Crow Not Crow Author: Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple Illustrator: Elizabeth O. Dulemba Published August 28th, 2018 by Cornell Lab Publishing Group Summary: New York Times bestselling children’s author, Jane Yolen, and her son, Adam Stemple, have teamed up to write a gentle tale of a father introducing his daughter to the joys of bird watching. … Read more
Water in May Author: Ismée Amiel Williams Published September 12th, 2017 by Abrams Books Summary: Fifteen-year-old Mari Pujols believes that the baby she’s carrying will finally mean she’ll have a family member who will love her deeply and won’t ever leave her—not like her mama, who took off when she was eight; or her papi, who’s … Read more
Picture Book Science: Physical Science for Kids Author: Andi Diehn Illustrator: Shululu Published March 1st, 2018 by Nomad Press Series Summary: By combining children’s natural curiosity with prompts for keen observations and quick experiments, Physical Science for Kids provides a fun introduction for kids to the physical science that rules our world! Great for beginner readers or as … Read more
Ah. Summer is here! That means teachers are going to nothing for the next nine weeks, right?! NO! Here are just some of the things we’re up to this summer during our “free” time. (We ended up combining our lists because there was a lot of overlap; some are for one of us but most … Read more
Star Wars Workbooks (Writing, ABCs, Reading, and Math) and Summer Brain Quest Workbooks Published by Workman Star Wars Workbooks Summary: The Force is strong with this series! Introducing a line of workbooks that marries the iconic popularity of Star Wars with the unique mix of editorial quality, fun presentation, and rigorous educational standards that Workman applied to the BRAIN QUEST … Read more
Nonfiction Wednesday Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book). Be sure to visit Kid Lit Frenzy and see what other nonfiction books … Read more
Giving Kids a Break: What’s so normal about “normal”? Or, in other words, is it OK to be “average”? A few years ago, I started writing books with my “little” brother (he’s younger but much taller…and a whole lot cooler!). Broken Circle is the first book in a series that examines cultural concepts of death … Read more
