Early chapter book for kids who are just starting to read independently.
If you haven’t been following Here Wee Read‘s Bookstagram Choice Awards, she’s rounded up 20+ bloggers, each of whom has selected a single book to award. The books are on the Instagram account, @bookstagramchoiceawards, with one blogger posting per day and two bonus bloggers: 11/27 – @afriendlyaffair 11/28 – @andy.plemmons 11/29 – @biracialbookworms 11/30 –…
Please welcome Judy Newman today. She’s the President of Scholastic Book Clubs and is sharing her list of 10 Books for Kids with Supportive Families. We are also giving away 10 signed copies of Bobs and Tweets: Perfecto Pet Show. I’m giving away 5 copies on my Instagram (@PragmaticMom), and 5 copies here. Feel free to enter…
Please welcome Dustin Hansen who has a book list of his favorite dinosaur books! We are also giving away his two newest books! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. MICROSAURS: Follow That Tiny-Dactyl! by Dustin Hansen “Hansen mixes fantasy, science fiction, and realistic fiction to create a fast-paced read for elementary…
Have you ever tried a “book tasting?” It’s a fun way to get kids reading. You simply get a pile of books and have kids flip through the books, just to sample each one. Chances are that no one will leave empty-handed. Like baby clothes, Early Chapter Books tend to have a girl or boy…
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel, illustrated by…
I’ve been seeing tweets about the Tuskegee Airmen that have been passing away. NPR has an article on Roscoe Brown: Remembering Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, Educator And Civil Rights Trailblazer. He recently passed away in July at age 94. I wouldn’t have noticed the tweets, had I not been fortunate to read Carole Boston Weatherford’s excellent novel…
I was a first-round judge for The Cybils Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books this past fall which meant that I read about 50 Easy Readers and 80+ Early Chapter Books that were nominated by the general public. Our group then came up with the shortlist, and then round two judges picked a winner in…