Tweet When a teacher asks a little boy what he did over the summer, he spins an elaborate tale that starts with him finding a treasure map in a bottle at the beach and gets ever more outrageous as he … Continue reading
Cindy Hudson
Tweet How can board books even come close to teaching children about classic books like Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations and Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice? The answer is they don’t, but that’s not the point of the Cozy Classics series, … Continue reading
Tweet Mr. Cleghorn has a problem. Since he sold his business and retired, he misses being around all the people who came to his shop. He decides to take a trip to the seashore to visit his cousin, and while … Continue reading
Tweet Libraries everywhere are rolling out their summer reading programs in an effort to keep kids reading over the summer. It’s well documented that kids lose ground in what they’ve learned when they are on summer break. Parents can help … Continue reading
Tweet When Gene Luen Yang came to Portland for a presentation with Multnomah County Library, I was fortunate to meet with him for an interview. During our time together we talked about his background as a teacher, his message as … Continue reading
Tweet Some children resist learning to read because looking at picture books is a lot more fun than written-word-only pages, which can intimidate them. This is Not a Picture Book by Sergio Ruzzier is made especially for children as they … Continue reading
Tweet Flora finds two new friends she wants to dance with, peacocks who love to show their beautiful tails. But when she spreads out her fan and steps towards them, one responds, and the other grows jealous. Then the jealous … Continue reading
Tweet Here’s an idea to get your kids reading more this summer – help them find a series they like. The right series will send them looking for the next books as soon as they turn the last page of … Continue reading
