Why I Picked It Up: Finding strong upper elementary novels can be tricky. I always take time perusing the shelves looking for titles, covers, and teasers (on the back of the book) that would appeal to students in grades 3-5. On one of my countless hours in Barnes & Nobel, I spotted this book. The […]
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App List: Make it a Game
Everyone knows that it’s always more fun if you can win. Right?? Watch this kid as he waits to find out if he got the right answer… He wants so badly to be right! You can just see him bouncing on the edge of his chair! “Gamification” capitalizes on that idea of winning. Gamification is “the […]
Book Review: The Word Collector, by Sonja Wimmer
Why I Picked It Up: It’s called the word collector. How could I resist this book? While browsing books online, this one caught my eye because of the title. Then I found myself sucked in to the cover, which is simple, but makes it impossible to not become engrossed. As a reader, the scribbling behind the […]
Book Review: The Shivery Shades of Halloween by Mary McKenna Siddals
Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I were having our weekly staff meeting at Barnes & Noble and as usual, I was highly distracted by the display table. Being that it’s October, the books were all about Halloween – one of my favorites! I began pulling books to look at (sorry Barnes & Noble […]
Book Review: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Why I picked it up: The title. That’s all there is to it. This title called out to me like the aroma of freshly baked cookies – I HAD to have it. I love the lilting melody of the words in this title, and as a librarian, the idea of flying books was intriguing. Somewhere […]
Book Review: The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander
** Contact us if you would like to have one of our engaging mentor text sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: I have been on the hunt for a “non-girlie” book in verse. It seemed like a futile task until I came upon The Crossover. From the cover, it was obviously […]
