A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
I shared my end-of-year Favorite 2018 Books & Picture Books, and now I’m looking ahead to 2019! These are the 2019 releases I’ve already read, loved, and think will stand the test of time to still be favorites a year from now. All are worth a pre-order. PICTURE BOOKS Where Are You From? In which a girl who… Read More
2018 is over, so it’s time to look back at all of the awesome books I read last year and reflect on which ones had the lasting impact to have me still thinking about them and considering them some of the best of the year. (some may have been published in 2017, but I didn’t read them until 2018.) . For non-picture… Read More
2018 is over, so it’s time to look back at all of the awesome books I read last year and reflect on which ones had the lasting impact to have me still thinking about them and considering them some of the best of the year. (some may have been published in 2017, but I didn’t read them until 2018.) Picture books… Read More
I am constantly looking for the recommendations I give and the books I share with students and educators to be culturally and racially inclusive. So I was thrilled to discover a new publisher when they reached out to ask if I’d be interested in a copy of one of their picture books to review. Bharat Babies is an indie publishing… Read More
I was thrilled to be able to bring #classroombookaday to NCTE this year, especially with some amazing educators who discussed their different angles on how they have implemented it at their schools at roundtables, paired with incredible authors/illustrators talking about the value of picture books for all ages. Although I can’t recreate those conversations for you, I can at least share… Read More
I was honored to be asked to be a part of the debut year of Build Your Stack presentations at NCTE18 in Houston. It was a lot of fun, and a bit of a challenge, deciding which books to share in a 20 minute session in the exhibit hall. I focused on some new favorite picture book titles for #classroombookaday… Read More
Every so often I’ll read a picture book that instantly makes me think of a bunch of other picture books that would make a good connected text set. When it happens with a topic that is both engaging to kids and also connected to curriculum concepts they may encounter, even better. When I read How Do You Take a Bath? (out… Read More
What Pernille Ripp has created in the Global Read Aloud is awesome. And, since I know many #classroombookaday educators are participating in both, I wanted to share some recommendations for picture book companions to tie-in with the GRA titles. *If you’re new to Global Read Aloud, Pernille has a blog post FAQ with video introduction. *If you’re new to #classroombookaday,… Read More
