** Contact us if you would like Literary Fusions to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** Why I Picked It Up: Josh Funk, that’s why! We tend to get hooked on authors, especially ones that make us laugh! Sir Pancake and Lady French Toast has become one of our favorites, […]
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Book Review: Semicolons, Cupcakes, and Cucumbers, by Steve Newberry
** Contact us if you would like to have one of our research-based, engaging, and practical workshop sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: I couldn’t resist. I was reading one of my many blogs and this book came up. I really need to start writing down which blog I saw things […]
Book Review: Mary McScary, by R.L. Stine and illustrated by Marc Brown
Why I Picked It Up: There is a good chance I have a soft spot for bratty looking kids! The cover had me from the moment I stepped into Barnes & Noble. Then I looked at the author and illustrator and realized that I would definitely have to read it! Why I Finished It: Mary […]
Website Review: Diverse BookFinder
You’re either going to love us or hate us. Today, we bring you a relatively simple little site with a powerful mission. It’s so simple and so powerful that you might just wonder where the time went as you explore! Ever since our chapter on multicultural classroom resources for the urban literacy educator was published […]
Book Review: Rulers of the Playground, by Joseph Kuefler
Why I Picked It Up: It was on display at Barnes and Noble and caught my eye. Maybe it was the thick red letters, but then my eye moved from swing to swing studying the kids. Um … the two in the middle … get out! I love the royal clothes and felt it was […]