscoveryKids

Seussville—the official home of Dr. Seuss on the Web—is the place for children of all ages to play and learn with Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully whimsical books and classic characters. The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! and all of the Dr. Seuss books leap to life through interactive games and activities that will enrich each child’s reading experience.

Dr. Seuss believed that books and learning to read should be fun and exciting for children. The site maintains this spirit of fun and honors the tenets of his work: discovery, imagination, and creativity. Visitors will explore the lush animated environments as they uncover a wealth of games and information, including a comprehensive Dr. Seuss character guide, a searchable Dr. Seuss book catalog, biographical information, educator resources, parent tips, and more.

Seussville Website

Amazon books for children and young adults!

Barnes & Noble books for Kids!

Dear Readers, Keep your kids reading with guides to great book lists, book-related articles, and activities. I dedicate "Epic Books For Kids" to my grandchildren.

All The Best, Love Shelley

Book and Literacy Charities

Lit World -- Our Mission: Strengthening kids and communities through the power of their own stories. Together, authoring a bold new world of equity and opportunity.

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Kid President meets President Barack Obama

@LitWorldSays On Twitter

LitWorld is a non-profit organization creating permanent positive change in the world. We implement on-the-ground innovative solutions to the hard-to-tackle challenge of illiteracy worldwide. The combined power of children’s own stories + access to diverse reading/writing experiences + peer to peer and adult mentor relationships = productive and transformational literacy. We work in close and trusting partnerships with locally based, grassroots organizations to build sustainable outcomes for young people around the world.

'We believe that literacy is not a gift given just to some lucky ones, it is a foundational human right that brings joy, economic independence, gender equity and a pathway out of poverty. Everyone should have it.'

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Exclusive Look at "The Man Who Invented Christmas"

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 11:56PM

The Man Who Invented Christmas tells the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. Directed by Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), the film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

@bleeckerstfilms

Cast Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer

The Man Who Invented Christmas Website

In Theaters November 22, 2017...

First Post Goes To New York Public Library

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10:18AM

At the New York Public Library, you can call a librarian who will answer any researchable question you might have. The help-line has been around for over 40 years, and to this day it receives more than 30,000 calls a year. Need to know the color of an arctic fox's eyes? Ever wonder if there are full moons every night in Acapulco? Well, if Google isn't your thing, these librarians have got your answer.

This story is a part of our Human Condition series. Come along and let us connect you to some of the most peculiar, stirring, extraordinary, and distinctive people in the world. Great Big Story is a video network dedicated to the untold, overlooked & flat-out amazing. Humans are capable of incredible things & we're here to tell their stories. When a rocket lands in your backyard, you get in.

@NYPL, @GreatBigStory On Twitter

https://twitter.com/nypl/status/887348952932241409

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