Want to hear something magical? Experimental director and playwright, Robert Wilson, caught a hauntingly beautiful piece of music one night, a recording of crickets. That part is common enough, but then he stretched out the sound as much as one would have to stretch the life of a cricket to equal that of a human, …

Summer! Time for watermelon, s’mores, road trips, and — of course! — the annual Dinner A Love Story kid’s reading round-up. This year, I’m happy to present a twist: The gifted and talented mother, magazine vet, friend of DALS, and childrens’ book lover extraordinaire, Rory Evans tackles the best audiobooks for kids (and their parents). Take it from here Rory! –Jenny —- Last... Read more »

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. | Author: Eric Carle | Publisher: World of Eric Carle | Publication Date: November 09, 1990 | Number of Pages: 32 pages | Language: English | Binding: Hardcover | ISBN-10: 0399218858 | ISBN-13: 9780399218859

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Remember how awesome pop-up books used to be? Let's be serious, they still are, and it got us to thinking… How can we incorporate pop-up paper items into our adult lives? Aside from the occasional novelty card (bonus points if it has an audio track), you don't often see pop-ups popping up. ;) Until now! […]

If you are one of the many of us who are torn between the childhood image of the adorable Walt Disney character of Jiminy Cricket and the n...

The Virtual Book Club for Kids features Eric Carle and PlayDrMom shares a "A Very Quiet Cricket" activity.

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We’ve got yet another resource for you to use with our free B.O.R.E.D. printable today. Our children’s librarian, Janssen, has rounded up the best audiobooks for calming active (aka hyper) kids. And it’s just the thing for keeping the preschool set occupied for the rest of the summer and in the fall if, like in our house, …

The Cricket on the Hearth is a novella by Charles Dickens, written in 1845. It is the third of Dickens' five Christmas books, the others being A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Battle of Life (1846), and The Haunted Man (1847). John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.

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