I recommend The Read-Aloud Handbook for information on the "why" and "how" of reading aloud. According to a national report, "The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success is reading aloud to children."
In honor of the anniversary of the U.S. publication of the first book in the Harry Potter series, Scholastic is publishing a special 10th anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It will be available in bookstores September 23, 2008. In December, another book by J.K. Rowling will be released: The Tales of Beedle the Bard. While not part of the Harry Potter series, it is directly related to it.
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Celebrate the September birthdays of a number of well-known writers and illustrators of children's books. They include:
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If you are looking for: 1. a gift for Grandparents Day (always the Sunday after Labor Day), 2. a book your young children can enjoy with their grandparents, or 3. an amusing, yet informative, children's picture book about grandparents for three- to five-year-olds, I have the book for you. It's Grandparents!, which was originally published in France. Kane/Miller Book Publishers is the publisher of the first American edition. With words and cartoon sketches, the author and illustrator take a humorous look at grandparents of all types. They also briefly and sensitively cover old age, death, and living far from grandparents. Click on "comments" below and share your family's favorite books about grandparents.
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Who was Dr. Seuss? Besides The Cat in the Hat and Horton Hears a Who!, what are some of his other memorable beginning readers and picture books? What's his connection with Theo. Lesieg? Join the fun. Learn all about Dr. Seuss and his books.
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