Photo by Georges Nijs via Wikimedia Commons Water Moves. A simple idea, but the enormous importance of the water cycle is often not appreciated. We learn about the water cycle – rain falls, puddles form, mud oozes down into the earth, surface water evaporates, condenses into rain, sleet or snow, is blown over mountains or… Read more »
Nancy Bo Flood
THE WREN AND THE SPARROW, J.PATRICK LEWIS, AND MORE, MORE, MORE!
What a month April was for celebrating poetry. Such diversity of voices – words, rhythms, and rhymes. Now, the celebration continues. At ReaderKidZ we march on to recommendations for great summer reads. Here are a few of my new favorites. First, books by a favorite author, J.Patrick Lewis. A Ph.D. economist, Lewis retired to write poetry – his… Read more »
THE LITTLE BLACK FISH and other delights from Persia
I share with you a treasure. As part of encouraging young readers to keep reaching for that next book all summer, hand that reader a copy of THE LITTLE BLACK FISH. This book is newly out by the brand new children’s picture book publisher, Tiny Owl. Their 2015 “first books out,” present some of the… Read more »
Delicious, Nutrious POETRY Month, Take a Bite!
Poetry, Spring, April – Roll Right In! Celebrate! April is National Poetry month and the ReaderKidZ have a plethora of rhymes and verses to share. Let’s celebrate poetry in its many forms and moods. May we suggest nibbling on a sweet verse or two? What a perfect way to play with words, sounds, and rhythm! “Poems for… Read more »
JUST ONE MORE by Wendi Silvano “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” Dr. Seuss
The ReaderKidZ are pleased to welcome back author and guest blogger, Diane Kress Hower. I’m honored to share an interview with award-winning author, Wendi Silvano. Wendi is a dear friend and also is a generous contributor to the greater children’s writing community and presenter at RMC SCBWI events. DKH: Welcome Wendi. Would you please give us a… Read more »
THE BLISS OF BOOK SERIES
Looking for a good book? No matter if you are big or small, there’s nothing better than finding the next book in a favorite series written by a favorite author. For readers in the early-elementary grades, one of the most popular – and delightful – series is the BABY MOUSE books written by Jennifer L. Holm… Read more »
TERRIBLE TOADS? GOOD NIGHT LOON! TO MARKET … Really?
A new, wonderfully silly, hot-off the award lists picture book is KID SHERIFF AND THE TERRIBLE TOADS, written by Bob Shea and Lane Smith. Toad problems in Drywater Gulch! Serious toad problems: “thievin’, lootin’, and hollerin/, steal-your-gold never-say –thank you outlaw toad problem.” Hope for Dry Gulch arrives in the boots of Sheriff Ryan, a… Read more »
