Actor Michael Cera really likes the book Youth in Revolt, by C. D. Payne. In a recent Globe and Mail article, Cera said he is a “rabid Payne fan.” This is a cool one to tell your teenager about – Cera’s career is smoking-hot right now. He starred in the […]
Book Reviews
Great books for teens
Teenagers are reading lots these days. CBC Radio recently had two young book aficionados talk about what teens are interested in, and it’s more than just Twilight (although Twilight’s in there as well). They said that some hot teen genres are: *Speculative fiction (this used to be known as science […]
Goofy titles draw kids in
If you lie, your butt will grow. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but my son sure wants to read this book. We were at the library today. I was trying to get my son to check out some books. He was more interested in the computer game […]
Books for boys
One of our recent posts listed stuff boys like. Here’s another look at those categories, with some reading choices for each one. I also encourage you to post your own suggestions in the Comments. Gross stuff Here are some suitably gross books boys love. Walter the Farting Dog, by William […]
Alice in Wonderland – the trailer
Click on this image for a larger version. (It’s worth the click.) Disney has put its trailer for Alice back on YouTube. (They musta read my blog post telling them to put it back…) The trailer is quite something. Very exciting and Burton-esque, dark and whimsical, with that heart-pumping music […]
Alice in Wonderland
Alice may be the next Willy Wonka. I’m excited! I think I may have just found the next book we’re going to read aloud. It’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Here’s why. Tim Burton is directing a movie of the classic, which will star Johnny Depp as the […]
Willy Wonka to the rescue
Willy Wonka has been a huge success. As you may remember from a previous post, my son and I were looking for a book to read aloud, and I stumbled upon Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Raold Dahl. We read it in the course of about five nights and […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Robin Hood didn’t turn out so well. Too many thees and thous. It was all, “Robin thou doest” this, and “thou hast not” that. Too much for a seven-year-old, no matter how many bloodthirsty deeds there are. We got two chapters in and had to stop. In desperation, I went […]
Finding a classic for today
I’m looking for a classic to read to my son.Although he’s a good reader, I still read to him every night. It’s us-time. And, it gives me a chance to stop and explain certain words or phrases as I read. A couple of days ago, driving home from vacation, we […]
The Encyclopedia of Immaturity
This is a no-fail book for boys. I recommend The Encyclopedia of Immaturity extremely highly, even though I’ve never read it. In fact, it’s because I’ve never read it that I recommend it. Here’s why – the book tells you not to let your parents read it. And my son […]
