A Picture Book Resource

You can read a review of Louie by the famous Ezra Jack Keats on my IG page. It’s amazing how a book written years ago still speaks to the challenges of our times.

I believe it’s important to continue reviewing historical works (picture books included) to help us analyze our current situations because they inform how we will move into the future. To that end, click to see an interesting article about a resource that lists 7,000 free to read historical children’s books. Check out a few and compare them to the books we buy today. Let us know what you discover about how things have changed and remained the same in the comments.       

Why Read to Readers?

Once children can read on their own, parents think their part is done, but reading aloud to children is about more than teaching them to read.  Listen to the video below to hear why parents should continue to read to older readers.

Why do you agree or disagree with Rebecca Bellingham's talk?