As I am getting ready to put away all of my Christmas things I am reminded of a wonderful tradition we had for years in our family. For ye...

Found this on my sister's blog from Charles Dickens and just love it. " Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delus...

Author Photo By Olan mills Eve Bunting Eve Bunting was born in Ireland and came to California with her husba...

Sam and I are reading Maniac Magee together.  Wow, what a great story this one is!  Just saying, if you haven't read it, it's a winn...

December 1 - Birthday of Jan Brett Home for Christmas - This picture books features one of Brett's entertaining stories about trolls. ...

Today with my 1st and 2nd graders, we discussed "choosing just the right book".  I showed them a variety of books and we decided w...

Jan Brett was born on Dec. 1st.  I'm thinking that it wasn't a coincidence, because she personifies all things Christmas.  Here are ...

Just wanted to wish all my friends and family and readers a very Happy Thanksgiving.  I like Thanksgiving, because the pressure is only abou...

Book Description Release Date: November 19, 1992 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Reading Rainbow Books ...

Sam and I just finished reading "The Thief Lord", by Cornelia Funke.  I read most of it, but he read as well.  It held his inter...

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  "I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library." — Jorge Luis Borges   "Indeed, learning to writ...

Ask a boy who hates to read what he does like to do, and you’ll get a surprising array of answers. Everything from playing sports to bu...