A Year of Reading

I was able to see an advanced copy of this book over the summer and fell in love with it. And when the real book arrived last week, I ...

I get so happy when I find new early chapter books that are perfect for our transitional readers.   I learned about Tales of Bunjitsu Bun...

The Artist and the King by Julie Fortenberry Alazar Press, due out April 7, 2014 review copy provided by the author Daphne is an ar...

Brief Thief by Michael Escoffier illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo Enchanted Lion Books (April 12, 2013) Review copy provided by the p...

Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci illustrated by Sara Varon :01 First Second, 2013 review copy provided by the publisher Theodora beli...

The Chickens Build a Wall by Jean-François Dumont Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2013 review copy provided by the publisher Life...

This review is the first in a three-part series. All three books tackle the theme of "Think For Yourself" in very different ways....

I've used the same set of picture books ( including these books about names ) to start the school year for several years now. It'...

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers Philomel Books, on shelves Nov. 10, 2011 review copy provided by the publisher The blurb ...

Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Kahn illustrated by Sophie Blackall Viking, 2010 review copy provided by the publisher Rubina has recei...

Here are two new books to add to your unit on Theme, or your tub of Fables. Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland Kids Can Pr...

Sometimes a picture (and some music) are worth a thousand words about what is meant by THEME and variations. (sorry about the annoying annot...

Subtitle: In Which the never-ending struggle to balance direction and instruction from me with enough big chunks of time when I just let go ...

Subtitle: In Which I Integrate Reading and Composing Workshops Tuesday I wrote about how I laid some of the groundwork for studying theme w...

Subtitle: In Which Writing Workshop Becomes Composing Workshop Yesterday's post told about how I laid some of the groundwork for studyi...

This week, I am going to do a series on the unit of study on THEME that I've just started in my 4th grade classroom. I knew as soon as I...