• Lists

    Summer of Nonfiction: Young Adult

    July 26, 2019 /
    nonfiction summer

    In my Summer of Nonfiction: Young Adult list, I tried to include a diverse list of titles including personal memoirs, major historical events, and a few titles about events or people you might not even be aware of! As with my middle grade nonfiction list, there could be a number…

    Read More
  • Lists

    Summer of Nonfiction: Picture Book Biographies

    June 20, 2019 /
    nonfiction summer

    I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up biographies tended to boring, black-and-white chapter books filled with text and maybe a few illustrations if you were lucky. Today, picture book biographies are a work of art! These are perfect books for elementary age students who like to…

    Read More
  • Lists

    9 Biographies About Martin Luther King, Jr.

    January 21, 2019 /
    MLK Monument

    I wanted to have this ready for Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday last week, but I didn’t have a chance to get it finished. So thankfully, we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day today! Here are nine biographies about the famous civil rights activist that you should be certain to…

    Read More
  • Reviews

    Never Too Young!

    November 7, 2018 /
    kids

    Goodreads Summary “From Picasso, who changed the art world forever, to Malala Yousafzai, the brave teen who was shot for advocating education for girls, the 50 kids profiled in Never Too Young! will inspire and empower young readers. Some, like Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Stevie Wonder, are prominent figures, while others…

    Read More
  • Lists

    Three on a Theme: Hispanic Heritage Month

    September 14, 2018 /

    I cheated a little bit this week for my Three on a Theme and went with six books – the past three years’ of authors and illustrators who have won the Pura Belpré Award. The Pura Belpré Award “established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose…

    Read More