Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors

At the beginning of the school year my campus uses a phonics program that celebrates students' names and the unique spellings often found...

Teaching a diverse student population it is important for me to include trade books that feature characters with backgrounds that...

Looking back on the trade books I often use to bolster my ELA lessons I learned that of all the genres used in my classroom poetry had...

I was fascinated to find this picture book that was the winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal. Having great-great...

This past year the school I work out, Caprock elementary school, became Lighthouse certified through the Leader In Me program. This is a...

Working to become a librarian I have often heard fellow teachers ask our current librarian to only allow students to check books out that...

This Newberry award winning book has been a popular pick for read alouds in the library and classrooms for years. It also won a Caldecott...

This Newberry Honor graphic novel details the life and experiences of the author. Losing her hearing at the age of four Cece shares the...

Working in a Title I school in north Texas I wanted to find an inspiring picture book that would speak to the diversely ethnic student...

This book has been circulating in my school's library for many years. After learning that it won a Bluebonnet award in 2018, and was...