The City of Ember is the only light in a dark, dark world. But, when the light starts to dim because the power starts to fade it’s up to just two children to try to save the city.
There is more to the The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) than just the darkness. Deep beneath the city is a history that is ignored, there are things like death that have no meaning, much like that in the The Giver.
Ember comes to the screen October 10, 2008. Read the book BEFORE you see the movie!

This week’s theme is the Dog Days of Summer so we thought we would start off with a great read aloud dog book…from Amanda Bynes.
Enjoy The Night I Followed the Dog

Did you know that the American Girl Dolls and the new movie starting Abigail Breslin also has books? The American Girl company is doing great right now with the premiere of the movie, Kit Kittredge, An American Girl,  in New York, Chicago, LA, Atlanta, and Dallas on July 2. It will be in your local theaters July 2. (exclusive engagement tickets are on sale now!)

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 Kids know what kids like to read.  So why not check out review sites and blogs written by young readers about the books they like to read and interviews of the authors who write them?
At Reader Views Kids, you’ll find Reader Reviews, Reader Interviews, and Reader PreViews of various books.   These give children, teens and adults insight into the books youngsters like to read.
Do you have suggestions for book review sites and blogs for young readers? 
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who” spent another weekend atop the movie list over Easter. Studio estimates put the weekend collections at nearly $25 million. The movie’s 10 day total is $85.5 million.
In case you’re wondering what the who-pla is about, here’s the trailer:

It’s Seuss month!
While Dr. Seuss was all about children’s books, many of his works have been adapted to the big screen.
The first cartoon adaptation was in 1942 for Horton Hatches the Egg. It was animated at Warner Brothers, which is of course, still around today. The short was directed by Robert Clampett, who is best known for his work with the popular Looney Tunes series.
Here’s the original cartoon:

(Viewer warning: Although the short was intended for children, there are some scenes which might not be appropriate for small children including a brief episode of a fish committing suicide by gunfire.)

Following up on my post about putting the kibosh on poop talk for the Little Mole books, I found this great video of the German version of Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wolte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat. Even if you don’t know German (I know very little), you’ll get the gist:

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Jenna Bush recently phoned home… on Ellen. Jenna was there to promote her book, Ana’s Story, which I recently reviewed (post to follow shortly).
You can see the interview, including a moment with “Daddy” Bush, here:

Hmm… No takers on yesterday’s trivia question yet?
How about a little Grinch video for inspiration?