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A couple of years ago, I had an idea for a blog post: a collection pictures I’d taken of my kids over time, having fallen asleep on books or with books next to them, asleep, in their beds. Gripping, right? Well, that post hasn’t come to pass...you’re welcome.Elissa’s post about...
Thank a teacher 2019
It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–11), and we know we speak for most parents when we say how grateful we are for these vital members of our village. Teachers’ work on the front lines has a profound impact on our children — in small and big ways.Kitty’s fourth grader...
Two picture-book, read-alike suggestions for the new royal parents (it's a boy!)
His Royal Highness, King Baby: A Terrible True Storyby Sally Lloyd-Jones; illus. by David RobertsPrimary Candlewick 48 pp.9/17 978-0-7636-9793-8 $16.99“Once upon a time, there was a Happy Family” consisting of a mother, father, daughter (shown with tights on her head simulating long, blonde, princess-y hair), and pet gerbil. Life was...
Review of There Are No Bears in This Bakery
There Are No Bears in This Bakeryby Julia Sarcone-Roach; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Knopf 40 pp.1/19 978-0-399-55665-4 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-399-55666-1 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-399-55667-8 $10.99Sarcone-Roach’s previous bear-centric picture book, The Bear Ate Your Sandwich (rev. 1/15), featured an unreliable offstage narrator, a cover-up, and — spoiler alert — no bears....
Peep show...or how, nevertheless, the Little Red Hen persisted
Spring has sprung around Boston! Daffodils are blooming, birds are singing, and our library is hosting a “Peep Literary Diorama Exhibition.” This year, my family got in on the fun with our own entry.I’m using family and our loosely.I thought my kids would be excited about the idea of making...
Review of No More Poems!: A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worse
No More Poems!: A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worseby Rhett Miller; illus. by Dan SantatPrimary, Intermediate Tingley/Little, Brown 48 pp.3/19 978-0-316-41652-8 $17.99e-book ed. 978-0-316-41649-8 $9.99Miller, lead singer/songwriter of the alt-country band Old 97’s, knows how to grab an audience’s attention. This collection of twenty-three kid-pleasing poems opens with...
"The Truth of Capten Underpants!" (More fanfiction)
It's February vacation week in Massachusetts — hang on — didn't we just have a winter break? Why, yes, we did: Winter Break: The Aftermath. Elissa's post inspired me to pull out some of my favorite comics by one of my favorite comic creators, my nine-year-old son.His Captain Underpants–inspired fan...
We Need Diverse Books...in elementary schools
Am I the last person to know about the partnership between Scholastic Book Club and We Need Diverse Books? From what I can tell, the two organizations have been collaborating since 2015, though I'm pretty sure our school hasn't sent home any designated WNDB flyers until last month. Or maybe...
Review of The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century
The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Centuryby Neal BascombMiddle School, High School Levine/Scholastic Focus/Scholastic 276 pp.9/18 978-1-338-14034-7 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-338-14035-4 $11.99 Bascomb follows his two previous WWII histories for young adults (The Nazi Hunters, rev. 9/13; Sabotage, rev. 7/16) with another gripping work of narrative nonfiction, this time...
