I just got a copy of GINGERBREAD MAN SUPERHERO! by Dotti Enderle. I think kids are going to love this one. As with most of the gingerbread stories, the Little Old Woman makes a gingerbread man as a treat for her husband. But before popping him in...

Who Would Like a Christmas Tree?by Ellen Bryan Obedillustrated by Anne HunterHoughton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009review copy provided by the publisher I know the pumpkins are still sitting on the porch, but soon enough, cars will be driving down...

Today, Patrick Allen's new book, CONFERRING: THE KEYSTONE OF READER'S WORKSHOP is available through Stenhouse. I am excited to read this book. I have heard Patrick Allen speak at several conferences and he is BRILLIANT about conferring. I spent some...

I loved my Halloween costume this year. I was Scaredy Squirrel, thanks to Beth at Cover to Cover. She made my costume and it was quite fun dressing as one of my favorite book characters! I meant to post it last week but am finally getting to it!

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, often introduced with the word "like" or "as." For example: I am as hungry as a bear. A metaphor is also a form of comparison, but it does not use "like" or "as." For example: That last...