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Category: Best Books for Kids
Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
Birds of North Captiva, Florida, Saved From Extinction!
Birds of North Captiva, Florida as seen through kids picture books and chapter books, photos and nature journals.
Josh in 6th Grade Shares His Favorite Books
11-year-old Josh in 6th grade shares his favorite Top 10 chapter books.
4th Grade Book Club: Retold Modern Fairy Tales
Retold Modern Fairy Tales make for a great kids’ book club. Here’s some great chapter books and picture books with an activity for a 4th grade book club.
A Dark Eric Carle-Like Picture Book
If there was yang to Eric Carle’s yang, then this would be What Comes Darkly Thieves by Ben Rubin. It has a folk tale fable quality to it but with an openness and makes a child ask over and over again, “Why?”
The Smiley Book of Colors. Picture Book GIVEAWAY!
The Smiley Book of Colors by Ruth Kaiser is a clever picture book that finds smiley faces in every day objects. It also teaches colors. What I love about it is that it also teaches kids to see, REALLY see, like an artist. Is there a smiley face lurking about? Probably! You just have to see it.
March Madness Book for Boys: The Final Four
Gritty and realistic to the end, this chapter book ends in a satisfying yet unexpected way where winning is based on luck and skill, good guys don’t necessarily finish first, and losers are the ultimate winners.