‘Sabotage on the Solar Express’ and ‘Epic Adventures’ Expand ‘AoT’ Series
‘Sabotage on the Solar Express’ and ‘Epic Adventures’ (a non-fiction spin-off) add to my favorite ongoing middle-grade series this month.
Continue Reading‘Sabotage on the Solar Express’ and ‘Epic Adventures’ (a non-fiction spin-off) add to my favorite ongoing middle-grade series this month.
Continue Reading‘The Last Firefox’ is a middle-grade story about Charlie who has to look after an adorable firefox cub who can burst into flames at any time.
Continue Reading‘A Case of Misfortune’ is the second book in ‘The Violet Veil Mysteries’ series that follows thirteen-year-old Violet Veil and her dog Bones.
Continue ReadingIn this month’s Bookends, Sophie shares everything from an LGBTQ paranormal detective drama to a book that helps you plan your own funeral!
Continue ReadingToday’s roundup is all about middle grade, so keep reading to see 9 spooktacular stories for kids that will also stand up for older readers too.
Continue ReadingToday’s Halloween reading roundup is all about picture books, so keep reading to see 8 spooktacular stories for the littlest Halloween fans.
Continue ReadingI have spent the last few weeks reading some brilliant picture books covering topics from vehicles to dinosaurs, racism to space exploration.
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, my son and I fell in love with the Hilda animated series on Netflix. Hilda is based on a series of graphic novels by Luke Pearson and has now spawned a spin-off series of chapter books as well as the animated TV series. With a new graphic novel – Hilda and the […]
Continue Reading‘National Parks of the USA’ by Kate Siber explores the 59 national parks one by one, showcasing their heritage, geology, ecology, and more.
Continue ReadingReading Time: 2 minutes ‘Stardust Explores the Solar System’ This post was sponsored by the ‘Stardust Explores the Solar System’ Kickstarter campaign. We love stories about people being inspired to create something, and successfully bringing their ideas to fruition with the help of crowdfunding. Inspired by the TV series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Bailey Harris […]
Continue ReadingYour little daydreamer will adore the latest book from Judy Schachner (of Skippyjon Jones fame), ‘Sarabella’s Thinking Cap.’
Continue Reading‘Come with Me’ by Holly M. McGhee and Pascal Lemaitre is a beautiful story that offers parents a way to talk to their children in the aftermath of tragedy.
Continue Reading‘Nope!’ is the debut picture book from nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist, Drew Sheneman. This almost wordless picture book will delight kids.
Continue ReadingYour children will be so busy giggling that they won’t know they are practicing math when they read this fantastic Peg + Cat series.
Continue ReadingIn his new book ‘South,’ Daniel Duncan tells a sweet story of an unlikely friendship between a fisherman and an injured bird–sure to delight young readers!
Continue Reading‘Stack the Cats,’ written and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani, is the perfect introduction to early math concepts for young children.
Continue ReadingUsing books to help children identify emotions is one way to help kids learn to recognize and appropriately manage feelings.
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite things to do, as a homeschool mom, is to pair a fantastic book with an educational game… and I have the perfect game to pair with this book.
Continue ReadingThe American Library Association announced the 2017 winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, Geisel, and many other awards for children’s and young adult books and other media this morning.
Continue ReadingIf you do pick these up for the kids, you’ll probably be tempted to keep them for yourself, but these books are a great way to share the adventure of Rogue One and other Star Wars stories your family hasn’t discovered yet.
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