Carol's Corner

I love being a CYBILS judge, because I always learn new things. This year, for example, I learned about Toyasoburo (Fred) Korematsu, an A...

This is a super fun book nonfiction book, but also, maybe a really important book in this time of "fake news." The book is div...

Welles Crowther was a junior associate at Sandler O'Neill, working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 20...

PLASTIC AHOY: INVESTIGATING THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH follows the journey of SEAPLEX (the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Pl...

FIGHTING FIRE is a book for any wanna-be-fireman. The book, about ten chapters long, traces the history of firefighting in the United Sta...

I love books that talk about how people work.  And the grit that it takes to make something happen. And how many "mistakes" ha...

Owen and Mzee? Balto? Keiko, the whale who starred in FREE WILLY? Smokey the Bear? Sea Biscuit? You probably know all of these animal...

 My boys love, love, love them some football. I love watching them and love the joy that it brings them. At the same time, football sca...

Do you ever think about all of the important stuff that has never occurred to you to think about? I guess that is kind of a weird question--...

Many years ago, in a speech at CCIRA, Richard Allington said something that I have never forgotten. Allington suggested that we as teachers ...

When it comes to nonfiction, there are some publishers and series that I know I can count on. National Geographic definitely fits into that ...

Today I found one of those "absolutely perfect" picture books. UNDERGROUND, by Shane W. Evans, is the story of the Underground Rai...

MOON BEAR is a perfect nonfiction book for our youngest reading friends. The book has a simple, repetitive question and answer format. ...

Dinosaurs have been done, and done, and done, but here's a new book you have to check out. DINOSAURS is narrated by a family of chickens...

"Those trees you are cutting down today were not planted by you but by those who came before. You must plant trees that will benefit th...

If you work with young children, you probably know Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, the author of SHELLS! SHELLS! SHELLS! and FLY, MONARCH, FLY! In ...

Sunday morning. I'm on a post church, pick up a gift, run through of a local bookstore. I know exactly what I want and have no reason to...

Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Copyright: 2009 Review copy provided by publisher I'm dating myself, but when I was a little girl, one o...

Review copy provided by publisher My niece and nephew have always known me as the book auntie. Since they were born, I've deluged them w...

Deborah Hopkinson (SWEET CLARA AND THE FREEDOM QUILT, SKY BOYS) is one of my favorite picture book authors. Hopkinson knows how to take a st...