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This blog is where those who treasure children's books and reading with children, can be a part of a community. This is a space where you'll find information and tips on: Fitting daily reading with your children into your life in a way that makes it enjoyable for all Guidance on defining, choosing, and finding quality children's books Reviews of children's books old and new Suggestions for children's books as gifts Reading activities to do in the home, school or library situation Tips on dealing effectively with the challenges that sometimes arise when children are learning to read

Reading science trade books is the perfect way for students to build literacy skills while learning science content. The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children's science trade books. They were chosen by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC).

Reviews and digital media of current young adult books and more - multimedia sources for projects, edu-tech tools, book trailers for YA readers, YA publisher's sites, YA Booklists: Animot

Tips, strategies and examples of great book talks to promote great books.

This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. Focus on US material

Scan reviews eresources, websites and other learning and teaching resources in the context of the curriculum. Reviews indicate user level, curriculum connections, resource type by icon and SCIS numbers. Includes a link to downloadable pdf: Aboriginal Education K-12 Resource Guide

Blog site devoted to celebrating children, books and reading with commentary about reading, great titles and links plus lots more.

Book reviews, resources, tips for parents and teachers from an Australian writer who's passionate bout children's literacy, learning and literature

Book reviews, resources, tips for parents and teachers from an Australian writer who's passionate bout children's literacy, learning and literature

Book review site focusing on younger readers

Book trailers are a fairly recent phenomenon in the publishing industry. They originated less than ten years ago, based on the venerable institution of the movie trailer, but have only really taken off since the development of video sharing sites such as Youtube.

Book reviews of quality non-fiction, focus predominantly primary and many in picture book format.

An extensive compilation of teachers' notes and lesson plans for children's books, listed in alphabetical order by title. Many publishers are represented.

"YALSA's Teen Book Finder is a free online database and app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access nearly 4,000 titles recognized YALSA's awards and lists on their smartphone."

A book review site with age and genre lists, some resources and up to date content - US focus

Many authors and illustrators now have their own websites. Here are just a few such sites where you will find all kinds of information about these special people.

This page is intended as a resource for anyone looking for more information about a given author or illustrator. Many of these author/illustrator websites include activities, reviews and contact details (where relevant).

Welcome to this Guide for Teacher Librarians! My goal is to aggregate some of the best resources and tools for today's practitioner. I welcome your suggestions.

The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 86 countries. With more than 60 years of experience, ILA has set the standard for how literacy is defined, taught, and evaluated. As well as subscription journals the site also provides free resources including "Children's rights to read" poster and reading lists that are updated regurarly

List of blog sites that cover children's literature that can be added to an RSS feed.

Ideas for making reading fun. Mostly aimed at parents, but could be useful for library space ideas or newsletter information.