*Picture book, realistic fiction for preschoolers through second graders *First grade girl as main character *Rating: Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t) is such a cute picture book and perfect for teachers and parents to share during National Book Week or any time reading needs to be celebrated. (Well, that’s all the time, right?) [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders, fantasy (fractured nursery rhyme) *Dish and Spoon as main characters *Rating: Kids love books like The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon that play off an old nursery rhyme and have loads of fun stuff in the illustrations. Short, short summary: What happened after the dish ran [...]

*Middle-grade novel, contemporary fiction *Eleven-year-old girl as main character Rating: I fell in love with Eleven by Lauren Myracle when I listened to the audio book. All 11-year-old girls (or anyone who was ever 11) will be able to relate! Short, short summary: Winnie is 11. The book starts with her birthday party and how [...]

I am happy to be hosting sisters, Hilda and Emily Demuth, on my blog today to discuss their wonderful middle-grade, historical fiction novel, Plank Road Summer. Here’s a description of the book from Amazon.com: ” Welcome to the adventures of two 13-year-olds, Katie McEachron and her friend Florence Mather, who experience an exciting summer in [...]

photo by papertygre www.flickr.com *Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers through second graders *Young boy as main character *Rating: Orson Blasts Off by Raul Colon is a great adventure-type picture book that kids will love to read over and over again. Short, short summary: When Orson’s computer breaks, he doesn’t know what he’ll do to pass [...]

*Picture book, contemporary fantasy for first through fifth graders *Young boy as main character *Rating: Wake the Dead by Monica A. Harris is definitely a witty and entertaining picture book–but for a little older audience than most picture books. Short, short summary: Henry is VERY loud; and his entire family is telling him if he’s [...]

Easter books for preschool kids and primary students can be fun and give you several activity options to welcome spring! *Picture book for preschool through second grade students *Our favorite, old-eating-everything lady as the main character *Rating: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick is another fun book for young children in this [...]

photo by foxypar4 www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *Bea the sheep as the main character *Rating: Be unique is the message in Bea Rocks the Flock, and this book’s illustration and cute sheep make it unique, too. Short, short summary: Bea is having a hard time in the flock. She just doesn’t [...]

photo by lululemon athletica www.flickr.com To get ready for spring and April, National Poetry Month, I thought we should start having some Wacky Wednesday posts about teaching kids poetry. Whether you teach your kids at home or you are a K-12 teacher, your students can benefit from reading and studying poetry. The next two weeks, [...]

Talk about timeless–how about this book from 1937? It’s Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book, and I thought I’d wrap up this week of celebrating his birthday with talking about one more of his classic books. And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street is, of course, a fantastical version of an actual street [...]