2023 Middle Grade March Reading List
There is a famous quote by C. S. Lewis that goes, “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good […]
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9 Books About Cats for Kids
You know how kids often fixate on specific interests and go all in with an enthusiasm only a child could have? That describes the current […]
5 Ways to Encourage a Reluctant Writer
Encouraging reluctant writers at home can seem like a daunting task. Little ones who have no desire to learn to write or practice their writing […]
11 Books Series for 2nd Graders
Both of my daughters are avid readers – I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! They fly through books pretty quickly so […]
14 Easter Books for Kids
If your kids are like mine, they probably love to read books that correspond with seasons and events. We have our favorite Christmas stories and […]
7 Christmas Books for Kids
I think most kids are alike in that they enjoy being read to, and also in that Christmas themed books are always an extra big […]
17 Gift Ideas for Young Readers
If you’ve been around me at all, then you know I value raising readers. I’ve published posts about how to help your children love reading […]
Book Review: Ms. Mulligan and the Enchanted Ice Cream
Ms. Mulligan and the Enchanted Ice Cream Tiffany Elaine IngramElliot, 2018 Tabby Easterland is a fairly normal kid, until she wakes up on the morning […]
August Book Choice – 2018 Reading Challenge
How is it already August? I’m not sure how we got here so fast, but nevertheless we are on to the eighth prompt in the […]
3 Ways to Cultivate a Love of Reading in Your Child
Do you remember when you were a child? Those times when you got lost in the pages of a good book, from fantasy adventures in […]
Fostering Early Language and Literacy Through Reading
I could not be more excited to share this post with you today. It has the distinction of being the first guest post on Read. […]
Oh No, Gotta Go!
Oh No, Gotta Go! Susan Middleton Elya G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2003 Have you ever found yourself in the car in desperate […]
6 Books for the Budding Ballerina
We are entering into a new stage of life at my house, a stage where everything is about ballet to my 4 year old daughter. […]
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed Mo Willems Disney-Hyperion, 2009 All naked mole rats are naked, right? Wrong! Wilbur challenges the status quo and asks an […]