One of my literary heroes has always been Anna Quindlen. So I'm honored to be hosting a reading and signing for her new book, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake on Tuesday in Manhattan.
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For the past few years, I've traveled to Brooklyn, grabbed my editor Liz, and headed to the most fun conference filled with some of the best and smartest people making and promoting kids' music.We do it for love of the genre. And to find great new family-friendly music for you all, so that you have much more to choose from than yet another rendition of You Are My Sunshine sung by a puppet.
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While the word "summer camp" still fills my head with images of gimp and campfires, your kids' options now go way beyond the camps of my youth, with specialty camps for just about any interest. Here are some of my favorites that look like so much fun, I wish I could sign up myself.
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Film fans in the New York area are preparing for the New York International Children's Film Festival and we are too! If you need some help figuring out what to see and what your kids will love, we've got the scoop--straight from festival director Eric Beckman.
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We've discovered a new service that offers delicious, fresh foods for baby made with ingredients like hubbard squash and quince straight from the farm--and delivers it right to your door ... [More]
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too.
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Sometimes I feel like my days are filled with nothing but a bunch of things I have to get done. Thankfully, there's a new website that hooks people like me up with someone willing to help with everything and anything, from grocery shopping to cooking dinner.
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If you're going to be in New York City this holiday season (shockingly, many tourists do this very thing each year!) this native New Yawker has an awesome tip for you. At least if you'd like to squeeze a performance of The Nutcracker into your festivities, without having to hock your plane tickets and hitchhike home.
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I first saw Godspell on Broadway as a young girl back in the 70s (I know I know, I'm old) and fell in love with it forever. As one of my favorite all-time musicals, I was counting down the days until I could catch its return to Broadway.
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If you're a NYC area parent in need an adult night this week (and who doesn't?) we have a fabulous
idea for you --the annual PS8
Author's Night to Celebrate Reading Monday night at Galapagos Art Space in
DUMBO.
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If you're a bibliophile like me, then you know that nothing smells as good as an old book. Age, ink, paper, maybe a dash of cracked leather cover. But we've discovered a gorgeous trio of classics with a redesign so spectacularly beautiful that... well... the new books kind of take the cake.
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