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,…
Use this great Summer Reading 2013 book list which is a collaboration of the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians to find books for your kids this summer. Why use my list? Because these books will (hopefully) be on your shelves. They won’t be at my library shelves so I’ll…
Please welcome my guest blogger, elementary school teacher AND children’s book author, Susan Stephenson of The Book Chook. I’ve been enjoying her blog for a while now and I’m really excited to have her explain a great website where kids can create stories from pictures. I’m hoping this will get my kids excited to write this summer!…
This great summer reading list for Going Into 4th Grade is from my library. It’s a collaboration between the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians. PickyKidPix also has a great list of chapter books she read at this same age when she was assigned five books to read during the…
PickyKidPix wants to trade stocks this summer using the stock account that her grandmother set up for her AND her own money. Too bad I forgot the password. It might be faster for me to transfer her account to my brokerage account than to actually figure it out! I tried to sign us both up…
I should title this post: Books I Am Forced to Buy But That’s OK Because It Will Be My Kids’ Summer Reading I used these great sources to search for books that might win awards next year but also that I think my kids would like. My son, a rising 3rd grader likes humor, math-y and…
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 of different ages. More importantly, they share different perspectives. You’ll meet a silversmith apprentice, a Tory…