A Note to the Reader Welcome readers and Happy November. We’ve got some GREAT books coming up, including this one from Angela H. Dale.   Tell us about your book Goodbye, Hello, A Going Home Travel Adventure is the story of a young girl, her Mommy, and new sibling making the 24-hour trip back home...Read More

A Note to the Reader I’ve known Aaron Boyd for years. We live and work in the same neighborhood–and I’m always delighted to run into him and his family walking dogs or kids. Of course, I’ve always known Aaron was a talented illustrator. I’ve got one of the shirts he designed for Boswell Books. But...Read More

A Note to the Reader I’m so excited to welcome Jackie Morera to the blog to talk about her beautiful new book, Abuelo’s Flower Shop. This new book will help readers explore grief and loss and will be a fantastic addition to any classroom!   Teaching Abuelo’s Flower Shop Tell us about your book. Abuelo’s...Read More

A Note to the Reader I am so excited to welcome Betsy Ellor to the blog to talk about her new book, My Dog is NOT a Scientist. Her book and life philosophy embraces messy and mistakes–two of my favorite things. Enjoy!   Teaching My Dog Is NOT A Scientist   Tell us about your...Read More

A Note to the Reader I am delighted to welcome Marie Boyd to the blog to talk about her inspirational and educational picture book, Just a Worm. She’s provided us with many ways to take this book into the classroom or library story time–and use it to help children learn. Enjoy!   Teaching Just a...Read More

A Note to the Reader Just in time for the holidays, I am delighted to welcome Maxine Rose Schur to talk about her new book The Peddler’s Gift.   Teaching The Peddler’s Gift Tell us about your book. What do you hope your young readers will take away from your book? The Peddler’s Gift is...Read More

A Note to Readers I am delighted to welcome Stephanie Wildman back to the blog to talk about her new book, Treasure Hunt. Stephanie appeared on my blog a year ago to talk about teaching her book, Brave in the Water: Teaching Brave in the Water. This delightful book will capture your children’s imaginations! It’s...Read More

A Note to Readers How many of you teach reluctant writers? I do. And sometimes it’s challenging to encourage them to stick with it long enough to get anything down on paper. I can’t want to read Brainstorm! to them! Brainstorm! is the perfect book to inspire them to let the ideas flow! Think about...Read More

A Note to Readers We’re smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. Advent begins Sunday. Hanukkah begins Sunday night. With all the holiday joy, your students will be bursting at the seams to talk about their family traditions, and today’s post will help you! Today,...Read More

A Note To Readers Today I am delighted to welcome one of my debut group colleagues to the blog to talk about how to teach his picture book, I am Odd, I am New. Ben Giroux wrote his I AM poem as a classroom assignment when he was ten. Now that he’s 16, he’s about...Read More