Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
I thought I’d combine activities and books for some summer activity ideas. Today’s activity is about flying as in: aviation, female pilots, and pioneering aviators! First some aviation book ideas for both boys and girls … Fabulous Flying Females: Women Aviator Books for Kids 10 Books for Kids Who Dream of Flying And now the…
My neighbor’s best friend is none other than Robert Sabuda. They went to art school together. We discovered him long before our neighbor moved in across the street. It was at a museum store that my husband could not resist Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up for our dinosaur-obsessed three-year-old son. Our collection grew to include…
Can picture books teach life lessons? I think so. To find life lessons, I went to some original sources … life lessons from a 90-year-old woman and a 99-year-old man. Their words of wisdom were similar and it’s about living well to live long. I added in a few life lessons that I’ve found along…
Join us for a special month of celebration at Multicultural Children’s Book Day where we will be focusing on the Muslim holiday of Ramadan June 5th-July 5th 2016 as a way to bring awareness and understanding about our Muslim neighbors via the pages of children’s literature. 30 Days of Ramadan: Understanding Our Friends is a celebration of…
It’s Summer time! We want to welcome you to the June 2016 Kid Lit Blog Hop. This exciting, monthly hop, is where we develop an engaged group of people who love everything that has to do with children’s literature. Everyone is welcome to join us: bloggers, authors, publicist, and publishers! Simply make a post related…
Science fiction: fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets. A reader asked me for Science Fiction books for 5th grade. I have a 5th grade son which gives me pause to give him Science Fiction that…
Please welcome illustrator Wendy Martin today with her Top 10 favorite Spanish bilingual picture books! I’m especially excited about bilingual Spanish picture books as a way to learn Spanish. This works equally well for kids and teens who are taking Spanish at school! I have another bilingual Spanish picture book list as well if you…