Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher's Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through...

"In thinking about which works of Jewish thought can and should be an essential part of every Jewish library, I conceived of the volume you hold in your hand. Each chapter in this book features a scholar of Jewish studies revisiting a particularly foundational and salient work of maḥshevet Yisrael (Jewish thought), from medieval to modern, and discussing its themes, its historical context, the circumstances and background of its author (the "person...

"In this volume, Chris Loker, the proprietor of the Children's Book Gallery, an antiquarian children's bookshop in San Francisco, profiles and reflects on the legacies of iconic American children's books, spanning from 1900 to the present day (with the last title being published in 2015). Being co-published with the Book Club of California as well as Godine, this book was inspired by an exhibition with the Grolier Club in 2015 that profiled "One Hundred...

This is the first bibliography about the Egyptian passenger liner Zamzam that was sunk in the South Atlantic on April 17, 1941, by the German raider Atlantis. The author's mother and her six children were trying to join missionary Danielson in Tanganyika. Wilfred was 3 years old. The incident was bizarre, harrowing, and miraculous, resulting in much news reporting, many articles, and books. The bibliography annotates the numerous published and unpublished...

"Recommended by "Dear Abby" upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more than three decades to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook, updated and revised by education specialist Cyndi Giorgis, discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading...

"Spotlighting dozens of titles that have been challenged since 2015 and that are written for young children through teens, this book provides librarians the information and guidance they need to defend challenged books with an informed response"--

This collection includes Oscar Wilde's only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," as well as all his stories, plays, and poems.