11 Best Children’s Books to Read After Tragedies
Looking for the best children’s books to read after tragedies? Here are some great picture books for classroom read alouds or for students to read. Children’s books to help heal after a tragedy in the community, the classroom or the family. Ideas for elementary school teachers looking for children’s books about tragedies including lesson plans […]
28 New and Notable March Read Alouds You Need to Read
Looking for the best March read alouds for the classroom? These picture books for read alouds in March for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as Women’s History Month, Read Across America, Dr. Seuss Day and more for […]
10 Best New and Noteworthy Children’s Books About Grief to Help Kids Heal
Looking for the best children’s books about grief? These picture books about sadness for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as dealing with loss, feeling sad, coping with tragedy, and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth […]
37 Best Social Justice Children’s Books You Need to Read
Looking for the best social justice children’s books? These social justice picture books for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various social justice topics like Indigenous rights / Native American rights, Black history, Asian American Pacific Islander heritage and more for […]
10 Best Jewish Children’s Books Your Kids Will Love
Looking for the best Jewish children’s books? These Jewish picture books for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books with Jewish characters both fiction and nonfiction from various moments throughout history like World War 2, immigrants and more for your kindergarten, first, second, […]
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18 Best New and Classic Children’s Books About Halloween
Looking for the best children’s books about Halloween? Look no further! These children’s Halloween books are sure to be favorites for your kids or students. Plenty of spooky books that are some of the best selling children’s Halloween books of all time. If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have […]
The Read Aloud I Still Have Nightmares About
Have you ever given a lesson that turned out so bad that you still have nightmares about it? I mean, a terrible lesson. Like you look back on it and you cringe and shake your head and can’t imagine how you could have screwed up so bad? This is my lesson that went from bad […]
18 Best New and Noteworthy Christmas Read Alouds for Elementary
Check out some of the best Christmas read alouds for elementary students including classics from Jan Brett, Tomie dePaola, and Dr. Seuss as well as some new books from Matt Tavares, Eve Bunting and more! Your Kindergarten, first, second, third or fourth graders will love these Christmas picture books. K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th […]
A Picture Book A Day Challenge Week 6 Recap
Another week of my picture book challenge where I have been reading a picture book each day and reviewing it. Last week I read a number of winter/Christmas books, and this week I had rather wide variety. My library holds list is so large that what’s been coming in has been quite the mixed bag. […]