Joan Holub’s I Am the Shark is a fun and fascinating picture book that would be fantastic both within and beyond the classroom!
Author: Dr. Jen Harrison
Dr. Jen Harrison
Dr. Jen Harrison provides writing and research services as the CEO of Read.Write.Perfect. She completed her Ph.D. in Children’s and Victorian Literature at Aberystwyth University in Wales, in the UK. After a brief spell in administration, Jen then trained as a secondary school English teacher and worked for several years teaching Secondary School English, working independently as a private tutor of English, and working in nursery and primary schools. She has been an editor for the peer-reviewed journal of children’s literature, Jeunesse, and has published academic work on children’s non-fiction, YA speculative fiction, and the posthuman.
A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice is a delightful picture book, perfect for readers who love words. Highly Recommended.
Whale of Wonder is a beautifully composed volume that narrates the true story of the mother whale who was documented carrying her dead baby in 2018.
Here are four fantastic kids’ books that provide an excellent opportunity for celebrating girl power. And remember – these stories are not just for girls.
Imaginative and colorful, Nathalie Laine’s Alessia in Atlantis: The Forbidden Vial is a page-turner from the very first moment.
Dedicated Review: Katy Has Two Grampas reminds readers that is it okay to be different and it’s okay to explain ourselves to others.
An interview with author Leo Zarko. In Anxious Annie, he does a great job of getting inside the head of an energetic kid.
Anxious Annie is an enjoyable story with an important lesson, perfect for shared reading at home or school.
Filled with vibrant, colorful illustrations and simple, powerful, repetitive language, The First Rock Star on Mars reminds readers that, far from being impossible, amazing achievements happen every day.
Captain Fantastic acknowledges and indulges in the irresistible nature of candy while also reminding readers of the immediate downsides of overindulging.