“Ramona Quimby hoped her parents would forget to give her a little talking-to. She did not want anything to spoil this exciting day.”
from Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
All tagged Raise a Reader
Flashback Friday: Re-launching Dr Bookworm, the blog
As a re-introduction to me and the blog if you’re new here, I’m just a girl who loves to read, who is raising two kids who also love to read.
First Pages: Keeper of the Lost Cities
“‘Miss Foster!” Mr. Sweeney’s nasal voice cut through Sophie’s blaring music as he yanked her earbuds out by the cords. “Have you decided that you’re too smart to pay attention to this information?”
Sophie forced her eyes open. She tried not to wince as the bright fluorescents reflected off the vivid blue walls of the museum, amplifying the headache she was hiding.”
Early Reading and One-on-One Time
Early reading isn’t just for speech development.
Welcome back, Doctor Bookworm
We are back to blogging!
May the Fourth 2020
May the Fourth be with you!
Aru Shah x 2
Little Lion writes a mini review of the first two Aru Shah books by Roshani Chokshi.
Quarantine Read-Along Time + First Pages: To All the Boys
“I like to save things. Not important things like whales or people or the environment. Silly things. Porcelain bells, the kind you get at souvenir ships. Cookie cutters you’ll never use, because who needs a cookie in the shape of a foot? Ribbons for my hair. Love letters. Of all the things I save, I guess you could say my love letters are my most prize possession.”
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Picture Books are for EVERYONE
Picture Books are for EVERYONE. Over the summer, Little Lion systematically pulled out almost every single picture book off of our shelves so she could re-read them. All of them.
Milestones: Telling Stories
Is telling stories a milestone? You bet it is!
Milestones: Sharing An Interest
Did you know that sharing an interest in something is a milestone? Like, when your toddler finds something new and exciting and they bring you to that something or bring that something to you?
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Read-Along Part 1
Come join in our discussion/read-along of Tahereh Mafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea.
Harry Potter Read-Along Part 2
Here is Part Two of our discussion of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for our summer read-along. Please note that because I’ve posted this late, I’ve extended the deadline to our summer contest giveaway to Sept 10 at midnight PST.
An EPIC Epic Read-along for the Dog Days of Summer
Come join us on our EPIC summer read-along! It’s a classic and I have never read it.
That’s right! As you may have guessed from the picture, we are reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Read it with us for the first or fiftieth time.
There are prize involved as well!
Hello Universe Read-along Part 1
We've heard the phrase WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS over and over again. And it's true. No matter how many times you hear it, or if you're sick of hearing the same things in conferences. When I was growing up, I NEVER saw myself in the books I read. Ever.
I was so excited that Erin Entrada Kelly won the Newbery that I did this read-along a little differently: I distributed ten copies of Hello, Universe to my fellow bibliophiles and colleagues who love to read.
Mermay 2018
Just like last year, I’ve followed the #Mermay phenomenon on Instagram, which was originally started by Tom Bancroft, a Disney animator veteran. This year’s favorites include many crossover mash-ups and though there were too many I admired to post in one spot, I’ve wrangled up a few of the ones that inspired me the most.