May 14th, 2012 by melissa g
As big fans of brick & mortar, we’re especially happy to hear a story about a bookstore that concludes with a happy ending. According to Forbes, the Harvard Book Store is seeing signs of success under its new owner, Jeff Mayersohn. In fact, they’ve seen double digit sales growth month by month over last year.
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May 11th, 2012 by melissa y.
Happy Children’s Book Week and congratulations to the winners. The Children’s Choice Book Awards are the only national children’s book awards that are actually selected by the target audience: children! The awards are organized by The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader (ECAR). The awards were conceived to give children
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May 3rd, 2012 by melissa y.
We are not sure if you got a chance to see this poster that has gone viral, so on the off-chance you aren’t one with social media, we are re-posting. This was created by an organization called Burning Through Pages, whose mission revolves around the belief that great books help create great people. According to
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April 14th, 2012 by melissa g
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably read The Hunger Games books and you’ve probably seen The Hunger Games movie, but have you seen The Hunger Games Barbie doll? Here’s a first look at Mattel’s latest Barbie, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. According to EW.com, the Katniss Everdeen Barbie doll is dressed “in the outfit she wears during
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April 9th, 2012 by melissa g
We’re always excited to tell you about the books we’ve been reading and even happier when we can offer you a GIVEAWAY at the same time. April 15th marks the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and to commemorate this event, Sweet on Books and Little, Brown and Company are giving away three copies
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April 8th, 2012 by melissa g
In honor of Poetry Month, we’re highlighting some of our favorite poetry books. One that we recently reviewed, Forget-Me-Nots by Mary Ann Hoberman, emphasizes the importance, not only of reading poetry, but of memorizing it as well. Why memorize? Well, Mary Ann Hoberman, the U.S. Children’s poet laureate from 2008 to 2011, offers several reasons. She
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March 28th, 2012 by melissa y.
This is something we have all struggled with and it is possible! We just have to believe in what we are asking them to do. We also have to be willing to do it ourselves. In the wonderful article, Slow-Books Manifesto, published in the Atlantic, Maura Kelly suggests we look at the way we consume entertainment
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March 22nd, 2012 by melissa y.
Spring has sprung. Although, here in the Northeast, I am not sure we even had winter. But, either way, it is officially spring and time to start celebrating and reading about it. Grab a few of the following titles with a picnic basket and head to the park! I can’t think of a better way
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March 21st, 2012 by melissa g
Who can resist a book with a cover like this one? Check out Sweet! Learn more about the history of candy and much more.
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March 20th, 2012 by melissa y.
Are they books or are they games? Lately, we debate this a lot here at Sweet on Books. This particular app/book, created by Tropisounds, is called Emma in Africa – it is the first in a series what Tropisounds calls a Book Puzzle app. In the app/book, Emma travels the world, and along the way
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