Best Picture Books Picked By Kids 2020
Drum roll please……presenting my FAVORITE book list of the year, the Best Books of 2020 picked by kids! These are the books my children asked […]
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Books for New Readers
Congratulations, your child has just learned to read! Now what? There are a ton of great transitional books for new readers, but with the easy […]
Books for Guest Readers
One of the most frequent requests I receive from parents is for read aloud suggestions for their children’s classrooms when they visit as a guest […]
Picture Books Adults and Toddlers Will Both Love!
You WANT to read to your children, but you would rather do ten loads of laundry before having to read Good Night Moon and Chicka […]
Books About Diversity and Celebrating Differences
Have you heard the metaphor of books being like mirrors, windows, and doors? Like a mirror, they allow children to see themselves reflected in the […]
Best Books to Teach Kindness and Empathy
There can never be enough books on kindness. Reading stories about kindness has helped prompt several important discussions with my children about respect, friendship, and […]
Best Books for Building Confidence and Self-Love in Children
When children have self-confidence and love themselves, they are more likely to try new things, bounce back quickly after mistakes, and be kind to others. […]
Best Alphabet Books
Learning the alphabet and the sounds they make is one of the first steps to teaching children how to read. One of the best […]
The Doll Hospital by Kallie George
The Doll Hospital by Kallie George ; illustrated by Sara Gillingham, 2018 (Ages 3 – 6) Not only is The Doll Hospital downright adorable, it […]
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin, 2018 (Ages 3 – 6) You will never look at the moon the same way […]