A Year of Reading

I received the book Every Child a Super Reader from Scholastic a few weeks ago. I haven't had time to read it cover to cover yet bu...

RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. That's the 5th grade reading (lit...

Recently, I wrote about the controversy over the book A Fine Dessert. There was a lot to think about if you followed the conversation, a...

via Unsplash Because temperatures were in the single digits, I threw on the old red barn coat I used to wear for winter dog walks. ...

How does reading help us connect and make the world friendlier? It gives us something to talk about -- BOOKS! What a blessing to belo...

I so love Salina Yoon 's new book Be a Friend.  I am a big fan of Salina Yoon--I love her Penguin books.  I love anything I've eve...

via Unsplash THE TUFT OF FLOWERS by Robert Frost I went to turn the grass once after one Who mowed it in the dew before the sun. The d...

We're getting ready to begin a new read aloud in my classroom, and this is definitely a time that fits with the World Read Aloud Day...

The winners of the ALA Youth Media Awards were announced yesterday morning. ( Complete list of winners here .) I'm still scratching...

(Visit Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers for the  It's Monday! What Are You Reading? roundup!) I have a lot of writing...