If you’ve had overly enthusiastic relatives visiting you when you were a kid, then Adam Rex’s “𝗢𝗵 𝗡𝗼, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲...

“𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲” is a gorgeous picture book from South Africa that draws upon folklore, the...

Naliah looks forward to performing the Vietnamese Fan Dance at the International Day in school. Her own áo dài (pronounced “𝘰𝘸-𝘺𝘢𝘪”)...

Picture books these days are so specialised and they provide a window into the world of diverse characters that it warms my heart. Meet a...

A picture book about friendship and the Filipino sign language, “𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀” is a super important book for spreading...

Whether or not you teach media literacy, “𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻!” by Elise Gravel is not to be missed. With a...

If you are still undecided about the nonfiction title that you’d read aloud next week (check out my previous post), try out Jessica...

Dogs are a tremendous force in easing children’s anxiety and who could have better brought forth this message other than Lauren Castillo!...

Meet Steph, an eighth grader, an only child, and a budding artist. It’s that time of school when one must start applying for high school....

Lee is confused when Grandma tells her that she will soon be “going home”. Grandma is aging and is on the verge of passing away. Lee...

As many teachers head back to school tomorrow (or next week) for a new academic year, let us remind ourselves of Pernille Ripp’s wise...

Have you checked out the latest in Tom Percival’s feelings series? This is about how one fib leads to the next, creating a fib-loop. A...

I have been completely sucked in by the upcoming middle-grade novel-in-verse “𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿” written by John Schu....

If you teach poetry, then the upcoming “𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝗺” by the...

It has become increasingly difficult to get books with simple yet witty storylines that our youngest can relate to. “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗼...

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴” is the most talked-about middle-grade novel of summer 2023. I did exactly what...

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀” is a picture book filled with the quiet wisdom of mindfulness. It channels the reader into...

“𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗔𝗺: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗜 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳” is the latest in the “𝘐 𝘈𝘮” series by the celebrity duo Susan Verde and Peter...

Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing drums and her best friend Zee is great at playing the violin. They dream of setting up their...

“𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲” is perhaps one of the best books on immigration to date – one that presents the point of view of...

“𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵” by Olaf Falafel is about Blobfish of course, a lonely deep-sea creature. While all other sea creatures have friends,...

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲” is a timely reminder of the role of majestic trees in urban landscapes. Our little city dwellers will have an...

“𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺” is a thoroughly enjoyable memoir in the...

“𝗪𝗼𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗼! 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁!” – Who doesn’t need to hear this from time to time? Whether you are feeling low or...