Reviewed by Margo L. Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll [at] aol [dot] com by gopal1035 www.flickr.com *Chapter book, realistic fiction, contemporary *First-grade boy as main character *Rating: Great book for beginning chapter book readers–funny–with endearing characters. Roscoe Riley is a hoot! Short, short summary: In Katherine Applegate’s Roscoe Riley Rules series, Roscoe Riley is a first grader [...]

And the winner is. . . Jennifer L. Thanks to Jennifer and everyone else who commented on Sunday’s post. If you have any questions about Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD or also known as Sensory Integration Dysfunction or SID), please e-mail me, and I will connect you with some people who can help you and your [...]

Book cover courtesy of Lily Wolf’s Words blog. Today, I welcome author, Chynna T. Laird, to Read These Books and Use Them. Chynna has written a fiction book for children about Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) (also currently referred to as Sensory Processing Disorder or SPD). She discusses below what SID/SPD is and how her book [...]

photo by JOE M500 www.flickr.com *Middle-grade novel, set in recent past, realistic fiction *Fourth-grade girl as main character *Rating: From the first page, it is easy to see why Love, Ruby Lavender is an award-winning novel. Deborah Wiles is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Ruby Lavender is laugh-out loud funny while pulling your [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Photo by Mike Baird www.flickr.com *Picture book, mostly realistic (contemporary) *First-grade girl as main character *Rating: Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly is sure to touch the hearts of everyone who reads it! Short, short summary: Velma Gratch wants to be remembered like her older sisters, Frieda and [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, margodll@aol.com, www.margodill.com Photo by B. Sandman www.flickr.com *Young adult novel, fantasy set in the future *16-year-old girl as main character *Rating: I’m a fan of the Underland series by Suzanne Collins, so I picked up The Hunger Games, and I loved it even more than the Gregor books. The Hunger Games [...]

photo by qthrul www.flickr.com Yes, that is a picture of a waffle shaped like Texas that I found on Flickr this morning. It is fitting since I will be leaving for Texas this week, and I will be gone until Wednesday, July 15. Just wanted to let you know that I will be returning with [...]

photo by mandj98 www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *Rating: Red Sings from Treetops is a beautiful picture book that explores the seasons and the colors in them. Short, short summary: If you are looking for a new book to teach colors or seasons, then Red Sings from Treetops might be just what [...]

photo by Paul Mannix www.flickr.com *Middle-grade contemporary novel *Fourth-grade boy as main character *Rating: Two hysterical authors, Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, write a truly funny novel that boys (and girls, too) will love! Short, short summary: The first book in the Hank Zipzer series, Niagara Falls or Does It? introduces us to underachiever Hank [...]

Thanks to everyone for leaving a comment on Ann Whitford Paul’s blog tour. She really had a lot of great information to share. So, if you missed the post, make sure to check it out! **The winners of the comment contest are 1st place–Nancy Nigh and 2nd place–Donna Volkenannt. Nancy will get her first choice [...]