Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
For the Picture Book of the Day, my 8-year-old son and I chose one of our favorite funny picture books about summer camp, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee. We think this is the funniest picture book ever! When James and Eamon visit Eamon’s grandparents’ house to attend a…
I am excited to announce the book launch of Alphabet Trucks by Samantha Vamos! I adore her last book, The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred! In celebration of her book launch TODAY, I am doing a giveaway of her new book and hosting a short Q and A with Samantha. Alphabet Trucks by Samantha…
I had the pleasure of meeting Leah Lesser from Barefoot Books today. We had fun talking about children’s books and, somehow, ended up chatting about the birth of the new baby prince. We thought it would be fun to conjure up a book list for young princes, everywhere, both of royal birth or just beloved….
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Please welcome my guest author Maria Gianferrari. We met via social media and were conversing using the comments on my blog. I always find her comments to be thoughtful and helpful. She has a vast knowledge of children’s books and with the best recommendations so I asked her to please, please, please guest post on…
These are the books that I pulled for my three kids to get them reading this summer. Rising 3rd Grade Summer Reading List The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly My son’s close friend is a 4th grader, Connor, and he hates Percy Jackson (gasp!) but loves this book. That intrigued me, especially as the…
This is the last installment of my school’s Summer Reading 2013 list: A Collaboration of the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians. I wanted to share my list with you since it’s likely on your library shelves. And I’ll use your list for the same reason. The rest of the…