Tag: books
Booklyn
If one were asked to sketch the outline of a book, most would draw a rectangular shape with some kind of hard or paperback cover encapsulating a stack of papers. Said drawing would not be inaccurate – it would just be lacking imagination. Unfortunately a lack of imagination had become a far too common occurrence in the literary and publishing worlds, which is why a group of artists tried challenging the status quo by founding the non-profit organization Booklyn back in 1999.
My Taxi Ride
New York City is an incredible place to raise children. Just ask husband-and-wife writing team Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender, who followed their successful book My Subway Ride with My Taxi Ride.
Longstockings
Armed with unbridled enthusiasm for Pippi Longstocking and MFAs from The New School, eight writers dedicated themselves to writing and reading great books for children and teens.
Mark Kurlansky
See New York City from a new point of view in Mark Kurlansky’s book The Big Oyster – History on the Half Shell.
Learning Wheel
For the best of fun and education for your kids, take a spin on The Learning Wheel, a toy store that specializes in informative play.
