MotherReader

An update is in order, but it’s been hard to write it. Less because of my stress level, or even my general busyness, than because my head se...

When I talked to members of Mid-Atlantic chapter of SCBWI on Wednesday about blogging, I weighed in on the need to have a blog be personal, ...

Today at Booklights I’m sharing three of my favorite poetry picture books. Three is really the tip of the iceberg, so I’m counting on you t...

Usually I go though my old storytime programs to update them with new books and add alternatives. But I have left myself way too much to do...

Oh, I love this game. Thanks, Teacherninja . So which of the Top 100 Children’s Novels have you read? I put the ones I’ve read in bold and ...

I haven’t been that engaged online lately, so I feel like I’m getting back up to speed anyway and then there’s all this stuff going on. So ...

For two weeks I’ve been trying to keep my blog work to a minimum, with the idea being that I would focus on the other areas of my life that ...

With trucks and trains and turtles and tigers and teachers and teapots, there are just so many kid-friendly themes that start with the lette...

I was going to post yesterday, but was floored by the number of options available given the day. I mean, you had April Fool’s Day, the first...

Yeah, I know. I could have mentioned before now that I was taking off some time during spring break. But I wasn’t sure that I was going to b...

I’m still not feeling that great as I recover from a cold, but the show must go on. Well, at least at Booklights , where I am sharing Easter...

Ugh. A head cold is rendering me fairly useless. Well, except in nose-blowing, where I am truly excelling. Need something written? Move alon...

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie opens today, and in tribute here is a review — of the book. Or more accurately, of the book about the making...

Um, I don’t really have an introduction, but a Happy St. Patrick’s Day wish seems in order. The Letter R Book: Duck? Rabbit! by Amy Krouse...

FatherReader here. While I share a degree of MotherReader’s enthusiasm for children’s literature — and have been thrilled to make a few frie...

I’ve been seeing this video all over, but hadn’t slowed down to actually watch it. But this morning I did, and it actually made me a little ...

Sometimes reading to your kids is boring. There, I said it. We like the idea of the day ending with all of the annoyances forgotten as we cu...

Share a Story — Shape a Future continues today with a classics theme, which I’m taking over to Booklights with three classic classics. Com...

Back with ABC Storytime. As always, feel free to name your favorite letter Q books in the comments. The Letter Q Book: Little Quack , by La...

Thanks for the responses to yesterday’s question about calling your mother  — and I’d still love to hear from you if you didn’t get a chance...