Looking for 5th grade read alouds to share with your child? Discover these top 10 selections, perfect for reading with your fifth grader! Fifth grade was a busy year for Grasshopper and Sensei and PickyPidPix. The year focused on getting them ready for Middle School both academically, socially and emotionally. Some of the highlights that…
Category: Best Books for Kids
Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
Non Fiction Picture Book of the Day GIVEWAY
I wanted to share some new non fiction picture books with you today. The thing about non fiction, in my humble opinion, is that it really does need to match the reader’s interest in a very specific way. I’ve picked books that I thought my kids would like and a few others that I like…
10 Perfect Read Alouds for 4th Grade
Inside: Looking for chapter books to read aloud with your 4th grader? Take a look at our top picks for 4th grade read aloud books, sure to delight your child! Fourth grade at my elementary school marks a really interesting immigration unit that introduced my kids to their first group project experience. They learned, the…
Hispanic American Books for Kids: Link Round Up
I’m part of the Multicultural Kid Blogs Hispanic Heritage celebration where the MKB bloggers are sharing different ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage with kids. There are now 52 million Hispanic families in the U.S. – making Hispanics the nation’s largest ethnic minority at 16.7% of the entire population. Almost 50% of Hispanic households have children…
Caught in the Act … of READING and Kid Lit Blog Hop
Thank you to everyone who has sent in a photo! Kids caught in the acting reading makes me very, very happy! How is summer reading going for you? If you send me a photo to pragmaticmomblog (at) gmail (dot) com, I’ll send you a book! (I’m sorry but I can only send books to the United…
Jessica Darling’s It List #2 GIVEAWAY
PickyKidPix just started 7th grade this year and this book seems right up her alley. Now that she is assigned to read 40 books this school year from her English teacher, we will be seeking out high interest books like this one! Jessica Darling #2 hits shelves TODAY and I have author Megan McCafferty stopping by with advice for…
Rising 4th Grade Summer Reading Book List
I’m not gonna lie. I’ve had three kids do this going into fourth-grade summer reading assignment and the book report portion is painful. My kids simply are not in homework mode at the end of the summer, so it takes a ridiculous amount of effort (accompanied by an equal amount of whining) to get it…