by Carolyn | Books about Books, Historical Fiction, Middle School, Middle-grade, Read Alouds, Recommendations
Did you ever wonder what kind of adventures Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy would have gotten up to if they hadn’t found their way into Narnia? What about the other millions (yes, millions) of children evacuated to the British countryside during World War II? And...
by Carolyn | Biography, Books about Books, Nonfiction, Older Elementary, Picture Books
Ever since I wrote Library’s Most Wanted, picture books about librarians and libraries have been on my radar. These books tell the stories of librarians and their often unconventional libraries both in America and around the world. Some of them are biographies...
by Carolyn | Book Lists, Books about Books, Picture Books, Read Alouds
Picture books about books may be a little meta, but they’re also a whole lot of fun. Hopefully these books will inspire your kids to pull a few more books off the self for reading time. Books About Books The Good Little Book by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by...
by Carolyn | Books about Books, For fun, Parenting, Recommendations
Are you looking for some bookish gifts for your kids this Christmas? (And maybe some for yourself too!) These are some of my very favorite bookish gifts around the web to read, wear, color, or listen to. If you’re looking for a list of books, check out the one I...
