It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR 7/27/20

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Sharing Picture Books, Early Readers, Middle Grade Books, and Young Adult Books for All Ages! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly blog hop co-hosted by Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts which focuses on sharing books marketed for children and young adults. It offers opportunities to share and recommend … Read more

Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racist Strategies

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Black Americans: We see you, we hear you, we support you, and we condemn the violent acts against Black Americans that happen too frequently in the United States including the murders most recently of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, David McAtee, Tony McDade, and Breonna Taylor. Black. Lives. Matter. Racism is a long-standing virus in our … Read more

It’s Okay To…

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Exit the Editor We are in a global pandemic—more people are dying daily than on 9/11. This means, we are teaching, and kids are learning, in a time of crisis. We’ve been observing my fellow educators (teachers and parents alike) during this pandemic, and we have noticed that so many feel the pressure to continue … Read more

Author Guest Post: “A Man of My Word: How Wondrous Words and Wordplay Make Children’s Books Shine” by Artie Bennett, Author of The True Story of Zippy Chippy: The Little Horse That Couldn’t

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“A Man of My Word: How Wondrous Words and Wordplay Make Children’s Books Shine” With the world turned topsy-turvy, the healing and comforting power of humor will help see us through. I hope that this guest post will provide a small measure of mirth and merriment, true tonic for these times. As a lad, I … Read more

The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Children and Families by Joanna Rowland

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The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Children and Families Author: Joanna Rowland;  Illustrator: Thea Baker Published: January 14, 2020 by Beaming Books You might recognize the book which inspired this journal, The Memory Box: A Book About Grief: The child in the book generates a box of mementoes of a loved one she lost. … Read more

Author Guest Post and Giveaway!: “Something Old, Something New: Five Classics Reimagined as Middle-Grade Books” by Erin Yun, Author of Pippa Park Raises Her Game

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“Something Old, Something New: Five Classics Reimagined as Middle-Grade Books” There’s something utterly compelling about reimaginings. It’s like meeting up with an old friend many years down the road—the familiar elements of the original are comforting even as the fresh twists and changes bring delight. When I was a kid, I used to go through … Read more