** Contact us if you would like to have our evidence-based, engaging Mentor Text or Readers’ Workshop session come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: This book was on the Lone Star List … in 2015! Yep. This wasn’t the first time I picked it up. The first time, I was part way […]
Book Review
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 […]
Book Review: One Cool Friend, by Toni Buzzeo
Why I Picked It Up: I actually didn’t pick this one up, my 3.5 year old son did on one of our sort-of-weekly library trips. He usually picks up a few of his own books, but this time, he found this one and brought it to me. “I choosed it out for you, Mommy because […]
Book Review: It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk, by Josh Funk
Why I Picked It Up: We got this one in the mail and were thrilled when we saw it was by Josh Funk! There were a few tense moments while we debated who would get to read it first…Sherry politely deferred and I won! We love his books (see our review of Lady Pancake and Sir […]
