I’m so excited about these stocking stuffers for kids, tweens, and teens from ages 3 to 13 that I’m barely resisting buying them all. I did a lot of research on gifts for kids for my holiday gift guide and found some cool fun ideas that your kids will love. Hope you love them, too! Stocking […]
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Wonderful Picture Books About Fall
Fall is here! Read aloud these wonderful picture books about fall to your children to help them learn all about the fall season — the characteristics of the weather, harvest, animals, and changes in the landscape. These are my favorite stories to share with kids… Wonderful Picture Books About Fall Counting on Fall by Lizann Flatt […]
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Monsters can be sweet and giggly or stinky and creepy. Which of these popular monster books will your kids love? You’ll find picture books and chapter books filled with monsters that boogie, won’t go to sleep, need haircuts, want to make friends, attack villages, and more. Monsters in Picture Books Fingers For Lunch by Brandt […]
Continue ReadingNew Mythical, Magical, and Fantasy Chapter Books (2019)
Ready to add to your bookshelves? These books are the newest chapter books with mythology, magic, and fantasy elements. Add to that adventure, growing up, and making ethical decisions, and you’ll see there are many, many good books from which to choose. Maybe you’ll want to read them all! New Myths, Magic, and […]
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Picture books with predictable, repetitive text develop language and literacy skills in all ages of growing readers from birth on up. Read these to your toddlers and preschoolers. Read these with your kindergartners. Read these with your growing readers of any age, particularly readers who need the support that predictability and repetition provides. Bottom line […]
Continue ReadingThe Latest Nonfiction Picture and Chapter Book Biographies (2019)
We can learn so much from reading biographies. Walking in the shoes of another makes us more empathetic, self-reflective, and knowledgeable. Which is why it’s important for kids (and us bigger kids) to find good biographies like these new titles that open a window into the life of another person. Find more books on my […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s New in Nonfiction for Ages 2 – 12 (2019)
I really can’t wait for you to learn about some of these books — especially My First Book of Haiku Poems and Alphabreaths and … well, I’ll let you peruse the reviews and see for yourself. What’s New in Nonfiction for Ages 2 – 12 (2019) My First Book of Haiku Poems: A Picture, a […]
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