You probably can guess what I’ve been doing lately — reading piles of picture books! This month’s selection explodes with many can’t-miss treasures to add to your libraries and classrooms. Because there are so many new books, I organized the list by topic. Enjoy! Table of Contents Identity / Antiracism […]
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17 Witches in Children’s Books
If your children like books with magic, reading about witches will transport them into wonderful, magical worlds. Discover picture books and chapter books about witches, for Halloween or anytime. Witches in Picture Books A Very Witchy Spelling Bee by George Shannon illustrated by Mark Fearing Young witch, Cordelia, loves spelling and spells. So much that […]
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When storytellers break the fourth wall, whether in film, plays, or books, it means that they break the imaginary wall between the storyteller or actors and the audience. On a theater stage, the invisible fourth wall is the invisible boundary at the front of the stage between the actors and the audience. In books, it’s […]
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Hi! My name is Tanya Musselman. I am a Speech Language Pathologist who has been working in the field for 20 years! I am currently working for a school system In Minnesota in the preschool setting with children ages three through six. Children’s Books for Speech Language Pathologists Books, Books, Books!!!! I cannot say enough […]
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SPONSORED: This post is sponsored by NILC and Resilience Force for #ImmigrantsAreEssential. Immigrants contribute to our society and community today just as much now as they have in the past. Which, unless you’re Native American, you are like me, a descendant of an immigrant. My ancestors came from northern Europe. Where did yours come from? […]
Continue ReadingPersonal Narrative Mentor Texts for Teaching Writing
In my Imagination Soup Writers Homeschool Writing Curriculum, growing writers will be starting out writing personal narratives using children’s books as examples. Personal narratives allow children to speak with experience and authority because they’re stories based on their real lives. In my curriculum, as I did when I taught writing workshops in the school system, […]
Continue ReadingNew Picture Books, August 2020
If you need a good book to read to your children or students, these new picture book titles will hit the spot! New Picture Books, August 2020 The Ocean Calls by Tina Cho, illustrated by Jess X. Snow KOREAN CULTURE Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo, a Korean treasure-hunting mermaid, like her Grandma but she’s […]
Continue ReadingMentor Texts for Teaching Small Moments Writing
If you’re looking for new picture books that capture small moments, here’s a list of current picture books to get you started. I about to launch the Imagination Soup Writers Homeschool Curriculum which will start with personal narratives and small moments. The goal with this homeschool curriculum is to teach kids writing craft moves using […]
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