Happy-Easter.com
Site will a very cute interface at the top, or you can scroll down to more traditional menus. They offer crafts, activities, games, jokes, and cards.

Poynter Online – Chick Lit for Beginners
A comparison of chick lit aimed at tweens and teens and that aimed at a slightly older audience. The novels for tweens and teens speak to the strength and options that women have now, while chick lit for adults offer a lot fewer messages of empowerment.

Authorlink-Insights-Linda-Johns-on-Children’s-Book-Authors and Editors-April 2004
Linda Johns interviews Brent Hartinger, author of two young adult novels, Geography Club and The Last Chance Texaco. Hartinger talks about writing for young adults as well as some specific parts of his craft.

My blogs are having a little server trouble lately, so I haven’t been able to post on some days. Please bear with me as we try to fix the problem! Looks like it is working again today.

Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | Beyond Potter
A look at the sales charts in England. One chart covers the current bestsellers and the other covers the perennial favorites that sell well year after year. I especially enjoyed looking at the classic bestsellers, or the “Evergreens.” Scroll to the bottom of the article to find the links to the charts.

Mountain Solo by Jeanette Ingold (0-15-202670-3)
This book about violin prodigy, Tess, brings readers into the high-pressure world of musically-gifted teens. At the same time, readers get a glimpse into a violinist living at the turn of the century. As the two stories come to a satisfying end, we are all reminded about the role of the listener in music. Lovely.

Golden Books
Homepage for the publisher of the popular Golden Books which now include Barbie, Bob the Builder, Dora the Explorer, and Disney.