by Jane Green | Dec 20, 2021
Since this is the beginning of the week of Christmas, I wanted to review a book that would be fun to read to your children, or grandchildren this week. Hint: it’s a fun book for the adults as well. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson,...
by Jane Green | Nov 15, 2021
FEVER 1793, is a young adult, fictionalized account, of the yellow fever pandemic written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published in 2002. This copy was borrowed from my daughter’s extensive library. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. This is a...
by Jane Green | Sep 6, 2021
My daughter introduced me to this book with a, “You’ve got to read this!” Every time she says that, I start reading and can’t put the book down. This is a relatively new book, published February 2, 2021. It is written for ages 9-12 and grades...
by Jane Green | Aug 9, 2021
Taryn Souders has written the best book for teaching fractions to young children and maybe even refreshing yourself on the subject. Her book, Whole-y Cow! Fractions Are Fun, is a rhyming book that shows how to divide, painted cows, colored bathing suits, scoops of ice...
by Jane Green | Jun 21, 2021
Middle grade fiction is a hard category to recognize. It comes after chapter books, which many times is geared toward the same age group. It can be divided into lower and upper middle grade. The age range of middle grade readers is usually eight through twelve, or 4th...