The Well-Read Child

Aaron Mead, who blogs at Children's Books and Reviews , recently interviewed me about The Well-Read Child and my thoughts on reading an...

When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore, illustrated by Howard McWilliam When a little boy builds a sandcastle at the beach, an impressive f...

I just learned of this awesome book fair Guys Lit Wire is holding for Ballou Senior High School in Washington, D.C. When the fair was annou...

Imagine a world where a virus prevents people older than 18 from conceiving a child. A world where teenagers are encouraged to have babies a...

Shine by Lauren Myracle 16-year-old Cat lives in Black Creek, a poverty-stricken town in North Carolina. Two years earlier, one of her ...

I adore folktales. I love storytelling and grew up in an area with a rich oral history. The idea of stories being passed down from generatio...

Annah is scarred - scarred from an accident that disfigured one side of her face and body; scarred by Elias's apparent abandonment three...

One of my favorite things about reading with my kids is finding books in which we can participate together, and Marianne Dubuc's In Fron...

As long as I can remember, I've always been intrigued by Amelia Earhart's story. Her courage was inspiring, and her disappearance al...

Moon Over Manifest has been sitting in my TBR pile for a while, but after it won the Newbery Medal last month, it moved to the top. What a ...

One morning, Chico Bon Bon, the industrious monkey with a most impressive tool belt hears a very loud noise "Arooga! Boom! Clang! Clang...

As I suspected, returning to the "real world" after the holiday break proved to be a bit challenging on the blogging front, but I ...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I absolutely love wordless picture books for so many reasons. They spark imagination, t...

After being off from work for over a week, readjusting to the "real world" has been a challenge, but reading with my kids is impor...

So far so good on my challenge to read every day with my kids. We've had a lazy and rainy weekend, perfect for sitting inside and readin...

Wow - it's 2011. This year marks 11 years of living and working in the DC area, 13 years of togetherness with the hubs, and eight years ...

Happy New Year everyone! Today, the shortlists for each of the 11 categories in the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Aw...

One of my favorite memories of Christmas was making ornaments with my Aunt Marian. She dabbled in ceramics, and my brother, sister, and I wo...

Having been a fan of Louis Sachar's work since reading and subsequently teaching Holes to my middle schoolers back in my former life as...