Harry Potter Countdown!
We are rapidly approaching the day that millions of kids (and adults) around the world have been waiting for. The much anticipated seventh and last work, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows written by...
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Nicky’s list
My 10-year-old friend Nicky is the quintessential bribable reader. When I went shopping with his mom and older sister recently, Nicky patiently spent several contented hours in a corner of a shoe...
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Books at Bedtime: Harry Potter
Two weeks ago today, my children stayed up till well after midnight to take part in a social event which will be earmarked by history as the denouement of a publishing phenomenon: dressed in old...
View ArticleThe Tiger's Bookshelf: Beyond Harry Potter
Most of us know that bright children frequently read books written for adults, but it’s less commonly recognized that bright adults frequently read books written for children. (Harry Potter, anyone?)...
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The Tiger’s Bookshelf: Books Enjoyed by Boys
We’re delighted to hear from two British boys who responded to our plea for information about books that children love. Alistair, who is nine and a half, says that books he has recently read for fun...
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Beedle the Bard in Bangkok
If there is anybody who doubts the power of J.K. Rowling to excite readers around the world, please look carefully at this photo. At the moment that The Tales of Beedle the Bard is being released in...
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Meeting up in Edinburgh
Yesterday, I went up to Edinburgh for the day to meet up with fellow PaperTigers blogger Sally Ito and her children, who are on holiday in Scotland at the moment. Despite the pretty miserable weather,...
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