The Well-Read Child

My little girl is going into her third month of Pre-K, and she's having soooo much fun. I think I was more excited than her when she b...

Sometimes I'll see a picture book, and without even opening it, will know that I'll love it. That's what happened with Eric Ro...

My four-year-old often tells me, "It's really hard to be good all day." Ralph the Racoon has a different problem. He is so ...

I'm always finding surprises in drawers, boxes, and closets that my little four-year old explorer finds on our nature walks - pine cones...

We had a super busy summer, and I stayed true to my promise of spending more time with the kids and family and less time on the computer. I ...

Alphabet books are a dime a dozen, but once in a while, I come across truly unique alphabet books, and Leslie McGuirk's If Rocks Could S...

Donalyn Miller, aka, The Book Whisperer is hosting her third annual Book-A-Day challenge. (Thanks to Jen Robinson for tweeting about it and...

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...