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An app of truly open-ended play for little ones! As of the writing of this review, there are six different virtual play areas (they are adding more options as they are developed), including a tiny…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
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A puzzle app like no other! There are lots of puzzle apps on the market. Most have jigsaw shaped pieces like a physical puzzle would and they feature a single image that you piece back together…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
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Temple Alley Summer is full of mystery, history, and ghosts. Kazu's summer project is to learn more about his neighborhood, Temple Alley, named for the former Kimyo Temple located where Kazu's…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
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Kids app
Go on a treasure hunt for shadows! This app is part of the Nico & Nor series of science explorations for early learners.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… These pairs of photos then become a guessing game that kids can challenge friends and family with! There is a …
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Kids app
Play around with four types of strolling musician groups in this app for kids. First, choose which type of band you'd like to play with -- traditional marching band, mariachi band, electronic robot…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… four types of strolling musician groups in this app for kids. First, choose which type of band you'd like to play …
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Kids app
Just in time for the World Cup, there’s a new soccer app for kids! Kick the ball up and down the field by tapping and swiping. If you make more goals than the other team, you advance to the…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… in time for the World Cup, there’s a new soccer app for kids! Kick the ball up and down the field by tapping and …
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Kids app
Caspar Babypants is the most prolific indie kids’ musician of recent years and his music is consistently high quality and enjoyable for listeners of all ages. You can now enjoy his music while…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… Caspar Babypants is the most prolific indie kids’ musician of recent years and his music is consistently …
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Kids app
If you loved to make tiny crafty things with your hands and household materials and you had the time to make a really elaborate doll house, it might look something like this. Luckily, even if…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… things to do and explore and it’s quite natural for kids to start talking for the dolls, just like they would …
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Kids app
An app perfect for kids who love non-fiction books about nature!
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… An app perfect for kids who love non-fiction books about nature! In this app, …
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Children born on February 29 are rare, but what if some "Leaplings" could also travel in time? Elle Bíbi-Imbelé Ifíè and her best friend Big Ben are about to find out what happens when the future…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… out Madison Public Library's Read Africa book list for kids , purchased with grant funding from the UW Madison …
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The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen’s melancholic and metaphor-laden Himalayan travelogue, a true story, is an essential, definitional work of 1970s American literature. It is also one of my favorite…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… wife has died. The marriage was strained. He leaves his kids behind to go hike in Nepal and Tibet and watch rare blue …
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Kids app
The Allen County Public Library created this excellent free app, full of helpful literacy-based information for families with young children in a fun, kid-friendly package. The app includes…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… with occasional animated elements to make video clips that kids will love listening to and the adults who watch with …
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If you and your little ones love books, Open This Little Book is the perfect choice. It's a story within a story, a book within a book -- and it's all a lot of fun! Madison native, Jesse Klausmeier,…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… imaginative and exciting picture book that will have your kids asking to read it again and again. But what's inside the …
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Kids app
Developing a deep understanding of the connection between numerals and quantity is an important foundation for all mathematical work.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… and adds a dash of humor to make it more engaging for kids. On an ocean dock, users will find a collection of …
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Article
It Takes A Village After-School Enrichment sessions at Goodman South Madison Library are created in an effort to promote community, and to provide a safe place for youth patrons between 12 and 18…
Last updated 4 months 3 weeks ago
… provide materials for various arts and crafts projects. Kids are welcome to engage in whatever projects they're drawn …
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Everyone has stories to write, even if your writing...squiggles a little. All you need to start is a single letter. What will happen next? Preschool kids will love the comic book style of A Squiggly…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… start is a single letter. What will happen next? Preschool kids will love the comic book style of A Squiggly Story , …
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Kids app
Design your own fireworks by feeding each blank firework a combination of shapes and patterns. Then, light the fuse with a tap of your finger and watch your creation spout endless fountains of…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… endless fountains of beautiful explosions! This app allows kids to be in control of their own show and might help reduce …
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Kids app
One of the best games in app-land now has a sequel! This app was not specifically created for children, but it’s kid-safe and a wonderful app for kids and adults to use together.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… for children, but it’s kid-safe and a wonderful app for kids and adults to use together. Since the first Monument …
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Kids app
This app is based on a story of two friends (a person named Lassa and a pink rabbit) going shopping. In one segment of the app, you can read the story (there are no recorded narration options, so you…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… story and spinning out a number of interesting ways that kids can interact with the story themselves, playing a more …
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Ten-year-old Magnolia Wu's parents own Bing Qi Ling Bubbles Laundromat in NYC. Instead of going to the ocean or taking a trip to an amusement park, Magnolia usually spends the summer helping out…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… way. This book is simply the best. It's an old-fashioned kids' mystery with all the right heartwarming and personal …
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Kids app
The creators of Endless Alphabet and Endless Reader turn their talents to the realm of numbers. This app sneakily teaches so many different math concepts (counting by ones, twos, threes;…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… humorous animation to illustrate the quantity, which kids will want to watch over and over. The free version …
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Kids app
This app should really be labeled "all ages" because it has so many different options to explore on so many different levels. Babies will be entertained by the kaleidoscopic swirls,…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… swirls of color using the slightest of touches, older kids will enjoy making careful spirograph-like works of art …
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MADreads post
All young Owl has ever hoped and dreamed of is becoming a knight, but it was just a dream until suddenly knights begin disappearing from the castle. Taking advantage of this staffing shortage, Owl…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… with humor and twists and turns - plenty to enjoy for kids and grownups alike! … Knight Owl …
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Kids app
A story-starter, in French or English! With simple design, this app allows players to mix and match phrases to make sentences from the sublime to the ridiculous. If you hit the button in the…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… are associated with original words.This app is best for kids who are able to read or for adults to read to children …
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Impact story
Home Delivery Program Pairs Spanish-Language Picture Books and In-Home Daycare Providers during the Pandemic and Beyond
Last updated 3 months ago
… District to ensure that they could reach a large group of kids and families. The Right Books at the Right Time The home …
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MADreads post
Winner of the coveted 2018 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children, Wolf in the Snow artistically explores themes of moving beyond fear and mistrust of…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… stereotypes and would make a great discussion-starter for kids aged 4 & up. … Finding ways to help …
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I think most kids who have siblings wonder, "am I my parents' favorite?". If you could know, would you want to? And what happens when you discover you're not the favorite? Those are questions that…
Last updated 4 weeks 2 days ago
… I think most kids who have siblings wonder, "am I my parents' favorite?". …
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Kids app
A cooperative cooking game to play together with a group of people, each with their own screen! Combine ingredients on a plate as indicated on the "recipe" cards at the top of the screen. Once you've…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… It's a fast-paced game (so if that stresses you or your kids out this is not the game for you) and you need to be …
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Kids app
Spend a day at the farm with your favorite Sago Mini characters. In addition to the things you might expect to find on a farm (horses, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, a garden, tractors, a barn,…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… than most Sago Mini explorer apps, this one encourages kids to play in this space however they want to. See how …
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MADreads post
I loved playing Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? a computer game created in 1985 by the American software company Broderbund. The game was originally classified as a "mystery…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… used in the computer lab when I was a student, to teach kids how to install computer programs and to build typing and …
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Article
Join a multi-week after-school art program with local artist Amy Mietzel at Lakeview Library! Each week, Amy will guide school-age kids and tweens through hands-on art projects including everything…
Last updated 4 months 3 weeks ago
… at Lakeview Library! Each week, Amy will guide school-age kids and tweens through hands-on art projects including …
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Cuando Mónica va en bicicleta, es más rápida que el viento, pero lo que más más más le gusta del mundo es pintar. Pinta muchas cosas con todos los colores, pero nunca ha pintado un beso. Pinta con…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… up with a rainbow colored discovery. Great to share with kids ages 3-6 and follow with an art project. … Pintando un …
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There are lots of ways to be strong. When Rob Kearney was a kid he was STRONG. He was able to lift heavy boxes and open jars with the tightest lids. He tried activities that tested his strength. His…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
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Kids app
Travel the Australian outback with a cute little wombat, searching for food and a safe place to sleep. This is a story told in 5 chapters of beautiful watercolor paintings.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… wanting a way to talk about the Australian fires with your kids, this is a gentle entry into that conversation (don't …
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It's school picture day at Brinkley Middle School and Viv decides to shake things up by giving herself a haircut. In the bathroom. While waiting for her turn to have her photo taken. This is brave,…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… and uncomfortable middle school ups and downs as kids use their phones to record and share absolutely …
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The Express Yourself art program is back at Meadowridge Library this fall! We've invited local artist Lexie to lead this weekly class on art history. During each session, kids and teens will be…
Last updated 4 months 3 weeks ago
… this weekly class on art history. During each session, kids and teens will be introduced to a different period of …
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Kids app
Scribbling is an important pre-writing skill. This app gives simple drawing prompts that allow kids to try their scribbling skills on pre-illustrated scenes. When they're done scribbling…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… skill. This app gives simple drawing prompts that allow kids to try their scribbling skills on pre-illustrated …
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MADreads post
I've been super motivated this summer to read political memoirs and manifestos, starting with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's life story, This is What America Looks Like.
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
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Kids app
Become a magician’s assistant as you explore this playful app! You choose the colors, the tricks, the items to combine and then see what magic the bear magician will create.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… the gameplay for this app is fairly simple and older kids will be done exploring the whole app rather quickly, it …
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Kimêtawânaw! We all play! Animals hide, peek, swim, chase, wiggle, and yawn in this gorgeously illustrated book by Cree-Meetis author, illustrator, and artist Julie Flett. And we play too! Children…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… of the book. This is a great story to read aloud to young kids, with plenty of opportunities for moving your body. The …
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Book list
Last updated 3 months 3 weeks ago
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Kids app
Canadian developer, Sago Mini, really knows how to have fun in the snow! This app, similar to their previous apps, Road Trip, Planes and Boats, begins by users choosing a vehicle -- in this…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… exploratory app that will bring a smile to the face of kids of all ages. … Sago Mini Snow Day …
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Kids app
Breaking words down into individual syllables is a key literacy skill and this app gives players a lot of practice with that concept! In this game, users search for familiar words within a pile…
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MADreads post
Alam starts his novel on the most ordinary of notes. Amanda and Clay and their two kids, Archie and Rose, are headed to a rural area of Long Island for a summer vacation. They've rented a house, a…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… the most ordinary of notes. Amanda and Clay and their two kids, Archie and Rose, are headed to a rural area of Long …
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Ally Condie had a major hit years ago with her young adult Matched trilogy, and has been a mainstay of the children’s and young adult lists since. The Unwedding marks her adult debut, an entry into…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… him. Ellery does not want to be in Big Sur—she misses her kids back in Colorado—but at the urging of a good friend (and …
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Ready for some rollicking and roaring word play? Check out Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart by Mary Ann Hoberman for some unforgettable poems. This is a wonderful treasury for…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… poems. This is a wonderful treasury for elementary school kids. The poems are joyful and include bright and colorful …
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Kids app
With funky modern illustrations, TinyBop invites kids to play with the six classic simple machines (lever, screws, wheels and axles, inclined planes, wedges, and pulley) and make adjustments (like…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… With funky modern illustrations, TinyBop invites kids to play with the six classic simple machines (lever, …
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Kids app
Design a fancy hat for your Sago Mini friends -- you can even try the hat on your own head! In this app, kids become the hat maker. Each customer arrives (a standard collection of Sago…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… you can even try the hat on your own head! In this app, kids become the hat maker. Each customer arrives (a standard …
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MADreads post
Wanda's big brother is the bravest kid she knows, but when her turn comes to match his feats of bravery, things are a lot harder than she thought. The monkey bars don't agree with her, the giant hill…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
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The Seed Library is a self-sustaining seed exchange program. Choose from flower, herb and produce seeds then "check out" seeds for at-home gardening. After growing and harvesting the vegetables…
Last updated 2 weeks 6 days ago
… Book List for Adults Download Gardening Book List for Kids Winter Seed Library Madison Public Library's Seed …
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Resource
Last updated 9 hours 19 minutes ago
… and tinkerers 100+ hobbyist titles including STEAM Lab for Kids and The Lego Build-It Book, Volumes 1 & 2 Case studies …
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Anna is BORED. The museum is full of stuffy art, and all the fun things one can do to stay occupied - like climbing on the kids stuff, and eating one's afternoon snack - are strictly forbidden and…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… things one can do to stay occupied - like climbing on the kids stuff, and eating one's afternoon snack - are strictly …
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Kids app
Kids learn about temperature, seasons and weather of all kinds in this weather app from marco polo. Choose from three different characters to place into the environment, then make sure they're…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… Kids learn about temperature, seasons and weather of all …
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The American Indian Library Association has created a reading challenge called Read Native 2021. You can find a printable reading tracker for adults and for kids along with suggested reading lists,…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… can find a printable reading tracker for adults and for kids along with suggested reading lists, which will be …
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MADreads post
There was a boy
name Emile
who fell in love with a field.
It was wide and blue --
and if you could have
seen it
so would've you.
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… at having to share the field with sleds and other loud kids. His father reminds him that if others love the field …
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Kids app
Visit seven Sago Mini friends in each of their apartments and discover what they like to do at home! From cooking and gardening to building and exercise, each friend has their own favorite activity.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… garden gnome, Kiki the raccoon and Neville the penguin. Kids will enjoy taking the elevator between floors and …
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Kids app
A spooky, Halloween version of the Where is my Hat? app reviewed earlier on this site. The hats are spookier, the costumes are costume-ier and there are spiders in their webs in the corners of…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… in 2-player option, the impulse control practice that kids get while playing it and the silly fun. … Halloween - …
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Beaming with lightness and brightness, Marla Frazee’s In Every Life shows the great expanse of human experience. With sparse and lyrical text, the book reads like a poem or song. The illustrations…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… looking out at an expanse of shoreline, and a trio of kids enjoying a windy and flowery hilltop. This beautiful …
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Impact story
Even though Madison Public Libraries remained mostly closed to the public during the pandemic, a majority of library services didn’t stop, including reference services. They simply shifted from…
Last updated 3 months ago
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MADreads post
A handful of new picture books feature characters and stories from popular books for older kids, introducing these worlds to younger readers!
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… characters and stories from popular books for older kids, introducing these worlds to younger readers! Odder: …
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