The Best Problem Solving Books for Kids
In this day and age you hear a lot about how so many young adults don’t know how to solve problems because their parents never → full article
- Latest Posts
- »
- Kids' Book Reviews
- »
- Page 2
Kids’ Book Reviews
Children’s book reviews by elementary school teachers Kate G. and Jennifer S.
Librarian’s Favorite Rhyming Books
One of the most important things that I learned during my 36-year career as an early childhood educator was the importance of phonological awareness activities. → full article
Our Local Librarian’s Favorite Children’s Books
Since I retired from the field of education last year I decided to look into all of the new(ish) children’s books from the last few → full article
The Rough-Face Girl-An Algonquin Indian Cinderella Story
THE ROUGH-FACE GIRL by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon
There are over 1,500 versions of the Cinderella story, but this one, The Rough-Face Girl, → full article
Autumn and Halloween Favorites
Autumn is upon us, and with Halloween just around the corner I thought it would be fun to review my favorite books for this time → full article
The Kissing Hand
Since September signifies the beginning of a new school year in many areas, I thought it would be nice to review one of my very → full article
Telephone by Mac Barnett
Telephone by Mac Barnett
One of my favorite games to play as a child was the “pass it on” game of Telephone. You whisper a → full article
Cute Farm Books Part 2
Here is the second installment of my favorite farm books. As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have so many favorite farm books that → full article
Farm Books for Summer Reading Fun
Since summer is now upon us and here in Iowa I am reminded daily of the work happening on the nearby farms in my community, → full article
5 Timeless Children’s Books
I have been an elementary teacher for the last 36 years, and over those years I have read thousands of children’s books. Some of these → full article
Potterwookiee
Potterwookiee
by Obert Skye
Obert Skye’s The Creature from my Closet series features mashups of popular fictional creatures/characters. There’s Wonkenstein (Willy Wonka/Frankenstein), Pinocula (Pinocchio/Dracula), and → full article
Holiday Gift Guide: Chapter Books
While the slightly older set may have dreams of gadgets and devices, the gift of a great book cannot be overlooked. They’ll thank you when → full article
Holiday Gift Guide: Board Books & Picture Books
Why, yes! The clock is ticking. Hanukkah begins on Wednesday night, and Christmas is right around the corner. If you are still hunting down the → full article
One Cool Friend
One Cool Friend
by Toni Buzzeo
My daughter and I had the great pleasure of meeting author Toni Buzzeo last week at a Young Authors → full article
Thanksgiving Book Roundup
Thanksgiving is nearly here, and we all have so many reasons to be thankful. For one, there are really great books for our children. Another? → full article
