Today’s Kindle Daily Deal for kids includes three Halloween-themed picture books, priced at $1.99 each. By The Light Of The Halloween Moon (5/5 stars) – From Amazon: In this “catchy, lilting cumulative tale with glorious comical/scary illustrations” (Kirkus Reviews), a little girl’s toe taps a tune as her legs dangle from a footbridge that has … Read more
Neil Gaiman and Audible are teaming up for a good cause: the education charity DonorsChoose.org. Gaiman has written a brand new short story for Halloween and serves as narrator for the Audible audiobook recording too. For its part, Audible is giving the recording away for free and for every download, donating $1 to Donors Choose. … Read more
For a limited time, Brandon Sanderson’s novella Legion in Audible Audiobook format (4.5/5 stars) is available for free! From Amazon: Brandon Sanderson is one of the most significant fantasists to enter the field in a good many years. His ambitious, multi-volume epics (Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive) and his stellar continuation of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of … Read more
Many of us read Lois Lowry’s Newbury Award Winner The Giver in school, but you may not realize The Giver was just the first in a planned trilogy of novels, which has now been expanded to a quartet with the release of Lowry’s Son. These future dystopia novels are appropriate for young chapter book readers, … Read more
Full-cast recordings, or “dramatizations” of great books can elevate the material to a whole new level. Consider the following Audible titles: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, A Signature Performance By Tim Curry [Unabridged] (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.95 or 1 Audible member credit) – From Amazon: This version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, … Read more
We’re happy to share this post from our sister site, Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily, where you can find all things Kindle for kids and teens, every day! Student and teacher reviews are sponsored by the Kids Corner Book of The Week – Neon May’s urban fantasy Chloe and the Half-World – 11/12 Rave … Read more
Many parents want their daughters to find better role models in books than the usual fairy tale princesses, and these books are just the ticket! The Paper Bag Princess (4.5/5 stars, ages 4 and up, currently priced at $5.79) – From Amazon: Elizabeth, a beautiful princess, lives in a castle and wears fancy clothes. Just … Read more
This time of year we’re steeped in the myth and magic of All Hallow’s Eve, but where did this holiday and all its traditions come from? And what about Halloween’s scary cast of characters: vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies and witches? Are there really any such things? These Kindle books should give you all the information … Read more