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Year-Round Joy Christmas is full of shiny things That sparkle, gleam and glow; These holiday pleasures dazzle us, And yet, deep down, we know… That Christmas has its special gifts, But our year-round joy depends On the cherished people in our lives, Our family and our friends.  by Joanna Fuchs Christmas joy to you and… Read more »

“Summer fading, winter comes– Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, And the picture story-books…” Excerpt from “Picture Books in Winter,” A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson This month, we share some of our best book gift ideas. They may be our favorite books as children. Or new books we think any… Read more »

With the change of seasons, turning of the clock, and holidays just around the corner, November leads ReaderKidZ to thoughts of family, traditions, and thankfulness. This week, Bethany Hegedus joins ReaderKidz as we celebrate, TRUTH WITH A CAPITAL T, a book about long-gone-but-not-forgotten relations, a sassy Southern girl, her trumpet-playing adopted Northern cousin, and a… Read more »

Welcome to ReaderKidZ.We’re here as a resource for teachers, parents and librarians who work with readers in grades K-5. On our site you’ll find valuable downloadable materials in Author-In-Residence with a new author every few weeks; titles from around the globe in Beyond Boundaries; book recommendations in the Book Room; downloadable teacher resources and more… Read more »

Who are we? Some of us are teachers. All of us are parents and children’s book writers. All of us understand two basic truths about children and reading:  Lifelong reading habits are established in early childhood, and children need what books have to offer. We’ve come together to establish a resource for teachers, parents and librarians who… Read more »