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The One and Only Ivan – 2013 Newbery Medal Winner
With dignity and sensitivity, Ivan, the captured silverback gorilla, narrates in his own voice in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. Based on the life of a real gorilla who was captur… more →
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Getting Ready for Summer
wrote 4 days ago: Many of you are preparing for the last days of school and looking forward to the summer break. You a … more →
Ancient Babylon & "The Epic of Gilgamesh" for Children
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wrote 5 days ago: For our studies of Ancient History this year we are using Susan Weis Bauer’s Story of the Worl … more →
My Professional Canon - Part 1
wrote 5 days ago: I’ve been working on a little thing lately, ok – it’s actually a big thing (no pre … more →
On Motherhood...
wrote 1 week ago: “It is the custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and p … more →
Middle Grade Saved My Life: An Article about Hope and Books from Horn Book Magazine
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wrote 1 week ago: The Horn Book Magazine, May 2013 Once every few weeks, I find myself skipping away from my mailbox w … more →
Review of Cosmic Crash - Book 2 of The Space Penguins series by L.A. Courtney
wrote 2 weeks ago: Any publication that encourages primary-age children to read and enjoy science fiction is going to g … more →
I Had TROUBLE in getting to SOLLA SOLLEW
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Published 1965 by Random House SUMMARY: The story opens with our happy-go-lucky narrator taking a s … more →
Are you an author who visits schools? Come to Boise!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m going to be helping to book authors for tours including my daughter’s schools in the … more →
Jellybeans: Morning, Noon and Night!
wrote 2 weeks ago: THE STORY “Jellybeans: morning, noon & night” is a deliciously politically incorrect … more →
Fox in Socks
wrote 3 weeks ago: Published 1965 BEGINNER BOOKS A Division of Random House Philip Nel, the author of Dr. Seuss: Ameri … more →
Top 10 Tips to Help Children Love Reading
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wrote 3 weeks ago: My children love books and they love reading. This Top 10 list looks at what parents can do to foste … more →
Dr. Seuss's ABC
wrote 3 weeks ago: Published 1963 by Random House Publishing ABOUT: Right away, on the title page, we meet two little y … more →
Dr. Seuss's SLEEP BOOK
wrote 1 month ago: Published 1962 by Random House SUMMARY: Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book takes us through many different … more →
Hop on Pop
wrote 1 month ago: Published 1963 by Random House Publishing George W. Bush quote: “Ever since our twins, our twi … more →
The Little Mermaid (The Sea Witch) by Nadezhda Illarionova
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See you at the Asian Festival of Children's Content!
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wrote 1 month ago: I bought early-bird tickets to the Teachers Congress! After much deliberation, I bit the bullet and … more →
Storytime Sunday
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wrote 1 month ago: This was one of my favourite book when I was little – so much so that when I was six I went to … more →
The Sneetches and Other Stories
wrote 1 month ago: Published in 1961 by Random House Inc. “[Seuss's] long maturation process helped him surmount … more →
Potato Chips and Passion
wrote 1 month ago: Recently I read an amusing, two-book children’s series by Allen Kurzweil (Mr. Kurzweil’s … more →
