A Year of Reading

Anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows that I LOVED LOVED LOVED The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee from the minute it was publi...

As I work with teachers across grade levels, many are thinking about how to build community and create a space that is safe and inviting for...

Spencer's New Pet by Jessie Sima Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, August 27, 2019 review copy compliments of the pub...

I had the opportunity to hear David Wiesner speak at the Whole Language Umbrella conference this past summer, and when I saw that he has ...

Professional Crocodile by Giovanna Zoboli illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio  Chronicle Books, 2017 A crocodile gets ready...

This is one of a series of blog posts that continue the conversation around  Still Learning to Read --Teaching Reading to Students i...

I have been a fan of Jeannie Baker's wordless picture books since the beginning of my wordless picture book obsession. Her art and the ...

Before After written and illustrated by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Arégui Candlewick Press, 2014 Study the cover of this word...

Wednesday by Anne Bertier translated from the French by Claudia Z. Bedrick first American edition: Enchanted Lion Books, 2014 ...

Fox's Garden by Princesse Camcam Enchanted Lion Books, 2014 review copy provided by the publisher This newest book in Enchan...

I have had the release date for The Farmer and the Clown on my calendar for months. This was a book I was excited about and one that I w...

Last week, I got a Facebook message mention from Lester Laminack --he had a book he thought I might like. Well, when Lester recommends a ...

I love wordless picture books. I decided really digging into wordless picture books when we get back from holiday break would be a good ide...

Wednesday is Book Club Day in Room 228. Before we get deep into Book Clubs that address specific skill needs, we are getting used to t...

My collection of wordless picture books continues to grow. I not only love them as a reader but I have found so many ways to use them f...

The Hole by Øyvind Torseter Enchanted Lion Books, coming August 27, 2013 review copy provided by the publisher ...

Franki and I were just talking about how much we both love wordless books. The possibilities for use in the classroom are endless, spanning ...

I love to add new wordless books to my collection so I was very excited to get this new book Flora and the Flamingo  by Molly Idle   in th...

We are working hard in fifth grade to be more specific in our identification of genre. Knowing that a book or story is fiction or nonfictio...

I picked up WHO WILL SAVE MY PLANET by Maria Cristina Urrutia at Cover to Cover. It is a wordless book and the story it tells is a seriou...