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

Mitra
Aug 6, 2023


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

Mitra
Aug 6, 2023


Louder Than Hunger
I have been completely sucked in by the upcoming middle-grade novel-in-verse โ๐๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟโ written by John Schu....

Mitra
Aug 6, 2023


Poetry Prompts
If you teach poetry, then the upcoming โ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐: ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฒ๐บโ by the...

Mitra
Jul 31, 2023


The Boy Who Cried Poop
It has become increasingly difficult to get books with simple yet witty storylines that our youngest can relate to. โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ...

Mitra
Jul 30, 2023


The Probability of Everything
โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ is the most talked-about middle-grade novel of summer 2023. I did exactly what...

Mitra
Jul 29, 2023


All The Beating Hearts
๐๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐โ is a picture book filled with the quiet wisdom of mindfulness. It channels the reader into...

Mitra
Jul 21, 2023


Who I Am: Words I Tell Myself
โ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ ๐๐บ: ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณโ is the latest in the โ๐ ๐๐ฎโ series by the celebrity duo Susan Verde and Peter...

Mitra
Jul 20, 2023


The Order Of Things
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...

Mitra
Jul 20, 2023


To The Other Side
โ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒโ is perhaps one of the best books on immigration to date โ one that presents the point of view of...

Mitra
Jul 16, 2023


The City Tree
โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒโ is a timely reminder of the role of majestic trees in urban landscapes. Our little city dwellers will have an...

Mitra
Jul 14, 2023


Family Style: Memories Of An American From Vietnam
โ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐น๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บโ is a thoroughly enjoyable memoir in the...

Mitra
Jul 10, 2023


Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great
โ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ! ๐ฌ๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐!โ โ Who doesnโt need to hear this from time to time? Whether you are feeling low or...

Mitra
Jul 8, 2023


The Masjid Kamal Loves
Have you read Ashley Franklinโs latest book โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ท๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐โ? The book begins by focusing on Kamalโs smile โ a...

Mitra
Jun 30, 2023


I Can Be All Three
Oh, the world needs this book! โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒโ is about a young girl from America whose father is from India and her...

Mitra
Jun 30, 2023


Terminal 3
I was elated to finally get a copy of Debasmita Dasguptaโs โ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏโ. Set in the format of a graphic novel, this book is...

Mitra
Jun 27, 2023


The Stars That Shine For You
Death, though inevitable, is often made invisible in our discussions with children. When we speak of culture and tradition, customs...

Mitra
Jun 20, 2023


I Am Perfectly Designed
โ๐ ๐๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑโ is one of my go-to books on father-son relationships. Written by Karamo Brown of Netflixโs...

Mitra
Jun 17, 2023


Henry, Like Always
If youโve liked โ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ณ๐บโ then it is time for you to check out the new release โ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ...

Mitra
Jun 15, 2023


The Care And Keeping Of Grandmas
When Grandmas move in, it can lead to a lot of adjustment for everyone involved. โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ...

Mitra
Jun 15, 2023


Shifting The Balance: K-2
This is one book that I should have read long ago. I love the โcentricโ approach of the authors as they look deeper into โreadingโ. In...

Mitra
Jun 13, 2023


Summer Is For Cousins
โ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐โ is a book about extended family, change and family ties. This takes me back to the good old...

Mitra
Jun 12, 2023
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