A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
I used to teach at the Indian Community School of Milwaukee (ICS). My four years there were a time of intense personal & professional growth for me, and being invited to be a part of that community was incomparable. I was familiar with some traditions of Tribal Nations prior to working there for two main reasons: my grandparents lived in… Read More
Perhaps you’ve read this book? (And if not, you should – and share it with your students for #classroombookaday!) Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud. Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library… Read More
I always love participating in Cathy & Mandy’s #pb10for10 event celebrating picture books and providing many fabulous #classroombookaday choices! I inevitably end up with a longer wish list and shopping cart and a maxed out hold list at my library. So get ready, and then go check out other educators lists today! My choice of theme this year was inspired by some of the conversation… Read More
I don’t want to think about it quite yet, but some start back-to-school sooner than we do in WI, and want time to find and preview books to see if they’ll work for your communities, so… These are some favorite picture book read aloud recommendations to kick off #classroombookaday at the start of the school year to build community in… Read More
I’ve been using the phrase #representationmatters in a lot of my postings about books lately. (sidenote: where did that phrase originate? If anyone knows, please share!) Because it does. Because kids need to see themselves represented in the books they read. Their lives need to be validated. All of the different variations of lives and families and types of people there are… Read More
I may have missed National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, but since I saw some tweets about it today, I decided to share some of my favorite fairy and folk tale inspired picture books. Some are fractured, some are newer adaptations, all are fun to share with students. And they would make great #classroombookaday choices and conversation starters. What are… Read More
Three things happened this morning… 1. My friend Aliza Werner sent me a link in Voxer asking if I was following this developing conversation sparked by Anne Ursu’s article about sexual harrassment in the children’s publishing industry. 2. I responded to her and then added another message: “Also, can we go back to XO, Ox for a minute… And why… Read More
I adore Dev Petty’s Frog books and kids’ giggling reactions when they read these stories of a complaining frog whose highly entertaining reasoning for his opinions cracks me up. Add in Mike Boldt’s bright, enthusiastic illustrations that jump off the page, and it’s a pairing made for read aloud heaven. I was lucky enough to meet Dev in person at… Read More
