Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
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,…
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…
Sibling relationships, specifically big brother and little sister, are at the center of one of the funniest picture books on monsters that I’ve read in a while. As I think about siblings getting along (or not!), I only need to look to the bedroom doors of my three kids for an illustration of this dynamic…
I should preface this by saying that I grew up with Ronald Regan as my governor of California and my parents were not big fans. You see, my father worked as a math professor at a state university and Regan reduced or froze the salaries of the teachers and professors. Everytime, Regan’s name came up,…
All three of my kids, ages 13, 11, and 8 delighted in this clever picture book with a book-within-a-book-within-a-book format. I figured if this picture book could captivate a teenager, it has a lock on all younger kids. I only wish the pages were a tad more sturdy because this is a book that is…
Picture Book Poetry Collection Celebrating Spring. Amy VanDerwater’s debut poetry picture book Forest Has a Song is perfect for National Poetry Month.
Hindu Picture Book and Chapter Book for Kids The great Hindu god Vishnu, the greatest of all gods, promises to help bring peace to earth when evil demon kings try to kill all the good rulers of earth. He will be reborn on earth as a child named Krisha. Does this story sound vaguely familiar?!…