19
Jun
Three Times Lucky
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Published: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012 Recommended Age: 10 & up In a Nutshell: It’s summer in Tupelo Landing, population 148 minus one (murder) where quick wit, sixth-grader Mo LeBeau is about to have a summer she’ll never forget. Found as a baby by town restaurant owner Coronal […]
16
Jun
Summer Book Hook: Audiobooks
June is Audiobook Month which is why week 3 of the Summer Book Hook is devoted to all-time favorite audiobooks for kids for Pre-K to the tweenagers. Listening to books is also a wonderful way to sneak in reading over the summertime. I’m not just talking about the children too young to read yet… Listening […]
13
Jun
Recent Kids Reads
Here’s my latest list of Recent Kids Reads from the past few weeks! And if you haven’t checked out The Summer Book Hook yet, please do! I’ve been busy posting weekly kid-approved book recommendations with the goal to inspire even the most reluctant reader to get hooked on reading this summer. The Hero’s Guide to […]
7
Jun
Summer Book Hook: Graphic Novels
It’s week 2 of the Summer Book Hook: 10 weeks of recommended kids’ reads! This week’s theme is “Graphic Novels for All-Ages”. I’ve collected a kid-favorite, parent-approved list of books I regularly recommend sorted by age group to keep your kids interested in reading over the summer months. Graphic Novels are booming. Although kids love […]
6
May
Recent Kids Reads
The One and Only Ivan By Kathrine Applegate Recommended age: 8 & up In a Nutshell: I read this book in one sitting on the plane ride to New Orleans back in March. A heartfelt story in prose about Ivan, a Silverback gorilla who lives in lowly conditions as a feature of a highway attraction […]
27
Apr
Novels in Verse for Kids
This month, I’ve found that a great way to introduce poetry to the reluctant poetry reader is through novels in verse. With this confession… I actually had not read a children’s fiction novel in verse until more recently when I read the National Book Award Winner and Newbery Honor Medalist, Inside Out & Back Again. […]
23
Mar
13 in 16
Alright..So this is the thing. Had a few hiccups in the plan and I didn’t read all 16 Tournament of Kids Books in 16 days. I know. I’m so ashamed. So, so ashamed… If you haven’t the faintest idea of what I’m talking about, here’s what’s going on. In honor of the Tournament of Kids […]
29
Feb
Recent Kids (and Teen) Reads
At the beginning of the year, I took a short break from reading children’s chapter books with these two adult books and the first book on this post is a young adult book. A brief adults only, leave the kids with grandma, sort of vacation. While I enjoyed the trip, I’m also glad to be […]
23
Jan
Awarded
7:23am. The coffee was made, breakfast started, everyone was up and awake (two entirely different states of being by the way..) The computer was powered up. At attention. Because this morning wasn’t our everyday morning. This morning at 7:48am, the 2012 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced live online at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in […]
10
Jan
Reading for Newbery
I mentioned a few days back that I was doing a large amount of reading in anticipation of the Kansas City Mock Newbery Awards. I finished with my “required reading” as of last night. And I read a book in between that wasn’t on the list. So what? And I skimmed a couple that I […]
