By Lisa Cohn Michael, age 6, and his friend Levko, age 6, love to read books so much they take their favorite kids’ books on hikes and read them perched on downed tree trunks! They also love to review kids’ books. In the review below, about “The Mystery of the
By Lisa Cohn This year, Michael and I had so much fun brainstorming kids’ book ideas with students worldwide via Skype in the classroom. In fact, when Skype in the classroom launched its literacy campaign in February, we visited with two classrooms a week–meeting students from all over the United
By Lisa Cohn On Thursday Michael and I had the honor of telling our writing and publishing story to 45 students and the adults who read with them. We did this during a Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) celebration hosted by the Rotary Club of Clackamas. After sharing our
By Lisa Cohn My 6-year-old, Michael, is planning a “million-star Mother’s Day” for me. After a quick visit to the library, we’ll be on our way to a gym, taxi, park, museum or bookstore for our favorite activity: Reading together, then filming children’s book reviews by Michael. His love of
Cynthia Bardes, author of the “Pansy the Poodle” children’s book series, is the first subject of our “Mom and Son, Age 6, Interview KidLit Authors” series. We just launched the series, as part of our ongoing efforts to share with kids, parents and teachers our love of reading and writing.
Boy, Age 6, and Mom Receive Mom’s Choice Silver Award for Second Book; Authors Give Books to Schools, Take Part in Literacy Programs Michael Cohn, age 6, and his mother, Lisa Cohn, were awarded a Mom’s Choice Silver Award for their new children’s book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Jealousy,”
By Lisa Cohn My book lover and budding book critic–Michael, now age 6–began doing YouTube book reviews when he was a few months short of 5 years old. In his first review, at age 4, of “Clifford the Firehouse
By Lisa Cohn I didn’t know I was depriving my KidLit lover of his books when I sent him to the Waldorf school. I didn’t ask the question, “Do KidLit lovers get to look at books in Kindergarten classes?” because it
Our 6-year-old book lover, Michael, has reviewed KidLit on the Oregon Coast, in a taxi, in New York’s Central Park, in numerous bookstores and libraries, in a ski lodge in Montana, in his bedroom, and even on the
By Lisa Cohn Growing up, my grandmother, Margaret Cohn, was an inspiration. She always focused on the importance of giving back to the community–and was a formidable role model. She is probably best known for being one of the secret founders of Planned Parenthood of Buffalo in 1931. “Birth control