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Bedtime routines get a jolt of silliness and creativity when a dad and daughter face off in this timeless scenario.When dad says it’s bedtime and his daughter strongly disagrees, her stuffy hilariously comes to her defense.Lady Pigsworth is quick to point out the many ongoing projects that just can’t be abandoned, the danger of sleeping in a butterfly costume, the alarming spinach stuck in the girl's teeth, and more. Each over-the-top declaration of why it can’t possibly be bedtime yet leads the group through common bedtime routines in animated and heartwarming scenes—until Lady Pigsworth’s demands reach questionable heights, even to the little girl, so she takes matters into her own hands to get both of them into bed.Dreamy illustrations and the hilarious Lady Pigsworth make for a perfect read-aloud that will leave any kid content to shut their eyes, at least for a little bit.

Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson. The questions and answers admit us into the private worlds of these authors, as they reflect on their work habits, reading preferences, inspirations, pet peeves, and recommendations. By the Book contains the full uncut interviews, offering a range of experiences and observations that deepens readers' understanding of the literary sensibility and the writing process. It also features dozens of sidebars that reveal the commonalities and conflicts among the participants, underscoring those influences that are truly universal and those that remain matters of individual taste.For the devoted reader, By the Book is a way to invite sixty-five of the most interesting guests into your world. It's a book party not to be missed.

An indispensable guide to welcoming children—from babies to teens—to a lifelong love of reading, written by Pamela Paul and Maria Russo, editors of The New York Times Book Review. Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Sorcerer’s Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader shows you how to instill the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through teen, and each illustrated by a different artist, this book offers something useful on every page, whether it’s how to develop rituals around reading or build a family library, or ways to engage a reluctant reader. A fifth section, “More Books to Love: By Theme and Reading Level,” is chockful of expert recommendations. Throughout, the authors debunk common myths, assuage parental fears, and deliver invaluable lessons in a positive and easy-to-act-on way.

The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony is a pioneering study of first marriages lasting five years or less and ending without children, and of the changing face of matrimony in America. According to the brilliant trend analyst and journalist Pamela Paul, “It’s easy to conclude that the starter marriage trend bodes ill for the state of marriage. After all, we’re getting married, screwing it up, and divorcing—a practice that certainly isn’t strengthening our sense of trust, family, or commitment. But though starter marriages seem like a grim prospect, there is also an upside. For one thing, if people are going to divorce, better to do so after a brief marriage in which no children suffer the consequences.” But are there other consequences of starter marriages? And what causes these marriages to fail in the first place?In today’s matrimania culture, weddings, marriage, and family are clearly goals to which most young Americans aspire. Why are today’s twenty- and thirtysomethings—the first children-of-divorce generation—so eager to get married, and so prone to failure? Are Americans today destined to jump in and out of marriage? At a time when marriage at age twenty-five can mean a sixty-year active commitment, could “serial marriages” be the wave of the future? Drawing on more than sixty interviews with starter marriage veterans and on exhaustive re-search, Pamela Paul explores these questions, putting the issues into social and cultural perspective. She looks at the hopes and motivations of couples marrying today, and examines the conflict between our cultural conception of marriage and the society surrounding it. Most important, this lively and engaging narrative examines what the starter marriage trend means for the future of matrimony in this country—how and why we’ll continue to marry in the twenty-first century.

Was wir als Kinder lesen, prägt uns ein Leben lang. Wer erinnert sich nicht daran, wie es war, sich mit seinem Lieblingsbuch auf die Couch zu kuscheln und stundenlang in Geschichten zu versinken, gemeinsam mit Atréju auf Fuchurs Rücken gen Elfenbeinturm zu fliegen, mit Ronja Räubertochter über den Höllenschlund zu springen, mit Harry Potter den Zauberstab zu schwingen – Expecto Patronum!Maria Russo und Pamela Paul haben mit LESEN MACHT STARK ein Buch geschrieben, das Eltern, Großeltern, Lehrern und Kindergärtnern dabei zur Seite steht, Kinder und Jugendliche auf dem Weg zum selbstbewussten Leser zu unterstützen.Dieses Buch ist angefüllt mit kreativen Ideen, wie man die Lust am Lesen entfacht, es ermutigt zum Vorlesen, es singt ein Loblied auf die Arbeit der öffentlichen Bibliotheken, die Arbeit von engagierten Buchhändlern und Gemeinden, es hilft dabei, eine Auswahl zu treffen, und in einer Welt voller Ablenkungen Ruhe zu bewahren und darauf zu vertrauen, dass die Liebe zur Literatur dennoch wachsen wird. Es birgt einen unermesslichen Schatz an Erfahrungen und praktischen Tipps, wie wir Kinder und Jugendliche für das Lesen, für Bücher und Geschichten begeistern können: Ergibt es wirklich Sinn, einem Baby etwas vorzulesen (Ja!); Welche Bücher bereiten einem Kleinkind Vergnügen? (Und welche trotzen seinen Zähnchen?); Wie unterstützt man einen angehenden Leser? (Mut zur Ganz-Körper-Lesung!); Und wie hält man die Leselust auch über die bewegten Teenagerjahre hinweg lebendig? (Geduld, Geduld, Geduld!)In vier Kapiteln, die sich den verschiedenen Lesealtern widmen, wartet jede Seite dieses reich illustrierten Buches mit nützlichen Tipps auf, ob es nun darum geht, Leserituale zu erdenken, den ersten Bibliotheksausweis zu beantragen oder eine scheue Lesemaus zu motivieren. Das Buch schließt mit einer Leseliste, die randvoll ist mit thematischen Buchempfehlungen für jedes Alter und von deutschen Kinderbuchexperten zusammengestellt wurde.Ein unverzichtbarer Wegweiser, um Kinder in der Welt des Lesens willkommen zu heißen und ein Muss für jede Familienbibliothek.