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…
Category: Reading Lists: Early Chapter Books
Early chapter book for kids who are just starting to read independently.
Rising First Grade Summer Reading List
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,…
12 Great American Revolution Chapter Books for Kids
Go back in time and learn important history with these American Revolution books for kids! Includes picture books and chapter books. To go with our field trip on the Boston Freedom Trail, I’ve found American Revolution books for kids for different ages. More importantly, they share different perspectives. You’ll meet a silversmith apprentice, a Tory…
Read Aloud Books for Kids and Other Ideas For Summer Fun
It all started with a few tweets: Bonnie of @MrsStraitsClass mentioned that she read aloud to her kids every day. I teach elementary actually but even if I didn’t, I’d still read aloud every day. I love using accents and fun voices. 🙂 Accents and fun voices?!! I had to know more! I begged her to…
35+ More Books Like Percy Jackson
We might be in the same shoes. My son just finished all the Rick Riordan books which kept us happily reading for the better part of the school year. But now we are adrift, desperately seeking more books like Percy Jackson. Riordan’s books are so exciting, we often stay up past my son’s bedtime for…
12 Great New Chapter Books for Kids
I’ve been trying to read more children’s book lately to catch up on my pile so I’ve taken to carting around a small pile of books everywhere I go and reading a little here and a little there until the book draws me in such that I am forced to read to the end. Some…
Best New Children’s Authors: Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Best new children’s book authors: The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Best Books for Kids!