Here is the last review celebrating Poetry Month and I’ve collected some outstanding poetry picture books that showcase rhythm and rhyme in story form – and the languid liquidity of word usage.
The first two books are filled with serious and glorious poems. A Mirror to Nature:  Poems About Reflection, by Jane Yolen, and photographed by [...]

Last year was a terrific year for great books and I’ve listed my top favorites of the many books I reviewed during the year.  All of these would be great to read aloud and all but the first two books are geared for ages 9 and up. The first two books are geared for ages [...]

Christmas is right around the corner and books rich with the meaning of this special holiday helps to celebrate Christ’s birth. Here are some stories that are meant to be read aloud to your families during the month of December.
Let’s begin with a most amazing story that demonstrates the human spirit during the worst of [...]

Kids are always on the lookout for great fiction books to read – and parents and teachers are always on the lookout for great fiction books to read aloud.   Below are some out-standing books of several genres that will have all readers turning pages faster than thought possible!
Let’s first begin with four historical fiction [...]

Are you looking for that last great book for summer?  Here is a list of some of the best books recently published that kids nine through adult will love.  All of these books would be terrific to read aloud to the entire family to enjoy as nighttime settles in and you want to read a [...]

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 [...]

It’s “read aloud” time while the sun is up and the time is ripe to read stories that kids will beg to be read again and again to them.
Fleas , by Jeanne Steig, and with hilarious illustrations by Britt Spencer, is a funny tale just itching to be told.   Farmer Quantz stops and [...]

Are you looking for a great fiction book that you can’t put down?   I’ve got a collection of   books with different genre that will appeal to anyone who loves to read and loves to be thrown completely into the action of the book.   Except for the second book, all of these are [...]

I’m always on the lookout for books that kids will love to read aloud.   These are special kinds of books that pull the reader, young or old, instantly into the realm and joy of the story.   The books I have listed below beg to be read aloud.   There is either an element [...]