Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness (ages 12 - 15) - a powerful story of a boy coping with grief

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I sometimes wonder if we, as parents, try to protect our children from the hard things in life too much. We try to protect them, even though...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen (ages 4 - 8) - a book to read aloud!!

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We had so much fun today in our library! Ms. Carter and I read aloud I Want My Hat Back , by Jon Klassen, for our 4th and 5th graders. But w...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

The Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini (ages 10 - 15)

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Two of our students came in two weeks ago so, so, so excited because Inheritance had just been published. I loved feeling this excitement, ...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Chronicles of Harris Burdick - a fascinating collection of stories (ages 8 - 12)

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Do children want their stories all wrapped up, with easy answers? Or do they like stories that ask the reader to think, that leave us feelin...
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Monday, November 7, 2011

FANTASTIC visit with Jonathan Auxier!!

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Last week, we had an amazing , fantastic , captivating visit at Emerson School from Jonathan Auxier , the author of Peter Nimble and His ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes - wonderful fantasy adventure (ages 9 - 13)

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I find that so many kids I know, especially the tweens in 5th and 6th grade, either love realistic fiction or fantasy fiction. They either w...
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