This book couples two of my favorite things: fairy tales and research! Not often can you talk about those two things in the same sentence, but in this case, it just makes sense!
Making Connections
Book Review: Little Brown, by Marla Frazee
This simple, yet complex story really offers genuine insight into social situations that will be great for the elementary classroom!
Book Review: I Walk With Vanessa, by Kerascoët
Consider using this book in class, possibly the first week of school, or before a new student arrives to provide different perspectives and ideas about how to be inclusive and help new people adjust!
Book Review: If I Built a Car, by Chris Van Dusen
Summer is coming! Banish the “I’m bored” gremlins by sparking creativity in your kids or students!
Book Review: The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln, by Mariss Moss
Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I are always adding to our Historical Fusions: Integrating Social Studies, Literacy, and Technology session and this book came up in a search. Why I Finished It: I’m not going to lie, this is a long picture book, but it is really interesting. I have learned about Lincoln […]
Book Review: Blended, by Sharon M. Draper
Why I Picked It Up: This book was popping up on all the blogs I follow, so I quickly went to read the teaser. Definitely a “me book,” I immediately requested it from my library. Why I Finished It: I am always amazed and humbled by the author who can take a complex and mature […]
