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Selecting our first read aloud of the school year
I love reading aloud to my students, so selecting the first read aloud of the school year brings me a whole lot of joy. This year’s selection is one that I have read aloud to my students in the past, but I have never read it to kick off the...
My 100 favorite books of 2026 (so far)
Holy smokes! My list AWESOME 2026 BOOKS now has 100 books on it. How fun is that? I thought it would be fun to share a paragraph on ten of my favs!
Navigating Night by Julie Leung and Felisha Wong is one of those books that really knocks...
there will be long stretches that suck...and that is fine
Last month in Chicago I got a chance to sit down with Newbery Honor winning author Chanel Miller to talk about her new book The Moon Without Stars. I recorded the conversation for The Yarn podcast. When Travis Jonker and I started The Yarn...
dog days of summer
(you really need to add Licorice to your to-read list!)
I’m sure the “dogs of summer” has a different meaning for educators than it does for others. For most of my teaching career it means hanging out with my kids, driving them places, spe...
i want to be a part of something great
every second counts
I just finished watching the final series of the television show The Bear. Throughout the five seasons I have often felt like I didn’t really like the show, but at the same time I loved every second of it.
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I am a husband, father of five and a fifth grade teacher at the elementary school that I attended as a child. I've written a couple of books with my friend Donalyn Miller: Game Changer! and The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library.
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