A Year of Reading

Three big photo ops in August. Last Friday of the Summer, spent hiking in John Bryant State Park (lunch after at The Winds in Yellow Spr...

i thank heaven somebody's crazy  enough to send me a daisy —E.E. Cummings Here's a patch of daisies for you (...

When Beth (at Cover to Cover) walked over to hand me a new book about autumn, my first thought was that I was not interested. But I should...

The Poetry Friday Anthology (Common Core ALL GRADES (K-5) e-book) (The Poetry Friday Anthology E-book Series (Grade-by-Grade)) is now a...

Thanks to Kellee and Jen at TEACH MENTOR TEXTS for hosting. Pop over there to see everyone's lists. It's not been a huge rea...

"...I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the f...

At A Year of Reading, we are proud members of the Kidlitosphere. We've been blogging since 2006, and can remember when the term Kidlitos...

Here is Room 228 after summer cleaning, but before I really start to make it my own. On the left, cubbies are filled with picture books, ...

As I mentioned in a previous post, NCTE's Annual Convention marks the end of fall for me.  I love the start of a new school year--Aug...

The last IT'S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? of the summer for me:-)  Here are a few books that I've enjoyed lately.  (Visit Kelle...