Young readers need lots of opportunities to read aloud! One idea for giving kids lots of practice reading is to introduce them to a reading buddy. Today, I'm sharing six different ideas for creating View Post
International Book Giving Day (GIVEAWAY)
International Book Giving Day is February 14th! It's a wonderful day dedicated to getting new, used and borrowed books in the hands of as many children as possible. To celebrate, I'm doing a View Post
The 3 Billy Goats Gruff
This month's Virtual Book Club for Kids is highlighting books by Paul Galdone. He has retold and illustrated numerous classic stories including The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Boy, and The Three View Post
Building Comprehension: Asking Questions While Reading
I often hear teachers and parents comment that they have a child who is great at calling the words (decoding), but they have no idea what they have read. Being a proficient reader involves both View Post
100 Ways to Grow a Reader
At Growing Book by Book, we focus on developing book lists and literacy activities that will help our youngest readers grow into proficient and independent readers. There are so many simple, easy, View Post
February Family Dinner Book Club
It’s time to announce the featured book for Family Dinner Book Club for February! We had so much fun with January Family Dinner Book Club when we featured Winnie-the-Pooh. This month we View Post
The Write Start
I love to stumble (a Pinterest find) across a new book that is full of "aha moments" for me. The Write Start (A Guide to Nurturing Writing at Every Stage) by Jennifer Hallissy is my newest discovery View Post