We had a wonderful weekend in Galveston this past weekend. We celebrated Halloween with our families AND made a lot of new social studies friends at the Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference! During our sessions, we mentioned several of our favorite books and we thought we might round them all up in one […]
Giveaway!
In honor of our presentations at TxCSS this weekend, we are hosting a giveaway! On Sunday evening (at the end of the conference), we will select two lucky Literary Fusions fans to receive a $25 gift card to our favorite place – Barnes and Noble! There are three ways to enter, so click the links […]
Book Review: A Tangle of Knots, by Lisa Graff
Why I Picked It Up: This book was recommended to me by a 5th grade teacher friend about a year ago. I’m not sure why I didn’t read it right away (maybe because I had a six-week-old baby to keep alive…), but I was browsing through my library’s online collection looking for something to read […]
Book Review: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
“Knowledge not shared remains unknown.” Luigi L. Lemoncello (p 54) Everyone should know about this book, and so I am sharing it with you, our faithful readers. Why I Picked It Up: The credit for this one goes to Amazon. It was one of those “You might like this…” selections and, intrigued by the word “library” […]
App/Website Review: Snapguide
In education, we are the kings and queens of repurposing, and in no place is that a truer statement than in the realm of technology. We are amazing at taking apps and tools that were created for the general public and manipulate them to become educational! Snapguide is one of those tools. I’m so glad […]
Book Review: Flight School, by Lita Judge
Why I Picked It Up: I received this book in the best possible way – it was a gift! My son turned one this past weekend, and as we were opening the gift from Jessica and her family, this one had MY name on it! Jessica’s Amazon is so helpful in suggesting books because it knows […]
