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Children's Books

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    April 2, 2012

    5 Songs For International Children's Literature Day

    Founded in 1967 and meant to coincide with the April 2 birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, the legendary Danish author of classic children's tales like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Ugly Duckling, International Children's Literature Day is a celebration of books meant to encourage young p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia: Swimmy, Inch by Inch and Frederick

    Founded in 1967 and meant to coincide with the April 2 birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, the legendary Danish author of classic children's tales like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Ugly Duckling, International Children's Literature Day is a celebration of books meant to encourage young p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2010

    The Littlest Angel

    Founded in 1967 and meant to coincide with the April 2 birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, the legendary Danish author of classic children's tales like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Ugly Duckling, International Children's Literature Day is a celebration of books meant to encourage young p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2010

    Madeline's Christmas

    Founded in 1967 and meant to coincide with the April 2 birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, the legendary Danish author of classic children's tales like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Ugly Duckling, International Children's Literature Day is a celebration of books meant to encourage young p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Top Five Food-Themed Children's Books

    ​With a glut of adult food memoirs on the market, it's easy to forget that some children's book rank among the best culinary literature. Here are my Top Five Food-Themed Children's Books. 5. Stone Soup (Marcia Brown). A wonderful lesson in collective cooking, Stone Soup recounts how visiting ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    'Lil Red Ridin' in da Hood

    Grandma Funk is going to put a hurt on Wolfey

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    April 1, 2010

    Houston Indie Book Festival

    Writers who don’t have time to wait for someone else to publish their book are finding their own way to readers

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

    It's raining cats...no, wait, make that fried catfish

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Target Free First Sunday

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston gives kids something to do while waiting for Santa Claus

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Mud Tacos! with Mario Lopez and Marissa Lopez-Wong

    How about a little pebble pico de gallo to go along with that?

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Attention Hipsters: Where the Wild Things Are Coming to Theaters Near You

    ​Okay, skinny-jeans-wearing early twentysomethings with dirty hair, get ready to stand in line at the movie theater and reminisce about your youth (a.k.a. last year) because the film version of Where the Wild Things Are is due out in theaters in mid-October. OMFG!Apparently this movie is an event ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    Tokyo Police Club

    ​Okay, skinny-jeans-wearing early twentysomethings with dirty hair, get ready to stand in line at the movie theater and reminisce about your youth (a.k.a. last year) because the film version of Where the Wild Things Are is due out in theaters in mid-October. OMFG!Apparently this movie is an event ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Jon Scieszka

    The author of The Stinky Cheese Man explains why all men are knuckleheads

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    Growing Up with Tamales

    Gwendolyn Zepeda reads from her new book

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    David Handler

    Have lunch with the author of The Sour Cherry Surprise

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2008

    Fried Rice: In the Hot Seat with Debra from Two Star Symphony

    Have lunch with the author of The Sour Cherry Surprise

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    Mixers, Elixirs & IMAX

    Picture Book gives visitors the UK treatment

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Katherine Paterson

    The author of Bridge to Terabithia comes to Houston for Inprint’s Cool Brains series

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Get Lit: The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

    The author of Bridge to Terabithia comes to Houston for Inprint’s Cool Brains series

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2006

    Mommy Inkiest

    The author of Bridge to Terabithia comes to Houston for Inprint’s Cool Brains series

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2006

    She's All NYC Now

    The author of Bridge to Terabithia comes to Houston for Inprint’s Cool Brains series

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2005

    A Date with George

    Seinfeld's Jason Alexander tours behind his Tooth Fairy tale

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Local CD Cover

    Seinfeld's Jason Alexander tours behind his Tooth Fairy tale

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Bookstore

    The Book Collector

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2003

    On-the-Job Training

    Wanna write books for a living? First, head for the slaughterhouse

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Children's Bookstore

    Blue Willow Books

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Street Smarts

    Nicolas Kanellos uses his radical training to get books to the people

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