Baseball season is here and so are many other fun outdoor sports. Here is a great assortment of sports books to enjoy. The first six books are good for ages nine and up. The next two books are early chapter books geared for ages seven to ten. The rest are picture books for all ages [...]

Last week, I reviewed beginning readers. This week concludes the newer reader’s review with chapter books that feature more words, more complex stories and fewer pictures. These books have short chapters, larger font and have anywhere from 30 to 100 pages. And these chapter books are the gateway to novels and the road to enjoying [...]

Summer is almost here but that shouldn’t stop the progress of youngsters on the road to reading. Here is a list of the newest and best new readers beginning with emergent readers and then progressing to level 2 and 3 books with more words. Next week I’ll end this 2 part review with beginning chapter [...]

Reissues are wonderful additions to anyone’s library because these classics, favorites or otherwise wonderful books might be forgotten. Here are some outstanding picture books, as well as fiction reads, that are also terrific read alouds and good for all ages.
Firebird, by Saviour Pirotta, and beautifully painted by Catherine Hyde, is an old Russian folktale that’s been retold in this [...]

If you’re looking for an interesting chapter book geared for ages nine and up, I’ve listed some new outstanding historical fictions, books about relationships with animals and even a wonderful sequel to a classic story.

See Saw Girl, by Linda Sue Park, is an eye-opening historical fiction about a young nobility-born Korean girl in the 17th [...]

Girls’ books are often easy to spot because they’re covered in pink.  Here are some pretty and pink picture books, along with a few chapter books, that – for the most part – follow that suite.
Let’s begin with the chapter books that are good for ages 8 through 12.  The Quail Club, by Carolyn Marsden, [...]

Last week, I reviewed emergent and early readers for the newest readers.   This week I’m concentrating on chapter books for children who can handle reading longer stories with fewer illustrations.   My list will begin with shorter stories, and larger print, but gradually end up with stories that are more complex, smaller print, and [...]

Reading to your child every day is one of the most important activities you can do with, and for, them! It’s been proven that children that have parents that read to them read better, earlier and become more fluent in their reading ability. They also have a greater desire to read and the love of [...]

Historical fiction is an excellent teaching tool to help kids learn history.   Listed below are descriptions of some of the best and most recently published books that kids ages nine and older will learn from and also really enjoy!   The books are listed chronologically, according to the time represented, beginning with the 17 [...]

Summertime is finally here and so are the lazy hazy days of reading great books to help celebrate this sunny and growing season.   Here are some great books that deal with this subject:
The first two books are geared for ages 9 through adult and the rest are picture books.   Little Klein , by [...]