Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
How am I defining a Willy Wonka-Like chapter book? You probably don’t need an explanation but here I go anyway: A wacky figure-head behind this adventure A competition between kids (though adults can be involved) OR A mystery that has to be solved through riddles and puzzles Yep. That’s why I came up with this…
When PickyKidPix was in 5th grade, she fell in love with the Katie Woo series but it’s not what you think. She and her friend Griffin liked to hang out in the Early Chapter Book corner of the library during library time. I would imagine that they were screwing around, as they tend to do. Their friend…
The 2016 Youth Media Awards will be announced at 8 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, January 11, 2016, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition in Boston. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. local time. The Pura Belpré Award marks its 20th anniversary in 2016. My predictions for the Caldecott and Newbery this year are here….
In honor of Martin Luther King, Junior Day, I wanted to share my son’s 4th grade Civil Rights Movement project. His teacher created a really great timeline that I hope will be helpful as well. p.s. Related posts: Civil Rights Movement Book Lists for Kids Civil Rights Movement Art #BlackLivesMatter Civil Rights for Kids…
10 Perfect Read Aloud Books for 3rd Grade is my top post for 2015! It all happened when I went to Anne Ursu’s The Real Boy dinner hosted by publisher Charlesbridge and met Colby Sharp, a co-founder of the Nerdy Book Club blog. I was already a huge fan of this group blog. Colby had just…
I’m thrilled to be judging first-round Easy Readers and Early Chapter books for the Cybils! I’m joined by Katie Fitzgerald of Story Time Secrets, Jennifer Wharton of Library Thing, and Jean Little Library, Juliana Lee of Juliana Lee: Crafting Stories, Susan Murray of From Tots to Teens. The Easy Reader genre was my biggest challenge to find diverse,…
PickyKidPix is now in 8th grade but only less than halfway through. She tells me that her curriculum covers Colonial America, the Industrial Revolution in science, the American Revolution, the Civil War, the French and Indian War, the Constitution, and Racism. I’m creating multicultural picture book lists for middle school in hopes of helping teachers…