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McDonald’s Reimagines Happy Meals(Post)
This November, McDonald's is temporarily replacing its traditional Happy Meal toys with children’s books in order to promote literacy and wellness. Beginning the first of the month, which coincides w ...
15 Book-to-Movie Adaptations You'll Want to See(Post)The major book-to-movie adaptations coming out in 2016 that you don't want to miss. The movie is never as good as the book, right? Well, that certainly hasn't stopped Hollywood this year. With all o ...
8 Best-Selling Books Made for Young Readers(Post)These young readers editions make perfect classroom novel sets! With so many great best-selling books being published left and right, it’s only fair to expect that readers of all ages are able to en ...
The Goldfinch wins the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction(Post)Today's announcement of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners has generated a lot of buzz within the literary community. Of the many talented winners, Donna Tartt's bestselling novel The Goldfinch snagged ...
Young-Adult Thriller 'Heist Society' Will Hit the Silver Screen!(Post)America's sweetheart, action hero and comedian, Drew Barrymore is slated to produce and/or direct the movie adaptation of Heist Society, a young adult thriller being made by Warner Bros. Barrymore jo ...
Teaching With Technology(Post)Have you ever seen a two-year-old playing with an iPad? Met an eight-year-old with his or her own smart phone? Asked your teenage child to help you with a computer problem? The technological age is u ...
AuthorConnect Chat: Paul Napper & Anthony Rao Discuss "The Power of Agency"(Post)Paul Napper and Anthony Rao share the importance of developing agency. We currently live in an "age of overwhelm"—overwhelm being the loss of capacity to adapt to stress. Our society feels a high le ...
Book Release of the Week: The Mockingbird Next Door (Life with Harper Lee)(Post)For the last 50 years, Harper Lee, the widely celebrated author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has kept herself off the record. Long ago, she left the spotlight behind her, and though she continues to wr ...
3 Ways to Get Kids Excited About the Dentist for Children's Dental Health Month(Post)February is Children's Dental Health month. BookPal wants to help dentists everywhere encourage dental hygiene. Dental health is a daunting topic to tackle with kids, but there are many things you c ...
Book Release of the Week: The Maze Runner (Movie Tie-in Edition)(Post)The first book in James Dashner's NY Times bestselling Maze Runner Trilogy is being adapted into a major motion picture, featuring Teen Wolf star Dylan O'Brien. Produced by Twentieth Century Fox, the ...
How Children's Health Books Can Help Kids Overcome Fear of Doctors(Post)May 6th is National School Nurse Day! BookPal would like to appreciate school nurses for all of the care and compassion they put into their work! It's tough to get kids excited for their checkups. S ...
Real Life Book Places in San Francisco(Post)Our second installment of Real Life Book Places is focused on San Francisco, one of the busiest cities in California (and quite possibly on the entire West Coast). There are plenty of reasons to vis ...