As always, this is a duplicate of the newsletter I send my K-12 school district staff every Friday morning ~ a short and sweet round-up of literacy news and happenings that caught my eye, along with a few books to highlight and my elementary read alouds for the week. If you want to know about ALL the middle grade, YA and adult books I read, please hit me up on Goodreads! That’s where you’ll find the good, the bad and the ugly. All picture books are on my Instagram.
Favorites from around the web:
- New Kids’ and YA Releases – Week of May 1, 2017 – Publishers’ Weekly
- 8 Books for Asian/Pacific Heritage Month – Rich in Color
- The Best Children’s and YA Books of May 2017 – Brightly
- Conversations in the Classroom – #ownvoices: 3 Takes – School Library Journal
- AudioSync Week 2 – more FREE audio books, this week 2 excellent sci fi titles
- 32 Stellar Titles – May 2017 – School Library Journal
A few books to highlight:
How to Raise a Mom by Jean Reagan – new picture book that would be perfect for Mothers’ Day discussion
Posted by John David Anderson – must-read new mature middle grade (teachers & admin need to read!)
Windfall by Jennifer E Smith – great new YA perfect for a wide-range of ages due to innocence of content
Elementary Read Alouds for the Week
Links and grade levels listed below the image
| Grade | Book 1 | Book 2 |
| 4K | Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Dusky Rinker | |
| K | ABC Yoga by Christiane Engel | The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle + accompanying Scholastic Let’s Find Out! ~ Lovely Little Ladybugs |
| 1 | Scholastic News – Who Picks Up the Trash | Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Dusky Rinker |
| 2 | The Friend Ship by Kat Yeh | Bob, Not Bob by Audrey Vernick |
| 3 | We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palaccio | Two by Kathryn Otoshi |
| 4 | We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palaccio | Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer by Diane Stanley |
| 5 | The Friend Ship by Kat Yeh and Bob, Not Bob by Audrey Vernick (different classes) | We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palaccio |
Find me on Goodreads for ALL of the middle grade, YA and adult books I read. All of my picture book reviews (and much more) are on my Instagram ~ would love to see you there as well!
