13 Potty Training Books for Kids
Get your kids ready for potty training with good books. (But my kids also liked a potty doll and potty parties. We did it all including...
1000 Starships to Mars Every 2 Years
Tonight Elon Musk and Chris Anderson have stretched my mind in some unexpected ways. Elon hopes we’ll see (and is working toward) a future within 10-20...
Children’s Books About Musical Instruments
Introduce children to books about musical instruments with good children’s books! Classical to jazz, piano to trumpet, these books show kids a variety of musical genres,...
It’s Here! Time Really Did Fly!
Today, TIME FLIES, the 3rd book in the 7 ATE 9/PRIVATE I saga, releases from Little, Brown. You can find it here. Private I thinks all...
Summer Picture Book Reading List for Pre-Readers
A reader asked me to make a summer reading list of picture books for pre-readers that included good variety. I’ve compiled some of my favorites and...
New Books for Growing Readers, Ages 6 to 8 (April 2022)
It makes me so happy to find new books for your growing readers who need good, engaging reading material. If you teach or parent kids who...
Podcast478: Updates and Classroom Favorites
In this podcast episode, Dr. Wesley Fryer shares a variety of updates about his current and changing teaching situation, geographic location, academic interests (media literacy!) and...
Funny Poems Hook Kids on Poetry!
written by Meredith Bartolo Pappas Poetry can be serious but these books are seriously silly! Some are laugh-out-loud nonsense while others are filled with clever giggles,...
Storystorm Success! MUSHROOM RAIN by Laura K. Zimmermann (plus a giveaway)
Happy Earth Day! Let’s talk mushrooms! My good friends forage for mushrooms. I went to their house around Halloween one year and saw a huge skull...
Frank Morrison Interview About KICK PUSH, Art, & More!
If you don’t know Frank Morrison, he’s one of the greatest children’s picture book illustrators and fine artists of our time. I know. That’s a bold...
