The Great Eighth Avenue Paywall

OK, so we write a lot of posts that link to the New York Times. The articles produced by the fine journalists there are a source of inspiration, frustration and everything in between. Our reliance on the Grey Lady would qualify as a dirty secret of sorts, if it weren’t for the fact that we are …

Around the way girl

I would be remiss not to mention another decision reached in Massachusetts this week, one that was not at all moronic: at the midwinter American Library Association conference in Boston, the biggest prize in children’s literature, the John Newberry Medal, was awarded to Rebecca Stead for her book When You Reach Me. With a deep bench of …

The Tantrum: Do Children Belong in Bars Part 3

Before I start my diatribing, let me thank commenter Jeff, who over the weekend urged us to take up the question of babies in bars. We at DadWagon are always glad to get sharp suggestions from the outside, as they lessen our reliance on our own feeble minds and free up time to take our …