This post is getting too long (and crashing) so I splitting it into three parts:
Best Books for Boy Readers, Reluctant or Otherwise: Part 1 (Authors by Last Name A-L)
Best Books for Boy Readers, Reluctant or Otherwise: Part 2 (Authors by Last Name M-Z)
Best Books for Boy Readers, Reluctant or Otherwise: Part 3 (Non-Fiction) Read more…
There’s a glamour to Florida set back in time that rivals Hollywood in California and maybe that is why these talented children’s book authors firmly set their books here. To be sure, some are from Florida and/or from the South and seem to know every nook and cranny of their small towns. But even more interesting are the characters they create; characters who have lived hard and stoic lives but never really told their stories to anyone, except now, in these books. Read more…
We have spent an amazing week at North Captiva Island, a barrier reef island with only golf carts as transportation. Every day, an amazing array of birds fly by the house and dive in the water to catch fish. We saw an Osprey land on our roof with a flopping fish. It eyed us for a moment before flying off to eat its prey. Every day we see fleets of Brown Pelicans fly in military precision over the water. When my husband released a catfish he caught on shore, as Osprey flew out of nowhere and grabbed the fish as it swam wearily away. Read more…
If your elementary school is like my elementary school, kids entering grades 3-5 need to read 5 or so books during the summer (and do a book project on one of the books). It’s not normally a struggle to get my kids to read 5 books during the summer except for the selection of the books because the summertime reading has to be especially engaging to compete for their time! These 10 chapter books should do the trick!! Read more…
I was a Borders today just perusing, and came across their Summer Reading Program. It’s great and this is how it works: Read more…
This chapter book won an insane amount of awards including A Newbery Honor Award and it’s not hard to see why once you read it. It’s a mystery and an adventure with multiple happy endings including the school bully getting what he deserves. I remember seeing this book a lot at the library with its minimalist cover always beckoning. This chapter book also reminds me of Because of Winn Dixie, another Must Read favorite of mine, with characters both interesting and realistic. Read more…
