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 […]
Middle School
The 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 […]
What’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 […]
8 Fantastic Nonfiction Books About Animals (2019)
I’m loving these NEW nonfiction books about animals!!! Okay, one of these books is about a mystical creature but the rest celebrate the actual animal world. If I had to pick a favorite, I couldn’t decide between the Doggie Defenders books and Sleep. See for yourself… 8 Impressive Nonfiction Books About Animals Sleep: How Nature […]
Impressive New Middle Grade Books You Don’t Want to Miss
Many of these middle-grade books are all about the hard work of growing up– whether they’re about coding or adoption or ADHD or something else — they’re still tackling coming-of-age, too. Coming-of-age means these are about kids growing into young adulthood learning hard-earned life lessons about who they are and how to make sense […]
Growth Mindset Posters From Children’s Books
Decorate your home, playroom, or classroom with these beautiful growth mindset posters of quotes from beloved children’s books. Mindsets are your beliefs. A growth mindset is believing that you can change and cultivate your intelligence, talents, and personality. It’s about learning to persist, fail, try again and again, and redefine what success is. It’s the […]
Help Your Child Read Nonfiction With These Comprehension Strategies
Encourage your children to select both fiction and nonfiction text to read this summer. Since nonfiction reading is generally harder for most children than reading fiction, we can help our kids be more successful by teaching them specific comprehension strategies. When I taught 4th and 5th grade, about 90% of kids tested at a nonfiction or expository […]