Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
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…
The lack of diversity in children’s literature is a problem that affects all children, especially children from low-income families, who rarely see themselves, their families, or their communities in the stories they read. First Book The lack of diversity in children’s books is alarming and I am pledging to promote more multicultural books for kids….
Please welcome Erica from What Do We Do All Day?, a blog that always inspires me. There’s a big push now for non-fiction in the Common Core Curriculum and I am afraid that if we, as parents, don’t introduce non-fiction books to our kids that enchant them, they could be turned off by the onslaught…
Do you have a child going into 2nd grade? Try using this great summer reading list created by the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians because my list is likely on your library shelves. The list includes the best newly published books across all genres including picture books, easy readers,…
Use this great Summer Reading 2013 book list which is a collaboration of the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians to find books for your kids this summer. Why use my list? Because these books will (hopefully) be on your shelves. They won’t be at my library shelves so I’ll…
This great summer reading list for Going Into 4th Grade is from my library. It’s a collaboration between the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians. PickyKidPix also has a great list of chapter books she read at this same age when she was assigned five books to read during the…
I should title this post: Books I Am Forced to Buy But That’s OK Because It Will Be My Kids’ Summer Reading I used these great sources to search for books that might win awards next year but also that I think my kids would like. My son, a rising 3rd grader likes humor, math-y and…