Holly M. McGhee is the author of six books written under her pen name, Hallie Durand. Her three energetic and exciting picture books are Catch that Cookie!, Mitchell Goes Bowling, and Mitchell’s License. Her three chapter books, Dessert First, Just Desserts, and No Room for Dessert, are for kids in the 2-5 grade reading [...]
They may be the oldest form of children’s literature, but fairy tales are often overlooked by parents today. According to some surveys, at least 25 percent of parents choose not to read fairy tales with their children, opting for less frightening, more contemporary stories. But there are multiple reasons why these classic stories are the [...]
Is getting your children off to bed a challenge? Do they clamor for attention and insist it is their turn to hear a bedtime story? PonyApps fairy tales can help turn the bedtime chaos into happily ever after for all. During the daylight hours, raising children who are close in age can be a great [...]
Fairy tales are the bones from which a savory broth is extracted. That is the comparison J.R.R. Tolkien made to this ancient form of story-telling. Imagine those beloved tales bubbling away for centuries in a large cauldron. The bones give the tales substance, but each storyteller adds his or her own seasonings. These stories have [...]
