Middle Grade Books 3/3

When a library read-aloud session inspires creative expression...Spellbound by Nalini Sorensen

I started my class by reading the first chapter of a book. I didn’t tell my students the title or the author. I just read aloud the...

MERCEDES AND THE CHOCOLATE PILOT

AUTHOR: Margot Theis Raven ILLUSTRATOR: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Was I glad to be hiding behind the ‘share screen’ option during my...

Oh, for the love of Picture Books with infinite possibilities!!

Don't you just love when the same book lends itself so beautifully to different age groups? I never marvel at the magic spun in the pages...

Once upon a time with a girl named Coyote Sunrise

So, I was ‘chopping onions’….chopping onions, I tell you!! The last few pages were blurry. I had to stop, go wash my face and come back...

Do we need Children's Books on Domestic Violence?

This article first appeared on The Bookwallis, a Facebook page I write on with 2 other educators, we covered themes by 'Voicing the...