elementary

2020 Summer Reading Lists For Kids Ages 5 – 18

Get your kids ages 5 to 18, reading with book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists. They’re at every grade level from elementary to middle school to high school!! Over the summer, choose books on the grade level they will be going into. (Unless you know that your child needs modifications up or down.) Reading, […]

Beginning Chapter Books to Keep Kids Reading, Reading, Reading

If your child ages 6, 7, or 8 (first – third grade) is working hard to become a reader, you’ll want to provide them with enticing beginning chapter books that get them reading, reading, reading. I love finding newly published books to help with just that. Here are some of the latest books that may […]

Spotlight on New Comic Books

“Comics are a gateway drug to literacy.”–Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus and TOON Books Series Advisor Don’t you love this quote!? I totally agree. Kids need a variety in their reading diet. Let kids read comic books + chapter books + non-fiction books. It’s like a healthy eating: a little of everything from each food plate category adds up to the […]