Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great is one of Judy Blume’s best character books. Sheila is the antagonist from the Fudge series by Blume. [Sidenote: I love looking at how the covers of this book have evolved over the years.] Judy Blume has the ability to write from a child’s world revealing all the insecurities… Continue reading Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
Category: Fiction
Teaching Literature: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Biography The Jazz Age (Cornell University) Teaching The Great Gatsby (NEA): Links, Resources, History, Handouts The Great Gatsby Teacher’s Guide (NEA Big Read): Essay topics, Lesson plans, Capstone Project Gatsby Writing Analysis Assignment [Here’s an example of points I give my students as we discuss the Literary Analysis Essay. Usually,… Continue reading Teaching Literature: The Great Gatsby
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Everyone loves Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house ans smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y slowly. Mrs Piggle-Wiggle has a treatment for… Continue reading Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
YA Holocaust & WWII Books: Reviews & Suggestions
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With… Continue reading YA Holocaust & WWII Books: Reviews & Suggestions
Kid Lit Giveaway Hop: Children’s Book Week
Are you a children’s book or teen literature blogger, an author, a publisher, or a publicist looking to share copies of a fabulous book? Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews are joining forces to provide you with the opportunity to take part in the Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop 2014, featuring links to giveaways for fabulous children/teen’s… Continue reading Kid Lit Giveaway Hop: Children’s Book Week