A Year of Reading

We were having so much fun trying to think of 100 Cool Teachers in Children's Lit that we almost forgot that we were supposed to be rea...

Time to talk about all the new kids' books we're reading that might be potential Newbery winners. Only problem is that my current r...

Lois Lowry has a new puppy. I have a crazy dog . Even though a whole pack springs to mind (Winn Dixie, Shiloh, the RED FERN duo, the great ...

So, I found this blog that has a Poetry Friday Haiku Contest on a theme/topic. Very fun. Maybe I would have liked Haiku in school had we h...

I just received a copy of MOVING DAY by Ralph Fletcher. It is a great book for elementary age students on anticipating a move to a new pla...

Have you seen the new EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES: WHY, COMMAS REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE by Lynne Truss? Beth at Cover to Cover recommende...

How about Mr. Fabiano from FLYING SOLO by Ralph Fletcher? The teacher is clearly amazing based on the way his kids react to a no-sub day a...

I refuse to get an inferiority complex because I don't know all the books that have teachers who have been nominated for our list! And ...

Thanks for all the suggestions! I'll start a list on the sidebar so you can check for your favorites. Meanwhile, here are some of mine....

Okay, so I was thinking, the Giver in THE GIVER is not really a teacher although he certainly serves as one. So, I am taking him off of the ...