Dearest Readers, Teaming up with my blogging buddy Alison at Puppies & Pretties for this year’s first edition of “Reading Lately”. Since I have started listening to books rather than just plain ole reading them, I’m able to “read” more each month. And it is more enjoyable to me. Love that listening to books through […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 23
Hello, gentle readers, I originally wrote this post as a part of my 2015 “Summer Slide” series. The summer slide is the two+ months of academic knowledge lost by school age children during summer vacation. [source] The greatest losses are in the area of mathematical computation among all students and in math and reading among […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 8
Hey girls, hold on tight because today’s post is going to be lickety-split. Typing this up on my lunch break and talkin’ ’bout Newbery Medal winners. [source] Yesterday’s post reviewed the 2016 Newbery Medal winner Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. CJ’s nana helps him to realize there is beauty and goodness […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 7
Sweet friends, In today’s post for the “31 Days of Children’s Books” series, I am talking children’s book awards. Namely, the Newbery Medal awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The Newbery is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. [source] This […]
Help YOUR Kids Beat the Summer Slide: Great Books to Share, Part 3
[source] Hello, gentle readers, Today’s post is the third installment in my Summer Slide series. If you are just joining me for this series, you might be wondering what the summer slide is. It isn’t a piece of equipment along with the summer swing and summer jungle gym at your neighborhood park. The summer slide […]