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Save Me A Seat: A Book About First Impressions

by Carolyn | May 15, 2018 | Boys, Character Training, Cultural Diversity, Middle-grade, Older Elementary, Parenting, Recommendations | 0 Comments

Save Me A Seat takes a deep dive into the perspective of two 10-year-old boys to show that the assumptions we make about other people are often wrong. Authors Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan team up in this novel to give authentic voice to the dual protagonists....

Unplugged: A Picture Book to Get Kids Unplugged and Outside

by Carolyn | May 1, 2018 | Character Training, Imagination, Parenting, Picture Books, Preschool, Read Alouds, Recommendations | 0 Comments

I've been looking forward to this new picture book for a while, and it did not disappoint! Reading Unplugged by Steve Antony will gently encourage your kids to turn off their screens and head outside. Most kids, given the choice, will choose screen time over creative...

I’m Just No Good At Rhyming: Read Aloud Poetry with Humor and Heart

by Carolyn | Apr 17, 2018 | For fun, Middle School, Middle-grade, Older Elementary, Poetry | 0 Comments

When I finished reading I'm Just No Good at Rhyming (And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups) by Chris Harris, illustrated by Lane Smith, to my kids, my older two begged for their own copy of this hilarious book. We laughed together and formed...

Haiku for Kids: Books and Tools to Read and Write Haiku with Your Kids

by Carolyn | Apr 3, 2018 | Education, Poetry | 2 Comments

April is National Poetry Month, which makes it a great time to introduce your kids to haiku. Haiku and quick to read, fun to write, and deceptively difficult to master. These books of haiku for kids will get you started. How to Haiku Haiku: Asian Arts & Crafts for...

Snow and Rose: An Enchanting Fairy Tale Retelling

by Carolyn | Mar 20, 2018 | Adventure, Classics, Fantasy, Girls, Imagination, Read Alouds | 6 Comments

I was enchanted by this lovely fairy tale. Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin is a retelling of the story of Snow White and Rose Red. (Which, apparently, isn't at all the same story as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves). The Story Snow and Rose grow up in a...

Picture Books About Dogs

by Carolyn | Mar 6, 2018 | Animal books, Book Lists, Picture Books, Preschool, Read Alouds | 2 Comments

It's been a little over a year since we got our dog, Nugget. (Yes, we got his name from The Wingfeather Saga). So, I thought it only fitting to give you a list of some of our favorite picture books about dogs. (Not to mention that it's the Year of the Dog!) Even if...

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Carolyn | Feb 27, 2018 | Adventure, Fantasy, Girls, Imagination, Juvenile Fiction, Middle School | 0 Comments

I wrote this review a while back, but this year's Newbery awards reminded me that I never posted this review of last year's winner, The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. The Story The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is the story of Luna, a girl who...

Favorite Books of 2017

by Carolyn | Feb 12, 2018 | Book Lists, For fun, Newbery | 0 Comments

The ALA Youth Media Awards like the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and the Newbery came out this morning, but some of my family's favorites were missing! So, we decided to create our own, very unofficial, favorite book awards of 2017. Each of my kids and I nominated a...