Children's Book Reviews

Early and often...

I don’t remember learning to read, really, but I do remember the warmth and pleasure when my mother read aloud to us as children. I was reminded of the power of books shared early and often when I saw a...

Access to summer reading...

As we head into summer, we’re all being reminded about the importance of summer reading. Children who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has...

Celebrate the best in children’s a...

Author Award Winner “One Crazy Summer (Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction (Awards) ,” written by Rita Williams-Garcia and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, tells...

Opinion: Fostering a Love for Readin...

There are not many simple things you can do for your children that will be as beneficial and rewarding for their development as reading to them. Not only is the time you spend reading to them wonderful quality...

Wyoming First-Graders Celebrate Read...

More than 7,460 books were distributed to first-graders during "Wyoming Reads" celebrations held in each of the state’s 23 counties Tuesday. Each community celebrates the event differently,...

Preschools need a marketing campaign...

I don’t read scary books, because they stay with me for far too long. But today by accident I read something really scary in The New York Times, called Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten. It’s an...

Introducing Science Concepts to Prim...

This study of first and second graders looked at teacher-led read-alouds as a way to introduce science concepts. Results suggest that multiple exposures to a related concept across different stories gave...

A Book in Every Home, and Then Some...

When we imagine people without books, we think of villagers in places like Afghanistan. But many families in the United States have no children’s books at home. In some of the poorest areas of the...

Boys ‘Can’t Read Past 10...

Many secondary school boys do not have the stamina to read beyond the 100th page of a book, research suggests. Teachers also revealed that classics of English literature, such as those by Jane Austen, are...

Monitoring self-monitoring...

I recently read a post about recognizing, teaching, and supporting self-monitoring behaviors in young readers. The post describes two readers: David, who asks questions and self corrects word errors as he...

Froggy Read Aloud Books...

Froggy books are loved by Kindergarten through Second Grade Students. It’s very very difficult not like Froggy. Looking for a good read aloud story? Just pick up the nearest Froggy book you can find and...

Children’s Books Recommended f...

“A Nation’s Hope” By Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Age 6 and up. While this is a picture book, it deals with historical events including segregation in America and the rise of...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Books for...

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My First Martin Luther King Book (My...

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Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths...

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The Young Bond Series:Book 5: By Roy...

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Every week is National Young Readers...

Today concludes the official celebration of National Young Readers Week. But if the goals of the founders — Pizza Hut and the Library of Congress Center for the Book — are realized, then children...

How to read a report card...

In a typical school year, report cards come home every nine weeks or so. The purpose of report cards is to communicate about a child’s progress across subject areas. Most report cards also include a Work...

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