October 2024

Today I'm linking up with Unleashing Reading for their weekly link-up:

Now that I am retired, I want to keep up with what's current in children's literature. Reading books to my students was always one of the highlights of my days!

Fun Chapter Book for Elementary Students!

This week I am excited to share a great series by author Judy Blume:

In this easy to relate to series, two siblings - the Pain and the Great One - encounter every day scenarios that the author makes fun and educational. My students loved when the Pain put a pussy willow bud up his nose. He ended up in the ER where the doctor passed on an important lesson. If you're looking for an entertaining read aloud, check out any book in this series.

Perfect Veteran's Day Picture Book:

I recently read The Women by Kristin Hannah so the Vietnam War is fresh in my mind. The Wall by Eve Bunting is a touching story of finding soldiers name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. I remember how powerful the traveling wall was for me so I enjoy sharing this book with my students. The Wall is a touching and memorable book that is perfect to read around Veterans Day.

In my personal life, I am currently reading and loving this suspenseful book:

The God of the Woods keeps me up reading at night. The book is about a young teenager who goes missing at her summer camp. Of course, I want to know what happens! If you're looking for a book that will keep you excited to keep reading, this is a book for you!

Thank you checking in! I hope you learn about some books you would like to check out!

Today I'm linking up with Unleashing Readers for:

Life in the Wild Series by Nicholas Oldland

Due to a family health situation, I retired last June. When I left, I took these books by Nicholas Oldland with me:

These books are entertaining and wry. The author uses a lot of figurative language which I love. Every year on the third grade MCAS, there were questions about figurative language, and these books give an excellent opportunity to introduce and reinforce this concept in a fun way.

Click here to hear Hockey in the Wild read by me on my Youtube channel!

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dagliesh

I fell in love with this "based on real life story" the first time I read it, and I made sure to read every November when I was teaching. Sarah is an 8 year old girl who travels through the woods of Massachusetts and Connecticut to help her father build the family's new home. Sarah meets and plays with the Native American children.