It’s that time again. Perhaps the suggestions of books that your kids have enjoyed reading will fall on the right ears — people looking for holiday gifts for their own children or nieces and nephews or grandkids. I know that books are definitely going under my tree! I linked up my own post below, and…
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On Reading: Reading on the Road
Each week during her Fall Reading Challenge (and the Spring one, too), Katrina at Callapidder Days asks a question about reading. She gives her answer and invites others to answer on their own blogs or in the comments. This week’s prompt was Share a special memory relating to books or reading — something you’ll never…
Dog Stories
Kids and adults alike are drawn to stories about man’s best friend. This selection of Cybils Middle Grade Fiction nominees will reach a wide range of ages and interests. Though I am a Round I panelist in this Middle Grade fiction category for the Cybils, my opinions are solely my own and are not meant…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #9
Looking for a little reading fun with your little ones? Grab one of these seriously adorable books, pile together on your couch, and I promise you the smiles will be anything but little. Okay, perhaps you can sense a theme here with my little share of repetition. Aside from the similarities in the titles of…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #8
For this week’s round-up of Cybils-nominated books, I’ve chosen three titles that have interested my children and me because of their focus on nature, animals and a unique way of thinking about living versus non-living things. Like many picture books, these are suitable for a range of ages from preschool through early elementary school children….
Bloodlines: A Time for War
Seeing “blood” and “war” in the title of a book immediately makes me think that it’s not the sort of book I’d want to read. But in this case, “Bloodlines” refers to the series that look at the different military careers of one particular fictitious family. A Time for War tells the story of PFC…
Cybils Middle Grade Fiction: Family Stories
These Cybils Middle Grade Fiction nominees all deal with families. These families might look like your own, or they might be quite different, but the dynamic plays out in a critical way to the plot of these novels, which are each different in tone as well. Calli Be Gold by Michele Weber Hurwitz I have…
Middle Grade Historical Fiction that Feels Timeless
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…
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