One of the toughest things these days is to know which books to buy for the kids – this holiday season I’ve got some help from my friendly little elves at The Scholastic Store – with some top picks! Clifford Cares by Norman Bridwell – (Ages 0-3; $6.99) Clifford loves to ...

193. A pair of colorful socks and a good book are two gifts that will always add joy to her life. Remember this during her teen years. (photo: Jaime973)

The children’s eBook space is evolving so quickly and changing so fast, this is almost Part 3 of my look at digital books for kids. Last month, GeekDad looked at a number of different models and types of eBooks that are out there and explored a little bit about how that ...

Word association: Say “Halloween,” and I think,”Ray Bradbury.” In a 1993 piece for TV Guide, Bradbury described the deepest experience of his favorite holiday as “tasting darkness, but thrilled by the encounter because we are alive to savor it. It is somewhat similar to leaving the dentist’s after a tooth pull ...

This weekend I had the great good fortune to attend Portland’s annual celebration of the written word. My wife is a rockstar for letting me get away all weekend. Wordstock, a 2-day book festival, was held this past weekend in Portland, Oregon. I had the chance to attend and ...

This weekend I had the great good fortune to attend Portland’s annual celebration of the written word. My wife is a rockstar for letting me get away all weekend. Wordstock, a 2-day book festival, was held this past weekend in Portland, Oregon. I had the chance to attend and ...

Today’s children sit more than ever. Babies spend hours confined in car seats and carriers rather than crawling, toddling or being carried. As they get older their days are often heavily scheduled between educational activities and organized events. Children have 25 percent less time for free play than they did ...

My 4 year old son is getting quite spoiled when it comes to bedtime — since introducing him to the Jack and the Beanstalk story app and the Berenstain Bears app, he’s now asking me which new story I’ll have for him tonight. I can see that he’s enjoying the ...

When was the last time you sat down with a good book? How about the last time you sat down all day to dedicate your time to reading? If this sounds appealing to you, then consider participating in this year’s Do Nothing But Read Day. The event, running for its ...

My kids aren’t old enough for the Lord of the Rings films yet, but once they have read through Harry Potter I have it in mind to start them on Tolkien’s books. The problem is that these are quite a tall order for any beginners in today’s media world, which ...