Hard to believe that we've been blogging for SEVEN years!
This year we'd like to celebrate by giving back to our readers with a Giveback-Giveaway every day for seven days.
We'll choose a random winner from the comments each day and send them the featured book of the day. The books we've chosen are all new(ish) books that celebrate books and reading. (As we were choosing books, we realize that we need to update our Books About Books and Reading list in the sidebar. Are any of your favorites missing from our list?)
Thanks for stopping by to help us celebrate 7 years!
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Blog Birthday Giveback-Giveaway #5 -- THE BOOK WHISPERER
Although this is not a brand new book, how could we not include it in our celebration of books and reading? The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
by Donalyn Miller is a book that for so many of us, helped us remember the important work we do with children. Awakening kids to reading is the work we do and Donalyn shares her own story here. Donalyn Miller is a master at matching kids with books and creating a reading community in her classroom. Donalyn shares her vision as well as the nuts and bolts of how she accomplishes this each and every year. We know that many of our readers already own this book, but we feel like this is a good one to put in the hands of a colleague. We are all about paying it forward this year, so if you already own this book (or a few copies of it as I do:-), please comment so that you have a chance to win and pass it along to a new teacher or someone you know who will love it too!
by Donalyn Miller is a book that for so many of us, helped us remember the important work we do with children. Awakening kids to reading is the work we do and Donalyn shares her own story here. Donalyn Miller is a master at matching kids with books and creating a reading community in her classroom. Donalyn shares her vision as well as the nuts and bolts of how she accomplishes this each and every year. We know that many of our readers already own this book, but we feel like this is a good one to put in the hands of a colleague. We are all about paying it forward this year, so if you already own this book (or a few copies of it as I do:-), please comment so that you have a chance to win and pass it along to a new teacher or someone you know who will love it too!
by Penny Kittle. This book is an incredible celebration of books and reading and how important it is that we, as teachers, commit to helping every child become a reader. Although this book is written with adolescent readers in mind, Penny's stories have messages for teachers at all levels. She spends time telling us stories of reluctant readers who found the right book, she shares routines and strategies that work for her as a teacher. She shares great books. But she also shares the challenges that come with this commitment as a teacher. She knows the struggles we face when grading. She knows that it takes time and energy to build a classroom library that our kids deserve. And she knows that the work of committing to all readers is not always easy work. The book is centered on being passionate about our readers and our classrooms. It is a powerful read and one that I believe all teachers should read. Penny has the right message for us in these testing times and she is the perfect person to share it. Definitely a book that must be added to your professional bookshelf. This is a book I'll revisit over and over again and one that we are excited to give away! Comment below for a chance to win this amazing professional read!
by William Joyce. Franki first discovered the book as an amazing interactive ebook on her iPad. She 
from Chronicle last week. I was immediately drawn to it and noticed that it was illustrated by one of my favorite illustrators, 