Inside: Looking for children’s books to read aloud with your first grader? Take a look at our top picks of read alouds for 1st grade, perfect for the 6-7 age range! I polled my three kids to jog their memory of what the read-aloud books were in first grade. We had one wonderful first grade…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Picture Book for Parents with Kids Back in School GIVEAWAY
I’m happy that our Picture Book of the Day group is reconvening for the school year. I’m up today with my pick and it’s for all the parents out there celebrating kids going back to school! How was your summer? Are you sad it’s over but happy that school is back in full swing? Please…
Goodnight Ark GIVEAWAY and Kid Lit Blog Hop
I’m part of the Goodnight, Ark blog tour and I’m giving away a copy of this fun rhyming bedtime picture book. Author Laura Sassi also answers 5 short questions for me. Rhyming Bedtime Picture Book Goodnight, Ark by Laura Sassi, illustrated by Jane Chapman In rollicking rhyme, this bedtime story will have kids howling…
Multicultural Soccer Picture Book
PickyKidPix went to Italy this summer to play soccer with her indoor team and we were able to watch her play during the last few weeks of the World Cup. What a great time to be in Europe with soccer fans! Because of our great love for Lionel Messi, we root for Argentina and that…
Multicultural Books for Kids
I wanted to highlight some great picture books and chapter books with diverse themes that have come my way. What multicultural books are you and your kids enjoying? Please share! Multicultural Books for Kids King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan I love this book for covering so much territory with just one story. Malik is…
Ballerina Picture Book Series of the Day
Marilyn Singer’s charming Tallulah series reminds me of Fancy Nancy but with a ballet twist. My daughters never took to dance though I had enrolled Grasshopper and Sensei in Boston Ballet’s Preschool Ballet program when she turned four. Grasshopper and Sensei’s first ballet class at the Boston Ballet. They got tutus for the photo! She…
Starting Kindergarten Picture Book of the Day
Do you have an incoming Kindergarten? Do you need ideas for getting your child ready for Kindergarten? I have six ideas for you! What will you do with your son or daughter to get ready for Kindergarten? Please share! 1) Free Kindergarten Readiness Printable Book I made this book for my son’s preschool both as a…







