We’ve been doing this book club thing with my daughter for six years now. She was a good reader before we started, but my goals have changed a bit along the way. I want more than just fun with books and friends now – I want to be able to dig in to the books… Continue reading Book Club: Hiking the Mountain-to-Sea Trail with “Nature Girl”
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NEW! “A Wrinkle in Time” Learning Packets
My family is super excited for the new movie based on Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time to release next week. The trailer looks fantastic – you can see it here – and we enjoyed reading and discussing the book together. It’s not the easiest book to understand, however. L’Engle never intended it to… Continue reading NEW! “A Wrinkle in Time” Learning Packets
Book Club with the Boys: “The Way of the Warrior”
I was intrigued when I first saw The Way of the Warrior on the new-book shelf at the library. I was hesitant when I saw the simple line drawings dotting the page – because I was looking for a middle-school book club pick and wanted something real and fun but meaty. Worthy of the time I’d… Continue reading Book Club with the Boys: “The Way of the Warrior”
Hunting for Bigfoot with “Lemons”
I love that our local library gets lots of new books – and many of those are books by debut authors. One of those books turned out to be a fantastic book club pick with loads of possibilities. It’s called Lemons by Melissa Savage. Savage’s book is a wonderful story of grief, healing, friendship centered around… Continue reading Hunting for Bigfoot with “Lemons”
Book Club: “All Four Stars” by Tara Dairman
I’ve had trouble keeping up with our book club sharing, but we’ve been having loads of fun with books this year! All Four Stars was one of those books. Meet Gladys Gatsby: New York’s toughest restaurant critic. (Just don’t tell anyone that she’s in sixth grade.) Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the… Continue reading Book Club: “All Four Stars” by Tara Dairman
NEW! “All Four Stars” Writing and Novel Study Packs
I love when we find a book that’s exciting to read but full of springboards for learning, too, and that’s exactly what Tara Dairman’s All Four Stars is. It’s the wonderful story of Gladys, a young girl who dreams of writing restaurant and foodie reviews for a major New York newspaper. We read this book in… Continue reading NEW! “All Four Stars” Writing and Novel Study Packs
10 Reasons Why Should Kids Meet Authors
Many people see the benefit of kids being good readers, or, at the very least, of reading good books while in school. Fewer people see the benefit, it would seem, of meeting the people who write the fantastic books that we believe should be a part of our kids’ education. Of course, in many cases… Continue reading 10 Reasons Why Should Kids Meet Authors
Book Club: “Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone”
We recently embarked on one of our most fun book clubs ever: we read Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone. My Big Helper worked with me to flesh out details of the book that we could bring to life. We spent several days making labels and creating things to turn my yard into a wizarding… Continue reading Book Club: “Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone”
NEW! “Lemoncello” Movie Pack and Bundles!
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Chris Grabenstein’s Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series, and I’m not the only one – that first book spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times’ Bestseller List. The second in the series is just as good, and the third is due to be released… Continue reading NEW! “Lemoncello” Movie Pack and Bundles!
Interviewing Author Chris Grabenstein
It started with the happiest of emails. Not the fake “you’ve-won-a-million-dollars” type, but the a real from-the-personal-assistant “Congratulations! You’ve won!” type. In this instance, though, the prize was a thirty-minute interview with Chris Grabenstein for my students. It would be exciting to interview any children’s author. We love books and love reading, so being able… Continue reading Interviewing Author Chris Grabenstein
