Zebra Forest by Adina Rishe Gewirtz Eleven-year-old Annie and her younger brother, Rew, live with their grandma in a run-down house at the edge of the forest. Gran tells them that their mother didn’t want them, and their father died in a fight with an angry man. Annie and Rew get the most joy reading [...]
The Best Bike Ride Ever by James Proimos; illustrated by Johanna Wright Remember your first bike? When Bonnie gets her first bike, she’s so excited, she hops on and doesn’t stop. Bonnie rides over bridges, mountains, a pink elephant; through downpours, windstorms and a giraffe. And, then she falls and realizes she probably shouldn’t have [...]
These books will instill a love of the library in your young readers: Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw Make Tuesday library day, just like Lola. Lola loves Tuesdays because she visits the library, chooses new books, hears stories, and sees all the people who love books as much as [...]
The Obstinate Pen (2012) by Frank W. Dormer What would you do if your pen had a mind of its own? Uncle Flood loves his new pen until it starts insulting him whenever he writes. (“You have a big nose!”). He throws it out the window, and thus starts the pen’s journey to find its [...]
Summer is almost here, and it’s the perfect opportunity for kids to kick back and enjoy a book. We all want our kids to love reading, but summer can be a time when they lose momentum so here’s a few suggestions for keeping it going: 1) Empower Your Child!: Let your child choose the books [...]
Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick I remember the first time I saw The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. When I opened this thick book, I was intrigued and brought it home to read that night. Hugo Cabret is one story told in both black and white pencil drawings [...]
The Adventures of Ook & Gluk: Kung-fu Caveman from the Future by Dav Pilkey My goal is to keep my seven-year-old son hooked on reading. He’s just learning the power of the written word; so when he handed me a note one morning before I headed to the library that read “Ook and Gluk now!” [...]
Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka By Jon Scieszka Biographies are boring – period. That’s what I thought as a kid, and I have a feeling many kids think that now, too. Biographies are reserved for school assignments; not for pleasure reading and certainly not to make you laugh. Knucklehead [...]
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