It was a Friday afternoon. I got wind from Kellie at Walden Pond Publishing that something was going down in Dedham, Massachusetts at Blue Bunny Books. She warned me that similar suspicious activities had been happening there as it is owned by author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds of Ish and The Dot. Something involving Jarrett Krosoczka…
Tag: 4th grade chapter book
Mysteries Surrounding The Lemonade War Series
PickyKidPix just turned 11-years-old recently. Part of her birthday celebration was to meet one of her favorite authors who happens to live one town over. PickyKidPix became a fan of her mystery chapter books in 3rd grade but continues to read them — insisting on buying her own copy — even though the books are…
Book Club for Kids: Chapter Book on Knights, Princesses and Castles
Virtual Book Club for Kids Ages 9 and Up I first heard about the Poppins Book Nook from Piwi Princess on Google + Community Great Books for Kids. It sounded like so much fun that I asked the host, Enchanted Homeschooling Mom, if I could join and she was kind enough to include me! The…
Grace Lin’s Latest Chapter Book is Her Best Ever!
Grace Lin’s newest chapter book, Starry River of the Sky, is the companion book to Newbery Honor winning Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. I actually think this book is her best work to date.
4th Grade Book Club: Savvy and GIVEAWAY
4th grade chapter book Savvy makes for a great book club. Here are ideas for a lunch book club with activity and other super power adventure chapter books suggestions too.
Top 10: Spawn of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Books
I think that when a book series is different and successful such that it creates its own mini genre that this is only a good thing. Just like Harry Potter which broke publishing notions that kids won’t read very, very thick books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid series also got kids wildly excited to read. And though the lead character is a boy, girls were also reading this series in droves. I also think that the graphics helped to legitimize graphic novels from comic book status to it-counts-for-your-reading-log status. In any case, if your child needs more Diary of a Wimpy Kid but has read all the books, here are more options including some that skew younger and older.
The Penderwicks and Science of Dark Matter
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street brings up research on Dark Matter. Here’s more information on Dark Matter to draw out the scientist in your child.