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 [...]

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 [...]

photo by shoshanah www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *Princess Bess as main character Rating: Little girls who love princesses will love Princess Bess Gets Dressed, especially little girls who love princesses and underwear! (Now, I’ve peaked your interest, right?) Short, short summary: Princess Bess has a busy schedule. She has to dine [...]

photo by mape_s www.flickr.com Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, fantasy *Young boy as main character *Rating: Dr. Seuss is at his best in If I Ran the Zoo–from made-up creatures to fantastical places to those ever-clever rhymes. Short, short summary: Gerald McGrew says that his local zoo is a [...]

photo by digitalART2 www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *A skateboarding cow and other critters as main characters *Rating: A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe is a fun, crazy read that will leave kids laughing and wanting more. Cute ending! Short, short summary: In rhyme and with super illustrations, Barbara Odanaka and [...]

photo by mdxdt www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers (However, this can be used with elementary students during a poetry unit.) *Young boy as main character *Rating: Red Sled is a clever book about a night time sled ride for a boy and his dad. Not to mention, there’s wonderfully bright illustrations! Short, short summary: A [...]

photo by digitalART2 www.flickr.com Before I write about this super cute book, Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, I want to announce the winners of Clara Gillow Clark’s Hattie books from the contest I held on Tuesday and Wednesday. And the winners are. . . *1st place: Tami R. *2nd place: Shelby S. *3rd place: Bailey [...]

photo by Vadim Lavrusik www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, contemporary *Young boy as main character *Rating: Looking Like Me is a rhythmic self-esteem-builder journey for young children by father/son duo Walter Dean and Christopher Myers. Short, short summary: Looking Like Me is basically a list of all the things that a boy/girl [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, contemporary fiction *Elementary-school-aged boy as main character *You will want to be-bop with Doo-Wop Pop over and over again! Short, short summary: Doo-Wop Pop by Roni Schotter tells the story of Elijah Earl, who is a shy kid who keeps to himself. He knows there are a few [...]

You may be familiar with Jez Alborough’s duck series. His first book, which has also been set to music and played in preschools across the country, was Duck in the Truck. I can hear the song in my head now about how the truck gets stuck in the muck–and I will probably be singing it [...]