Barnes and Noble has a great monthly feature called Online Storytime. Each month they showcase a book. This month it's Strega Nona, read by Tomie dePaola with pictures! Some past stories include: The Mitten, Olivia, and Where The Wild Things Are. Check it out with your little readers.
Considering the books I read to my class each November, it's a wonder any of them actually sit down to a plateful of turkey on Thanksgiving! No worries, though, they're still counting the days until they can savor mom's home roasted turkey goodness! So far we've worked our way through:[Click
When I put this book out in my Thanksgiving box, my students aren't immediately drawn to it, but once I read it out loud it becomes a hot commodity! In fact, my copy is getting a little worn down. I may have to spring for a replacement hard cover! A
Cookie Magazine has a great article outlining their picks for the top 16 children's audio books narrated by actors. Check out the article where you can find short reviews and even listen to an excerpt of each story! We love a good audio book for kids.
That's right you can snag a free download of the audio book The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Just head over to Homeschool Freebie. But hurry because it's only available today! Side note: I'm a huge Laura Ingalls Wilder fan. I remember the Christmas I got the entire "Little
Happy New Year! Why not kick off the new year with a creative story activity? We are loving the new website Storybird. Their tag line is "Collaborative storytelling for families and friends." Doesn't that sound fantastic? Click here to see a tour of the website. I especially love the art
Here are some other authors websites with fun activities for your little ones this summer. Roald Dahl – Register for fun online activitiesJane O'Conner & Robin Preiss Glasser (Fancy Nancy)– Quiz, games, print & playKevin Henkes– Character information, coloring sheet, mazes, dot-to-dots, word searches, puppetsJudy Schachner (Skippyjon Jones)– Coloring pagesLaura
With a sense of humor like Shel Silverstein has, you know he's going to have a fantastic website, which he does. Check out the "Let's Have Some Fun" section.Here are some examples from the Kids Section. Games & Puzzles: Matching titles to Shel's poems, memory, finishing Shel's poems correctly and
Robert Sabuda makes some of the most visually interested childrens books available today. I always love getting a new pop-up book from him. He has such talent. There isn't much variety in what's available on his website, but there is a lot of what he's good known for: pop ups!
Who doesn't love the enchanting artwork in Jan Brett's many childrens books? She has written and illustrated some of my favorite books including "The Gingerbread Baby," "The Hat," and "Hedgie's Surprise." Jan Brett's website has a multitude of resources! It's hard to know where to start. I'll break down some
Mo Willems is the author of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!," "Knuffle Bunny," and "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed," as well as many other charming books. Young children, especially, tend to love the silly stories and playful pictures in Mo Willem's books. My copies of his book were
Welcome to Authors Week here at Second Story Window. We're going to take time to highlight some of our favorite childrens book authors each day this week. It's incredibly hard to narrow the list but we're specifically choosing our favorite author's who also have great websites with fun activities for
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