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,…

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…