The Well-Read Child

Chipper Kids: Counting in the Crazy Garden by Margarette Burnette, illustrated by Brooke Henson Reading level: Ages 3-7 Library Binding: ...

There's something about fairy tales that bring me back to a special place. I loved the magic, the characters, and the new worlds they in...

On Monday, I reviewed Bob Raczka's The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America , which introduces children to 18 artists and works of a...

It's Nonfiction Monday! Visit the roundup at Picture Book of the Day ! Reading level: Ages 4-8 Library Binding: 32 pages Publisher: M...

You may have noticed that I haven't been writing the Poetry Friday posts for the past few weeks. While I love reading everyone's Poe...

With three cats and a dog in our house, we are definitely animal lovers, and my daughter, who will turn one in just a couple of weeks, absol...

Happy March! Spring is right around the corner, but it's still a little too chilly to go outside. If you're stuck inside like me, he...

Dana Goodyear is fantastic (that's not something I feel very often about contemporary poets). The Bowerbirds As if we were leaving the s...

Today, I'm presenting my second installment of "Building The Well-Read Child's Library." I absolutely love reading new boo...

The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum by Kate Bernheimer, Illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 40 pages ...

On Monday, I reviewed The Discovery and Mystery of a Dinosaur Named Jane by Judith Williams. It's about a group of palentologists who di...

Nonfiction Monday: The Discovery and Mystery of a Dinosaur Named Jane by Judith Williams Paperback: 48 pages Publisher: Enslow Publishers...

I was in a local drugstore over the weekend, and while I was standing in line, a man at the photo center was dropping off film to be develop...

Wow…I thought I had posted this weeks ago, but as I was looking through my posts, it was still in draft form. I was so excited to receiv...

From the UK Telegraph: Over 4,000 parents in the UK were asked to name the best children's books of all time. C.S. Lewis' The Lion, ...

Prey by Lurlene McDaniel Reading Level: Young Adult Pages: 208 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (February 12, 2008) Thus far, I...

This week's Poetry Friday host is Big A little a Thomas Hardy is better known for his novels, but he was an accomplished poet as well, a...

I’m happy to be presenting the first installment in my new weekly feature, “Building the Well-Read Child’s Library,” where I’ll give you 10 ...