I would like to pay tribute to Anna Dewdney the author and illustrator of the Llama Lama Books. She died at the age of 50 on September...

Where did the summer go. So many plans and not all of them reached. I sincerely hope you found the time to read with your children and...

Locomotive written by Brian Floca is a fantastic book about locomotives. This book was published in 2013. It is a Caldecott Medal...

We have had a nice summer so far. We live in Eagle, Idaho on five acres. There is a large main house and 3 smaller apartments. ...

The 4th of July weekend is here. What are your plans for the 4th? Are you going to stay home and relax and maybe watch some fire works?...

It is important to read with your children consistently through the summer so they will not regress in their reading proficiency. ...

I had a book signing at the LA Times Book Festival in Los Angeles about a month ago. It was an awesome experience. My son Kelly and his...

Lets continue to talk about why it is important to read to your children and why it is important to read to them long after they are able...

My blogs are going to be coming from three main sources: Jim Trelease's "The Read-Aloud Handbook, 7th edition, The Power of Reading:...

When babies are born they have no language skills. First they have to build their listening vocabularies then they build their speaking...