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World Read Aloud Day 2020
In honor of World Read Aloud Day, here are two of our all time favorite picture books to read out loud.
Doctor Bookworm turns THREE!
Doctor Bookworm (the blog) is 3 years old! We’re celebrating with a three book giveaway.
we don't eat our classmates
Penelope is starting school for the first time but she’s having trouble making friends….because she keeps eating her classmates.
This Moose Belongs To Me and Kohls Cares
First off, this is not an ad. This is just about my love for books and stuffed animals. And community charities and non-profits.
But mostly this is about my love for MOOSE. One moose in particular, that may go by the name of Rodrigo or Marcel. Or another name we don’t know about. But he most certainly does not belong to me.
I might belong to him though.
I Have Lost My Way
I read I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman completely backwards. Or completely out of order, at least. Have you ever done that? Skipped ahead to get to the crux of the matter? Or because there's a scene you want to spoil for yourself?
I skipped around and then read the last third and then went back to the parts I skipped.
Long Way Down
There have been two school shootings since I started reading this book. Two.
And Long Way Down is a quick and easy read. However....I put it down after the first school shooting which was by a 12-year-old. Someone pretty much the same age as my Mini Me.
And then there was an even bigger shooting, more lives lost senselessly.
In Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds tackles gun violence in a different way—from the point of view of a teenage boy who feels as if he has no other choice but to avenge his brother's senseless death. It makes sense....and it doesn't.
Pillowland
As a pediatrician, I talk about sleep habits every day. And I admit to my patient families that my girls weren't the best sleepers. Despite that, we still tried to establish a routine early on: after Mini Me started solids at six months of age, Mr. Bookworm would feed her a rice cereal snack and read her books.
One way to re-focus on bedtime is to have the last book of the night be something about bedtime. We have some all-time faves, including The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton. And now, Laurie Berkner has teamed up with Camille Garoche to translate her "Pillowland" song into the picture book market.
The Best Bookworm Gift List Ever (For now)
It's the time of gift giving and somehow, even though I'm somewhat prepared, the holiday season always runs away from me. Even though I've done most of my shopping (Yay for online shopping!), I know there are some last minute consumers out there.
Here is my list of the BEST GIFT IDEAS FOR BILBIOPHILES....so far.
Let's Cook a Treat
Every so often, Mini Me will check out a cookbook. For a very long time. We're terrible about hoarding our books and keeping them too long. This time around we've been hoarding Let's Cook a Treat: A Step by Step Guide, which is from the DK family of books.
I don't normally post our crafting or cooking processes because I don't come up with new recipes or craft ideas. I tend to do a mish-mash of craft ideas I've heard of, unless I'm problem-solving a costume. But since the holiday season is coming up, I'll tell you that this book was great for baking with a 7 year old!
Unicorns versus Goats
I'm keeping with the unicorn theme for the next few book recommendations, thus locking in my other moniker as Dr. Unicorn/the Unicorn doctor. :D This time we're talking about Bob Shea's Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great in which a unicorn takes on a goat in a fight. Sort of.
The Hate U Give Read-Along, Part 2
For this part of the discussion of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, I want to talk about family. Last post, I talked about the strong sense of community that Thomas wrote about. The center of it all is the Carter family. I mention it in our part one discussion, but I think this strong sense of community and family really comes into fruition in the second half of the novel.
The Reasons Why We Need Diverse Books
Dr. Bookworm discusses her reasons for wanting MORE diverse books.
Reading Without Walls
Dr. Bookworm discusses the Reading Without Walls campaign for the month of April. She also shares three books that were outside her reading comfort zone but completely turned her world around.
Choosing to Be a Woman Warrior
Dr. Bookworm reviews a classic, The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, in honor of Women in History Month.
Falling for the First Time
"Which book reminded you what it was like to fall in love? Or which book did you fall in love with? " Dr. Bookworm polls her family and friends in this curated LOVE booklist.
Sidewalk Flowers
Dr. Bookworm reviews Sidewalk Flowers by Jon Arno Lawson and Sydney Smith
A-B-C easy as 1-2-3
Dr. Bookworm talks about her family's favorite ABC books.
The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara
Dr. Bookworm reviews The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara.
What the Bookworm Heart Loves
Dr. Bookworm talks about her favorite reads of this year.