Lisa Wheeler’s Dino Sports Series (published by Carolrhoda Books) is as action-packed as they come. Illustrator Barry Gott captures the play-by-play drama perfectly with his aerial shots, bench scenes, and officials straining to keep the games under control. Be it wrestling or soccer, hockey or football, basketball, baseball, and now skateboarding – any sports-loving kid… Read more »
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Tales from Deckawoo Drive
LEROY NINKER SADDLES UP is a brand new series by Kate DiCamillo – a spin-off of the very popular and New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books. In this first book in the series, Leroy Ninker has everything a cowboy could want – a hat, lasso, and boots. What he doesn’t have… what he needs most of all… Read more »
Librarian’s Corner: Guest Librarian Katie Fitzgerald on Vintage Children’s Series
Some children’s books never go out of style. These vintage series are sure to appeal to contemporary upper elementary readers as much as they did to their parents and grandparents. Swallows & Amazons by Arthur Ransome Set in England’s Lake District, this twelve-volume series published between 1930 and 1947 follows the adventures of John, Susan,… Read more »
Doing research has never been more fun!
In the Fact Tracker series by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, there’s a non-fiction companion book for each of the books in the original Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne – a series that has been delighting young readers (and their parents and teachers) for years. The Magic Tree House books… Read more »
Princess Posey, First Grader
Since Princess Posey’s debut in PRINCESS POSEY and the FIRST GRADE PARADE, I’ve been in love with this series. I’ve happily read the books aloud and shared them with many classes of students who feel as I do. Posey, with her sweet, but fiercely honest and earnest nature, feels like one of us. Her problems at school… Read more »
Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy Shaw
Oh, happy day! Author Nancy Shaw and illustrator Margot Apple have collaborated once again to create another splendid book in their highly acclaimed Sheep in a Jeep series – Sheep Go to Sleep (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015). Sheep Go to Sleep is a charming story about a dutiful sheepdog’s struggle to herd those silly sheep… Read more »
THE BLISS OF BOOK SERIES
Looking for a good book? No matter if you are big or small, there’s nothing better than finding the next book in a favorite series written by a favorite author. For readers in the early-elementary grades, one of the most popular – and delightful – series is the BABY MOUSE books written by Jennifer L. Holm… Read more »
