Why I Picked It Up: Continuing the quest for high interest reads for 3-5 grade students, 13-Story Treehouse looked like a strong option. It came with a recommendation from all three of the Rogers boys, so I requested it from the library, sight unseen. I was not disappointed. When I picked it up from the library, the cover […]
Writing Traits
Book Review: Hippos Are Huge, by Jonathan London
Why I Picked It Up: Is it weird to have a fascination with hippos? I can’t say that I think they’re cute or that they’re my favorite animal, but they’re so peculiar – dare I say boring? Therefore, I am fascinated by people who would go out of their way to write a book about […]
Book Review: A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson
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 continuously searching for quality biographies to add to our collection. Why I Finished It: This book is different from any I have […]
Book Review: Knucklehead, by Jon Scieszka
Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I recently attended and presented at TCTELA in Houston. While there, we were most excited about hearing Jeff Anderson and Mark Overmeyer present sessions on revision and troubleshooting a Writers’ Workshop. When Sherry and I got home later that night we busily discussed all the things we were thinking […]
