They say you never forget how to ride a bike…but is that really true? Beautiful Words and Flow For some stories that I read, an automatic calm-voiced narrator pops into my head. Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta is one of those stories. The words feel like the illustrations. As you read, you feel like you are […]
I am happy to be hosting a spot on the The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir with illustrations by Amber Padilla Blog Tour hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours. Check out my post for my review and favorite quotes from the book. The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle […]
Review My kids and I just finished listening to Simon B. Rhymin’ by Dwayne Reed. We enjoyed listening to it!!! It would be the first request as soon as my second grader jumped in the car after-school. The absolute highlight were the actual rap tracks that were embedded into the story. It included music and […]
By the time I hit fifth grade the Wayside School Series were among my favorite books to read. They were definitely a solid score from the Scholastic catalog. This was wackiest, weirdest school ever! I sat at my desk during silent reading alternating between raising my eyebrows and chuckling as quietly as I could manage. […]
I wish I had this book when I was younger and asking some of the questions that were covered in Dr. Anton Treuer’s Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask. I grew up in Michigan and I first began learning about Indigenous culture in elementary school from an Ojibway educator […]