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When I was working on my last post about books for middle elementary kids , I was thinking about all the great books that I've read myself.  I think one of the reasons my kids love to read so much is because I love to read.    Granted, I don't have nearly as much free time for pleasure-reading as I did before kids, but I still love to read whenever I get the chance.  Figuring that some of you might also enjoy reading as much as I do, I thought I'd compile a short list of some of my favorites.  Some I've read as part of a book club, others just on my own.  The topics and styles are fairly varied, but each of these books have been memorable and the stories and characters have stayed with me long after I put the book down.   Here's my list...   (I've included a brie f description from Amazon as well as a sentence or two of my own) The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman      "After four harrowing years on the Western...

Once again, it's thanks to Pinterest that I was able to do a fun little project with my kids.  Several weeks ago, Pinterest led me to these awesome bookmarks at Creative Family Moments .  So easy, so fun and so perfect for my book-loving kids.  However, like so many of my pins, I had the idea there ready and waiting for the right opportunity to use it.  When it was my daughter's turn to host her book club and we decided to do the poems of Shel Silverstein , I remembered the bookmarks and knew they be perfect.  One of Silverstein's collections of poems that we read is called Falling Up ~ it goes right along with our fun bookmarks. Check them out... Aren't they fun? I pretty much followed the original tutorial , with just a few small changes. Here's what I did... 1.  Take a photo of the child posing as if they're holding onto a rope and hanging down.   (I had the kids stand in front of a white sheet because I thought I'd be using my computer printer an...

To celebrate Read Across America day tomorrow, I thought I'd share 50 of our favorite picture books by several beloved children's authors and illustrators.  There are so many wonderful books for children that this list in no way encompasses all of our favorites or all of the great books out there.  However, so many of these books are those we come back to time after time and the authors and illustrators hold a special place in the hearts of both me and my kids!   Many of the books are older (some published 10, 20 or more years ago) so you may see some favorites from your own childhoods or perhaps find some "new to you" titles that you can enjoy with your kids.  (NOTE: The books are grouped by author, but aren't in any other particular order ~ we've liked them all!   I've given written a sentence or two about each book, but all the pictures and titles are links to Amazon where you can get age recommendations and more detailed summaries or reviews) ~ Sa...