Booklist: Our Favorite Middle Grade Reads of 2012

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

There have been some incredible books published this year so far in the Middle Grade reading area. Here’s a list of our favorites to get you started and, as always, keep your eyes open as you can bet that we’ll be jumping into the pages of several of these very soon! Wonder by R. J. [...]

Kids and Patriotism: A Great Book List to Help Celebrate The 4th of July

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Happy week of The 4th of July! The 4th of July is more than parades, picnics, and fireworks-it’s also a chance to share the pride of our nation’s history. With that in mind, Jump Into a Book has “marched forth” and gathered up some picks great patriotic books for kids. If you have some family [...]

Knock, Knock..Who’s There? It’s National Humor Month!

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  National Humor Month who? April is chock full of special days and celebrations for the world to enjoy. National Humor Month is one of those that can be “inter-twangled” other other holidays and enjoyed at the same time. Kinda like coupon stacking..only better National Humor Month was founded in 1976 by Larry Wilde, an [...]

The Incredible Get Outside/Earth Day Book Giveway: AND THE WINNER IS..

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It’s time! Hopefully everyone  had a chance to jump on the Earth Day bandwagon and enter to win our Incredible Get Outside/Earth Day Book Giveaway.  In honor of Earth Day, Jump Into A Book wanted to honor Mother Earth and our great outdoors by giving away 14 books to one very lucky home. THE WINNER [...]

Oh To Be In Paris: A Book List

Foder's Around Paris With Kids

As a family we have a very special journey coming up; we’re going to Paris! To get ready for our grand adventure I’ve put together an ooh-la-la booklist that even if you’re not planning to go to Paris, you will wish you were. Included are some great travel guides and very fun stories. We’re gearing [...]

2012 Newbery, Caldecott Award Winners Announced

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  On Monday January 23rd, I woke-up early with butterflies in my stomach. Not unlike the Oscar’s, last Monday was the kid lit’s equivalent with the presentation of the ALA awards. The ALA Live-stream didn’t work and I became completely dependent on twitter to discover who won the most coveted awards in children’s literature. It [...]

Some of Our Favorite Holiday and Winter Reads

We are getting ready to spend the holidays with our family and friends up in Montreal Canada. The most exciting part of this trip is the idea that there will be lots of snow. It got me thinking about all of the books we like to read that have something to do with snow, winter, [...]

Favorite Listening Reads: Audio Books Your Kids Will Love

Top Audio Books for Kids of all Ages

First I’d like to welcome and say hello to all of our new subscribers and Facebook Fans. It’s so wonderful to meet your here. If there was going to be a theme for this last weekend it would have been crafting. Though our hands and eyes were busy creating fun things, our ears and minds [...]

A New York City Book List for Kids

I spent last week in New York City attending Book Expo America as well as seeing the sites. As I was walking around the city I got to thinking; I wonder how many childrens books are written in New York City or about New York City? Here's the list I came up with. I'm sure [...]

From the Archives: Great Green Reads for Kids

In honor of Earth Day I thought I would re-post some great green reads for kids. Have a great Earth Day and be inspired! Know that there is no act is to0 small to make a difference. Happy Earth Day! Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle Toby Lolness is less than 2 millimeters tall. He and his family [...]