Finding great books for new readers can be surprisingly hard. Often easy reader books have the occasional hard words thrown in that might stump new readers. Or the books might not be that entertaining. I wanted to make this list to showcase some awesome easy reader books. These books are both fun and full of sight words and words that kids can sound out. Below are books by 8 creators, totaling of over 50 books, that are perfect for new readers!
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It’s almost Memorial Day- a holiday I always look forward to as the unofficial start of summer. If I asked you about the origin of the holiday what would you say? I didn’t give that question much thought until I came across a beautiful picture book, A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day by Leah Henderson and Floyd Cooper. The book highlights something I’d never heard: that Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) was first observed to honor those who died fighting in the Civil War and that what many consider to be the first commemoration was led in 1865 by newly freed African Americans in Charleston, SC in honor of Union soldiers who had died.
Graphic novels continue to be in high demand both at my house and when working in the children’s area of the library! Here are 33 awesome graphic novels we’ve loved. Most of these books are aimed at kids age 8-12. Continue reading “Another Big List of Graphic Novels!”
I’ve read more kids books recently than adult books, but here are three books written for adults (and one podcast) that I’ve loved.
Looking for some great novels to read to your elementary age kids? Or for them to read themselves? Here is a big list of 30 novels we’ve loved! Continue reading “A Giant List of Children’s Novels”
I’ve read a handful of parenting books over the years that I’ve found pretty helpful and have recommended to friends. I figured I’d share the ones I’ve gained the most insight from in case it might be helpful to anyone else.
We’ve read a lot of great books recently (several of which I found on various end-of-year best books lists). A bonus is that some of these books take place in warm, sunny locations, which transported us momentarily away from the chilly temps in our area.
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We have a snowy day over here (and a snow day)! Looking out the window made me think of the children’s book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. We also recently read a wonderful book about it called A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day. I loved getting background info on the making of the classic and highly recommend!
The library where I work sent out an email asking all interested staff to contribute a list with the top things they read, watched, or listened to this year (up to 15). Every year they post the lists on their website. They asked us to limit older titles we just discovered. I mostly followed that request and chose to only include books. If you’ve got a little extra time over the holidays and are looking for a great book to read, perhaps one of these will be up your alley?
Do your kids get up easily in the morning? I have one that hops out of bed like a little birdie and another that more resembles a hibernating bear.
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