L.A. kids menus that don't suck: Think burrata flatbread, not pizza

Your kids deserve more than dry, fried chicken strips and ketchup, a cheeseburger and watery mac 'n' cheese. And in your quest to find a kids menu that doubles as a coloring book, you shouldn't be forced to eat UFO-saucer-sized plates of red sauce spaghetti and bricks of onion rings.  Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 comes loaded with apps from Cartoon Network, Disney and Marvel

A kid-friendly tablet often isn't enough by itself to keep little tykes happy -- you have to get the content they want, too. Polaroid is counting on this formula to lure parents to its newly available Kids Tablet 2. The 7-inch slate comes preloaded with the full versions of 70-plus apps and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What books sell best? Self-help, kid lit, and erotica

As USA Today celebrates the 20th anniversary of its bestseller list, the organization says romance novels, children's books, and inspirational books defined the last two decades of reading. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDonald’s Happy Meal Kids Book Giveaways: Then and Now

McDonalds is giving away 20m copies of four original children's books about nutrition, while a similar giveaway in the 1970s focused on classics—reflecting a change in cultural priorities. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brain Food: McDonald's to Push Kids' Books in Happy Meals

McDonald's just might become the country's largest children's book publisher for the month of November.The chain, which typically offers toys in its kids meals, will package four original children's books carrying a nutritional message Nov. 1 through Nov. 14 with its Happy Meals, the beginning... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chip Kidd, on Why Kids Should Learn About Graphic Design

Kidd designed some of the most iconic book covers in circulation, and now he wants to impart lessons to youngsters.     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dennis launches kids' magazine

Dennis Publishing, the independent publisher of titles such as The Week, is breaking into the children's market for the first time with the launch of Berty Squiggles, a kids' colouring and activity magazine. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New App Tells A Neverending Bedtime Story, Of A Kid’s Own Design

InfiniScroll, populated by a winding parade of creatures with tails and tales, is an upgrade for child and parent. A favorite tale of children’s book publishers and parenting blogs is set in a land not so far away, where the evil e-reader is a slayer of the bedtime story. In another version... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo adds magazines, kids store to its online offerings

Kobo's not quite done with the news tonight. In addition to an e-reader, three tablets and Pocket integration, the Canadian-turned-Japanese company has also got some announcements on the content side of things. First up is the addition of magazines to its store, bringing titles from Conde Nast,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 Kids get real, ready to 'make learning fun'

It peeked its head out just a day ago by way of a Korean back-to-school catalog, and now Samsung's ready to let its kid-friendly cat out of the bag. The Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is, as the name implies, aimed at ever more tech savvy young ones, featuring a child-friendly skinned Android 4.1 and a slew... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Clever Book Kids Need A Flashlight To Read

Remember hiding out reading a book under the covers after you were supposed to be in bed? This brilliant children’s book embraces that tradition. Reading after dark has lost a bit of its wonder. In the era of tablets, there’s no need for kids to rebel in the nerdiest of ways, stashing... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Wimpy Kid cover revealed

Puffin has released the cover and title of the eighth Diary of a Wimpy Kid book by Jeff Kinney... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creepy Cute: A Beautifully Illustrated Book of Kafka — For Kids

The author's children were so mesmerized by Kafka's strange, macabre tales that he wrote My First Kafka: Runaways, Rodents and Giant Bugs, an illustrated, kid-friendly adaptation of three classic Kafka stories.     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Gender-Inclusive Picture Book Teaches Kids Where Babies Come From

A new book provides a more comprehensive look at reproduction. Imagine a picture book that explains where babies come from--but never references gender. What Makes a Baby is described as "a book for every kind of family and for every kind of kid," which means it doesn’t matter if parents are... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brightest kids from poor backgrounds 'lose out in reading'

Some of the brightest children from disadvantaged backgrounds can have reading levels two and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid overall winner at BMS marketing awards

Puffin's campaign for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney [pictured] was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Entertain Your Kids with Mind-Enriching Apps

Technology is a powerful tool, especially for helping develop young minds.  Children today are growing up immersed in 3D graphics and complex games, and using a keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen interface is second nature to them.   With convertible Ultrabook systems able to transform from tablet... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The best non fiction kids' books

While a high-calibre jury of writers and critics ponders the nominees for this year's Children's Book Awards, we have asked the true experts. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Too cute: Kids reviewing books

While a high-calibre jury of writers and critics ponders the nominees for this year's Children's Book Awards, we have asked the true experts. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Beautiful Kids’ Book That Combines Interactivity With Good Old-Fashioned Text

The Jörgits, an indie fantasy novel for kids nine and up, uses interactivity as a supplement to the story, not a stand-in for it. If there’s one reading experience that truly has been transformed by the interactive wonders of the tablet, it’s got to be the children’s book. Apps like The... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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