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Monday, July 25, 2016

#24in28 Wrap-Up

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This past weekend was the 24 in 48 Readathon where participants tried to read 24 hours of the 48 hours from 12:01am Saturday through midnigh...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

24 in 48 Readathon!

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The 24 in 48 Readathon is this coming weekend and I am getting excited! Since MotherReader's 48 Hour Book Challenge retired , there has...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

On Feeling Overwhelmed: Part II

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Here is Howie, looking as overwhelmed as I feel In December, I wrote about feeling overwhelmed on the ALSC Blog . I want to write about...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Counting Thyme

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Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin . Grades 4-7. Putnam, April 2016. 320 pages. Reviewed from ARC provided by publisher. Booktalk: Can...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Faceless

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Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel . Grades 7 & up. Scholastic, 2015. 345 pages. Review copy provided by publisher. Booktalk: What if yo...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Ten More Great School Age Readalouds

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We visit the YMCA Afterschool groups at each of our nine public elementary schools once a month during the school year, so I am always on t...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Summer Check-In #1

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My summer in images (so far): We're raising butterflies and it is just as easy and engaging as it was last time ! First contribution...

Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean

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Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris Wicks . (Science Comics) Grades 3-6. First Second, March 2016. 128 pages. Review copy provided b...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Tumbling

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Tumbling by Caela Carter . Grades 7+. Viking. June, 2016. 432 pages. Review copy provided by publisher. Booktalk: There's the gym...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Hello, Summer.

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It's summer. The kids were out of school today. The air conditioner was out at the library today. And you know how the rest of tha...