A Note to the Reader I am delighted to welcome Morissa Rubin to the blog on World Read Aloud Day to talk about her amazing new picture book, Dot, Dot, Polka, Dot! Read on to learn how you can use it in your classroom.   Teaching Dot, Dot, Polka Dot       Tell us about...Read More

A Note to Readers How I love picture book biographies! Today’s post features a picture book biography that will be perfect for Women’s History Month (right now!) or a unit on the Revolutionary War. Happy Reading! Rochelle   Teaching Revolutionary Prudence Wright   Tell us about your book. REVOLUTIONARY PRUDENCE WRIGHT: LEADING THE MINUTE WOMEN...Read More

A Note to Readers When I was a child, I loved mysteries. Not only did I devour books like Harriet the Spy–I was always looking around the neighborhood for mysteries to solve. I would have loved a book like Secret, Secret Agent Guy. I’m so excited to welcome my friend and critique partner to talk...Read More

A Note to Readers I am delighted to welcome Katie Munday Williams to the blog! She’s written a beautiful book about Anne Bradstreet. Here she talks about how you can use this marvelous resource in your classroom. Enjoy! Rochelle Teaching Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel Tell us about your book. Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne...Read More

A Note to Readers I am so excited about this post from Aileen Weintraub. I met Aileen in a Facebook group this past winter, and was so excited to learn about her new book, We Got Game: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World. Young female athletes need books about their role models–how they’re winning...Read More

A Note to Readers Readers! I am delighted to welcome Janet Halfmann to the blog. I’ve know Janet through my local SCBWI for years. And I’ve always admired the way she takes on lesser-known stories and researches them until she finds the truth behind the legends. She appeared on my writing coaching blog to talk...Read More