The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its 2011 Newbery Medal and 2011 Newbery Honor Awards.  Following is a list of the 2011 Newbery Award-Winners: Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (2011 Newbery Medal Winner) Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm (2011 Newbery Honor Book) Heart of a Samurai by Margi [...]

      This kids book list includes books for preschoolers first learning about shapes, plus books for early elementary students learning geometric concepts. A Cloak for the Dreamer by Aileen Friedman Architecture, Shape by Michael Crosbie and Steve Rosenthal Baby Einstein: See and Spy Shapes by Julie Aigner-Clark Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson Cubes, Cones, Cylinders & Spheres by [...]

     It’s back-to-school time.  Get your kids ready to face the challenges of a new school year with these back-to-school read aloud books. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes.  A mouse named Chrysanthemum loves her name until she is teased about it on her first day of kindergarten.  A great conversation starter about names and the value [...]

I am a big fan of Simple Mom, a blog with a tag line that says it all:  “Live simply, stay sane.  Life hacks for home managers.” Simple Mom compiled a terrific list of childrens book authors in a post entitled Ten Great Authors in Childrens Literature.  It is definitely a great list to check out and [...]