Please welcome author Deborah Hopkinton who is guest posting with her favorite historical fiction books for kids. She also has a new book out, A Bandit’s Tale, and we’re doing a giveaway below! p.s. Related posts: Historical Fiction Book Lists Top 10 Historical Fiction Chapter Books Top 10: Best Historical Fiction for Kids Historical Fiction…
I was talking to my business school roommate, Marc Parrish, the other day and he told me about his girlfriend’s son’s 5th grade science project (which seemed too advanced for most parents, let alone kids!). I blogged about my son’s 5th grade Cloud Science Poster so I was blown away that the elementary schools in…
It was a lot harder than you’d think to find mystery books for kids with characters of color. I want to thank my Instagram followers for their help in putting this list together: Leah_Bear Yukari_Reads justdebm whatdowedoallday green.momma76 20 Diverse Mystery Books for Kids West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Snack Snatcher series by Liam…
You wouldn’t guess that it’s spring here in Boston, given the snow we’ve been getting in April! Still, I am dreaming of spring and getting my little garden going. These are my favorite picture books for garden inspiration. These books demonstrate that gardens can transform an environment, bring neighbors closer, and even become a political…
Judy Martialay, author of ¡HOLA! Let’s Learn Spanish, is my guest author today. She’s giving ideas of how to introduce another language to your kids at home even if you don’t speak a second one (like me)! Giving Your Child Another Language, Even if You’re Monolingual Do you want your child/children to be ready for…
National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry introduced in 1996 and organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. I’m not great about exposing my kids to poetry so this is my easy way for April’s National Poetry Month. I’m just going to have…
Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd, and I was inspired by this video I saw on The Kid Should See This about a small town in rural Japan well on its way to becoming a zero waste community. This means that they will produce no trash. To this end, they sort their trash into 34 recycling…