In The Higher Power of Lucky, Susan Patron has created an indomitable character in ten year old Lucky Trimble. Lucky lives in Hard Pan, CA […]
Gooney Bird Is So Absurd
Lois Lowry’s Gooney Bird Greene is back in Gooney Bird Is So Absurd. It’s now January in Mrs. Pidgeon’s second grade class. The students are […]
Book Discussion series: Belle Prater’s Boy
***JUST SO YOU KNOW*** All of the posts in our book discussion series contain questions and reviews that could possibly reveal parts of the plot […]
Book Discussion series: Because of Winn-Dixie
***JUST SO YOU KNOW*** All of the posts in our book discussion series contain questions and reviews that could possibly reveal parts of the plot you […]
Rex and Effects
There are lots of great animal books out there, and a huge selection of zoo books in particular, but this one really stands out to […]
Speaking of the White House…
Consider this new book: Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out~Created by 108 Renowned Authors and Illustrators and the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, […]
Book Review: Show & Tell
There’s so much to see and experience in Dilys Evans’ Show & Tell: Exploring the fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration! The cover alone is enough […]
Let’s Celebrate Libraries!
There are two new books that do just that. The first is Our Library by Eve Bunting, wherein a raccoon and his friends go to […]
Book Review: Donuthead
Meet Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth grader with a lot of issues. To begin with, his last name is Donuthead. (“My name, if you must […]
