Category: Seasonal: Holiday Books
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition by Carol Aebersold (author), Chanda Bell (author) and Coë Steinwart (illustrator) Reading level: 3-8 Hard Cover: 32 pages Publisher: CCA & B, LLC When I first heard about The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition, I was so excited that I immediately went to a local [...]
Ten Thanksgiving Books for Children
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 26, 2008 Ten children’s books picked for Thanksgiving, baby to teen: My First Thanksgiving by Tomie dePaola Reading level: Baby-Preschool Board book: 14 pages Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (August 14, 2008) Publisher’s synopsis: The traditional celebration is clearly and simply explained in My First Thanksgiving with [...]
Link and a Quote: Holiday Picture Books
Link and a Quote is my version of a coffee (or tea) break with a good piece of cake … Link: Here is a link that will keep giving. A great new find (for me), Make and Takes, is a gorgeous looking blog powered by a mother of three, Marie LeBaron. Marie posts daily with [...]
Link and a Quote: Drummer Boy by Loren Long
Link and a Quote is my version of a coffee break with a good piece of cake … Link: Tis’ the season to be jolly. Or is it, yet? Well, I am here to tell you that if Christmas brings joy, it’s never too early! Franki, from a Year of Reading, just got her Christmas [...]
Let the Holiday Blogging Begin …
Jen Robinson, from Jen Robinson’s Book Page, is guest blogging at ForeWord Magazine’s ShelfSpace blog for the month of November. When I read her post, A Gift for All Seasons, I thought, what a great link to kick off the holiday season. Jen says, “I ask you to consider a gift for children that will benefit [...]
Link and a Quote: I’m Going as a Witch This Year
Link and a Quote is my version of a coffee break with a good piece of cake … Link: This is a great Halloween post which shares some ‘spooktacular’ poetry by Charles Ghigna, from his book Halloween Night: Twenty-One Spooktacular Poems. Quote: When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and [...]
Link and a Quote: Snow: Cynthia Rylant
Link and a Quote is my version of a coffee break with a good piece of cake … Link: The blog of two teachers who read a lot, A Year of Reading, has a brief and sweet review of Cynthia Rylant’s new book, Snow. Click here to read the review. The cover of Snow is [...]
Halloween Picture Book List/Picks
If you’re scouting for a nice Halloween treat for your little witch, ladybug, ghost, or cowboy, I found all of the following new picture books to be very impressive: Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex Reading level: Ages 3-6 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (August 14, 2008) Synopsis: Goodnight monsters everywhere, in [...]
