Originally Posted on June 20, 2009
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 [...]

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 [...]

It’s summer and time to celebrate this bright and growing season.  Here are some outstanding picture books that will surely help lengthen these long, sunny days.
Henry’s Night, by D. B. Johnson and Linda Michelin, will awaken in you warm summer nights.  This beautifully told tale celebrates Henry David Thoreau’s magical moonlit walks with observations of [...]

There’s nothing quite like enjoying summertime by reading a great book in the shade of a beautiful tree.  Here are just the books that are terrific reads geared for ages 9 through adult.  There’s no better way to pass the lazy hazy days than with a great book.  The books I’ve reviewed are a great [...]

Originally Published on July 10, 2009
Summertime connotes a fun time, a relaxing time – and time to read.  Here is a list of great books to fill your lazy days and give you much to enjoy and create.
Hocus Pocus:  A Tale of Magnificent Magicians, by Paul Kieve, is filled with magic tricks and tricks of [...]

Summertime is the greatest part of the year to take some time and be creative.  Here are some great activity books that you and your youngster can enjoy together.  Most of these books are great for ages 8 and older.
First, let’s begin with four activity books that you take in the car and while away [...]

Summer can be a time for great food, great picnics and great workouts.  Here are some outstanding cookbooks geared for kids, a book that promotes healthy families and picture books with a food theme.
My First Cookbook, by Paula Deen, is the perfect spiral bound book to introduce little hands to cooking.  Ms. Deen, along with [...]

Summer is just around the corner and there’s finally more time to relax and read.  Here are my favorite books from this past school year to put you into that perfect past-time reading mode under the cool shade of a tree.
The Winter Room, by Gary Paulsen, is so beautifully written that the images portrayed [...]

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 [...]

Summertime can be a hard time of year to get youngsters to go to sleep.   The sun is still shining when little ones should be yawning, so here is a list of wonderful picture book stories to lull your little ones to sleep.
All Aboard for Dreamland! , by Melanie Harby, and delightfully illustrated by [...]