Tae Keller on Bridging the Gap Between
Covering Ground in Your Curriculum With Trains
As a parent of a child who seemed to be born loving trains, I’ve learned more about trains than I ever imagined I would in one lifetime. Though he’s now matured well beyond wooden toy railways [...]
Sometimes the Not-Knowing is the Best Story We Can Tell : Guest Post by Leah Johnson
I’m fortunate enough to be one of the lucky people who make their living writing books professionally. It’s the way I introduce myself—Hi, I’m Leah, yeah, I’m a writer—and the title I write down [...]
Seeing the Unseen: Guest Post by Ann Clare LeZotte
Ann Clare LeZotte is a children’s author, a retired librarian, an advocate, and a changemaker. Her books, Show Me a Sign and Set Me Free, are grounded in the true history of a deaf community in [...]
New Books That Help Explain Cancer and Sadness to Young Children
As a new school library project manager, I team with librarians and principals to curate new book collections. When putting together a title list, I always keep in mind the parents and caregivers [...]
Young Citizens Have a Voice in Our Government: Guest Post by Jeff Foster
At the culmination of every year, I ask graduating seniors to pass along some sage advice to future students in a short essay. Invariably, almost all of them tell their fellow Stoneman Douglas [...]