*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, humorous fantasy (tall tale), for preschoolers through second graders *A rancher and his wife are the main characters. *Rating: Meanwhile Back at the Ranch is one of my favorite books to share with children. (It’s by the same author as The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Short, short summary: Rancher Hicks is [...]

photo by maureen lunn www.flickr.com I am super excited to give away three more books from Rubicon Publishing today. This is an educational publishing company that is coming out with some fantastic and exciting books to use in the classroom. Please check them out here if you like what you see. You can also check [...]

*Chapter book for 7 to 10 year olds, fantasy *Young (flat) boy as main character *Rating: Kids that are fans of Flat Stanley and/or love Ninja stuff will enjoy this book! Short, short summary: Flat Stanley loves ninjas, and so does his brother, Arthur. They especially love movie star, Oda Nobu, and they decide to [...]

Recently, I was sent some books by an exciting educational company, Rubicon. Their slogan is “A Bold Approach to Literacy.” I think kids would really like these books, which can only be ordered by educators, but the lucky things is I have three samples to give away. Let me tell you about the samples, which [...]

photo by photos8 www.flickr.com I am happy to introduce to you Irene Roth, who is a guest blogger today. See her bio information after this great post about a terrific book for kids! It’s Not What You’ve Got: Lessons for Kids for Money and Abundance (Written by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer ) (Illustrated by: Stacey [...]

photo by DeusXFlorida www.flickr.com *Nonfiction picture book about baseball *Rating: Baseball From A to Z presents a creative way to teach children baseball vocabulary with fun illustrations. Your baseball nuts will love it! Short, short summary: Michael P. Spradin takes each letter of the alphabet and finds a baseball vocabulary word to go with it. [...]

*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 [...]

photo by spacepleb www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *A very intelligent duck as the main character *Rating: Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin is the hilarious sequel to Click, Clack, Moo. Kids will keep asking for it again and again! Short, short summary: Farmer Brown is going on vacation, and he is [...]

photo by nblumhardt www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Animals as main characters *Rating: A cute book with a lot of different animal descriptions that kids will love. Short, short summary: A Bunny is Funny takes a look at different animals you might find at the zoo. From crabs to skunks, from giraffes [...]