Fiction Favorites As we study different science themes, I like to select about half a dozen book on the topic to read with my boys. Fiction books help them get excited about a topic before we dive into the science behind it. Below are a few of our favorite ocean theme books. Over in the […]
10 Newbery Books for a Middle School Book Club
April 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
Our book club has been together for almost 5 years and our kids continue to tell us it is one of their favorite school activities. At the beginning of each school year we select books based on the kids’ interests and abilities. For the past couple of years our reading selections have come from the […]
Memorable Memoirs
April 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Memoir has become one of the best-selling genres on the book market. It causes a lot of controversy, and it usually generates plenty of hype and press, and then, of course, more memoirs from another perspective. Memoir is not fact, and it’s not fiction either. It’s memory: one person’s reflections on a life or […]
10 Books for Children Who Love the Library
April 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.” – Julie Andrews The library is a wonderful place for children. From an early age children can meet interesting characters and travel to faraway places just by […]
9 Books About Kites
April 12, 2014 by 4 Comments
One of our favorite things to do in April is fly our kites at our local kite festival in the park. To get us in the spirit of Kite Flying we pulled out some of our favorite books to read. Hope our list inspires you as well. Kite Flying by Grace Lin – The wind is […]
