Essays
Approximately once a month, ReaderKidZ features an essay written on topics of interest to parents, teachers, and librarians. Enjoy!
- Characters, Families, and Challenges: A Personal Story by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Outside of a Dog by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Home Reading Strategies by Bruce Frost, educator, parent, and author of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Learning Empathy from Books: How Different We Are Not by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- What’s a Boy to Read this Summer? by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Making a Meal of Poetry by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Picture Book Biographies: Removing the Translucent Mirror by Bruce Frost, educator, parent, and author of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Hooked on Reading Series by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Turning Kids Into Real Readers by Jeanette Larson, veteran librarian and author.
- Why Kids Need Books by Ann Jacobus, author and editor of middle grade and young adult fiction.
- Book Trailers ~ Educational Tools by Analine Johnson, librarian for Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary in Laredo,
Texas.
- Avoid Homework Hassles by Carmen Oliver, mother of 3 and homework monitor extraordinaire!
- Why Read Aloud? by Dianne White, 24 year veteran public school teacher and one of the founding members of ReaderKidZ.
- How to Select Books for Your Child by Carol Berry, 34 year public school librarian and current President of the Literary Connection, Kennewick, WA.
