Some kids might enjoy reading about a particular time. I was — and still am — drawn to 1920′s and 30′s history and literature, and of course homesteading prairie stories are always popular (actually can someone tell me if they ARE still popular? I’m not sure they are, and that makes me sad), but I…
Category Archives: Children’s Books
Three Cups
We’ve had a lot of discussions about money in our household lately. I’ve been sort of consistent about giving an allowance lately to my kids, and on top of that my 13-year-old daughter has recently started earning some of her own money babysitting and pet sitting. The way we handle and think about money is…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #7
This week, I’m sharing three titles that serve as great reminders about what often appeals to young children the most about picture books. Yup, it’s the pictures, of course! These three books have unique illustrations that are sure to attract the eye of little ones, and when the stories get shared by a loving grown-up,…
On Reading: If Life Were Like Children’s Fiction. . .
Think back to what I sort of think of as the pinnacle of middle-grade reading — 4th or 5th grade. Think about what you were like. Remember who your friends were and what their families were like. Now think about children’s novels. I love children’s fiction (and YA too). Sometimes I enjoy it simply as…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #6
I’m sometimes a bit neurotic about books and how they are placed on their shelves. In my classroom, I like to make our bookshelves neat with similarly-themed books near each other, and at home, I often go for the basket option, keeping some nonfiction titles on one topic in one, while fairy tales and nursery…
Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers: The Life of Marc Chagall in Verse
Marc Chagall, famed pioneer of the modernist art movement, was born a Russian Jew in a small Russian town called Vitebsk. He ended up changing the world of art, celebrated in New York, Paris and Berlin, well-known more than a century later. Writers Jane Yolen and J. Patrick Lewis have put together a gorgeous new…
Cybils Fiction nominees, Audio-style
There aren’t as many audiobooks available as last year, but I’ve found a few. I’m a fan of the audiobook in general, but especially when I’m trying to squeeze in more reading time, I appreciate the flexibility that audio offers me to “read” while I’m doing laundry or cleaning out closets or shuttling my children…
Nate Rocks the World
When I received my review copy of Nate Rocks the World from author Karen Pokras Toz, I was a little worried. From the book’s description and cover I expected either a graphic novel or a chapter book with illustrations. However, the cover is the only illustration to be found. My 8 year old son is…
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