Their Favorite Books…

by Jon Scieszka + Lane Smith When Mrs. Fibonacci tells her students that “you can think of almost anything as a math problem” she puts math squarely into the everyday life of one spell-bound pupil. Nothing the girl does from getting dressed to eating dinner doesn’t somehow involve a maddening math concept. This clever book [...]

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by P.D. Eastman Celebrate Mother’s Day and National Book Week (May 11 – 17) and read (or re-read) this beloved classic. First published in 1960 by P.D. Eastman (a protege of Dr. Seuss) Are You My Mother is a touching story of a bird who hatches while his mother is away and sets out on a quest [...]

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What Moms Can’t Do by Douglas Wood is a Scholastic book my daughter Caitlin asked me to read to her kindergarten class. It’s about how moms can’t hear themselves, think sometimes, or can’t enjoy sugary cereals like kids do – silly things kids and moms can relate to. It is a fun read for Mother’s Day. Katie [...]

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by David McKee This is an adorable book about individuality and friendship. Elmer the elephant is different. He has a patchwork hide. The herd likes Elmer for the lovable, colorful elephant who brightens-up their lives. But Elmer only sees himself as different and sets out to find a way to fit in. Soon Elmer learns that his [...]

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