HarperCollins Children’s Books announced the acquisition of New York Times bestselling and award-winning illustrators Anna Dewdney, Loren Long, Jerry Pinkney, Greg Pizzoli, and Christian Robinson to illustrate several works from Margaret Wise Brown, the beloved storyteller who brought us Goodnight Moon. Starting in 2016, readers are invited to explore the world of Margaret Wise Brown…
Category: Children’s Literature
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE C of I, Caldwell School District team up to provide summer math/science institute
The seventh-grade students waited with anxious anticipation. What would the lab results show for the objects they had swabbed? They definitely didn’t expect the toilet to have less bacteria than their own mouths. Since 2009, The College of Idaho and the Caldwell School District have worked in conjunction to offer the week-long Math and Science…
Bedtime for Chickies: Perfect for bedtime or story time!
Cheep cheep cheep! What does it take to get little Chickies to sleep? Meet the Chickies in their very first padded board book! With engaging rhymes, endearing illustrations, and a soft padded cover, these books are perfect for babies and toddlers to enjoy. Young readers will love to fall asleep along with Bedtime for Chickies board…
The Sin Eater’s Daughter and other titles to peek at
From: Behold the Pretty Books! / January & February Book Haul. EXCERPT: Have you seen the Little Black Classics, published to celebrate 80 years of Penguin Books? I bought two: The Old Nurse’s Story (#39) by Elizabeth Gaskell and The Yellow Wall-Paper (#42) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and I’m sure I’ll be buying many more!…
Study helps predict which kindergartners will have reading difficulties
For years teachers have seen students who were promising readers in the primary grades begin to experience challenges in third and fourth grades as reading materials became more difficult. University of Kansas researchers conducted a study with the goal of identifying how to better predict in kindergarten who might have reading difficulties in the future…
Passing Down Artistic and Musical Heritage
Originally posted on Young People's Pavilion:
While children’s books are an art in and of themselves, when art and music are the topic, creative sharing experiences abound. Such texts give children a point of reference for understanding the role of the fine and performing arts in their own lives. Books in this category help…
Teaching with James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach is a popular children’s novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. However, there have been various reillustrated versions of it over the years, done by Michael Simeon for the first British edition, Emma Chichester…
Teaching With the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Diary of a Wimpy…
Let’s Connect on World Read Aloud Day, March 4!
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
As I was preparing this post, my daughter said, “Mommy, you always read LOUD!” She’s right. So if you’d like a LOUDMOUTH to read to your class on World Read Aloud Day this March 4th, look no further. I’m offering free, 20-minute Skype sessions throughout the day.…
National African American Read-In
The National African American Read-In is Hosted by the Black Caucus of NCTE and NCTE February 1 – 28, 2015 During the month of February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations, and interested citizens are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting an African American Read-In. Hosting…
