Why I Picked It Up: I originally picked up this picture book thinking it would be a biography. Sherry and I are always working on expanding our popular session Historical Fusions, and so we are continuouslyย searchingย for quality biographies to add to our collection. Why I Finished It: This book is different from any I have […]
Descriptive Writing
Book Review: The Word Collector, by Sonja Wimmer
Why I Picked It Up: It’s called the word collector. ย How could I resist this book? ย While browsing books online, this one caught my eye because of the title. ย Then I found myself sucked in to the cover, which is simple, but makes it impossible toย not become engrossed. ย 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. ย Being that it’s October, the books were all about Halloween – one of my favorites! ย I began pulling books to look at (sorry Barnes & Noble […]
Book Review: Let’s Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
Why I Picked It Up: In scanning the book store I found this gem hidden on a shelf in between many other picture books. ย When I pulled it out and saw the cover, I smiled. ย The two boys on the cover reminded me immediately of my older two sons! ย No doubt they will kill me […]
Book Review: The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson
Why I Picked It Up: My sister who lives in England, introduced us to the character of the Gruffalo. ย We had no idea what it was, but she bought my kids cups and saucers with the Gruffalo on them. ย I immediately checked out the story. Why I Finished It:ย It’s a cute story. ย The story […]
Book Review: Flat Broke, by Gary Paulsen
Why I picked it up This book is the companion book to Liar, Liar which I read last year for a session. ย I created lesson ideas that correlate with the state standards. ย I really enjoyed the fast paced story and convinced my middle son, Cole, to read it as well. ย I was completely unaware that […]
