We had a terrific time at the Bay Area Book Fest this weekend, and I want to share the book recommendations for funny books. Megan McDonald,...

We all like doing the things we have fun with. Psychoanalysts might call this the "Pleasure Principle," but I call it common sense...

Today I’m moderating a panel: Reading On My Own! Beginning Reader Series . We will talk with Megan McDonald (Judy Moody), Fran Manushkin (Ka...

Nikki Grimes visited three schools in Berkeley last week, sharing her powerful poetry and celebrating the poets of the Harlem Renaissance....

Kwame Alexander's newest book The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life publishes today and it is fantas...

Many of my students are drawn to books with lots of illustrations. I've often wondered how these books appeal to readers, especially tho...

High in the Berkeley hills, kids clapped like crazy for author Kekla Magoon today as she shared her Robyn Hoodlum fantasies-- Shadows of Sh...

When a room full of 1st graders love something, you know right away. No question about it. When our fantastic Jefferson School librarian Ado...

Reading IS thinking. As we share books with our students, we talk with them and show them through these small (or grand) conversations that ...

Day in and day out, school librarians help children find books that speak to them. We help our students grow as young readers, but even more...

As school librarians, we have the honor and responsibility of knowing all of the students in our school. We watch them grow as young readers...

I wrote to author Susan B. Katz, author of ABC School's For Me and several other books, asking her to talk with parents about the power...

Local book festivals are such a treat--especially when they feature plenty of children's authors! The inaugural Bay Area Book Festival...

Did you know picture books are not just for little kids? Do you love picture books with all your heart? My students and I do--they make us s...

"Oh man, I love that book." -- that's Theo, one of my 5th graders, when I told them last week that we were going to Skype w...

Do your kids love graphic novels? Do you know any kid who loves the spotlight or has fun when their friends grab center stage? The Stratfo...

My heart is feeling very full right now, and I hope you'll join me reading this special guest post. Julie Sternberg recently asked ...