Books
Some Parents Wary Of 'Wimpy Kid' Series
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Children's Books
From Our Listeners
'Wimpy Kid' Author Answers Kids' Questions()
October 22, 2009 Kids all over the world, forced to listen to NPR by their parents, finally have a chance to weigh in. They've e-mailed hundreds of questions for Jeff Kinney, who writes the wildly popular children's book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Books
An Orphan, An Elephant And A Hapless Magician()
October 20, 2009 Kate DiCamillo's latest children's book, The Magician's Elephant, begins with a crash when an elephant bursts through the ceiling of an opera house.
Books
Julie Andrews Celebrates The Sound Of Poetry()
October 16, 2009 Though her singing voice was irreparably damaged in 1997, Julie Andrews' innate musicality is irrepressible. Her new book, a collection of poems, songs and lullabies, features an accompanying CD in which Andrews reads some of the verses that played an important role in her family.
Books
Pooh Faithful Return To The Hundred Acre Wood()
October 2, 2009 In the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne's classic tales of Winnie the Pooh, author David Benedictus treads gently on the sacred woods of the original.
'Exquisite Corpse' An Online Adventure For Kids()
September 26, 2009 Host Guy Raz strolls down to the National Mall, where kid-book authors Jon Scieszka and Kate DiCamillo are introducing The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, an online serial story written by a posse of children's authors. It premiered Saturday at the National Book Festival.
Diversions
Wizard Wannabes: 'Potter' Park To Open In Spring()
September 16, 2009 "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" isn't a new J.K. Rowling book or film. It's a ride — or, rather, it will be when the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter," a section of Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park, opens in Orlando, Fla., next spring.
