Marta Palazzesi on Mist
In this post, author Marta Palazzesi talks about the new U.S. edition of her award-winning novel Mist.
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Guest Blogger: Anu Chouhan
"However, there was one thing I was quite worried about—I was a professional artist, but I had never written a story before!"
Contests & Giveaways | February 2024
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Jessica Fries-Gaither on Teaching and Writing
Jessica Fries-Gaither explains how she doesn't simply guide her students to see, she teaches them how to look.
Guest Blogger: Amanda West Lewis
"I recognize myself and my generation in the activism of today’s youth. Their commitment is helping me to remember who I was. But I recognize that it is their time to speak."
Brittany Luby on Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin
In this post, Brittany Luby talks about her new picture book Mnoomin maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin .
Joshua S. Levy on Teaching and Writing
Joshua S. Levy explains how an incident in his classroom gave him the key to unlock realistic characters.
Contests & Giveaways | January 2024
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Merrill Wyatt on Teaching and Writing
Merrill Wyatt discusses why middle school students are a truly unique source of inspiration.
Lupe Ruiz-Flores on Piece by Piece: Ernestine’s Gift for President Roosevelt
In this post, Lupe Ruiz-Flores talks about her new informational picture book Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt .
Movie: The Boys in the Boat
Find out about the new movie, The Boys in the Boat and all the resources that can be found on TeachingBooks!
Laura James on My Mother Was a Nanny
In this post, Laura James talks about her new picture book My Mother Was a Nanny.
Guest Blogger: Elaine Kachala
"All good, right? Not exactly."
David Rickert on Teaching and Writing
David Rickert takes the trial-and-error lessons he learned while writing his first book back to the classroom.
Ray Anthony Shepard and R. Gregory Christie on A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama
In this post, Ray Anthony Shepard and R. Gregory Christie talk about their new title A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama.
Guest Blogger: Charles Waters and Traci Sorell
"We’re telling the story as honestly and empathetically as possible about an issue that has infected our society for too long."
Meghan P. Browne on The Bees of Notre-Dame
In this post, Meghan P. Browne talks about her new picture book The Bees of Notre Dame.
TeachingBooks Ideas for Secondary Classrooms
Explore TeachingBooks for prompts and resources to use in your middle and high school classrooms! From new ideas for classics to creating interactive spaces, you’ll find plenty of ways to deepen your readers’ connections to the books in your curriculum.
Contests & Giveaways | December 2023
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Anna E. Jordan on Teaching and Writing
Anna E. Jordan talks about how the thinking skills involved in getting and giving feedback as a student are still relevant as a professional writer.
Aisha Bushby on A Pocketful of Stars
In this post, author Aisha Bushby talks about the new U.S. edition of her novel A Pocketful of Stars .
Guest Blogger: Jane Kurtz
"It’s an excitement that is fueled by discovery, an excitement with what it’s like to hunt down evidence and learn to recognize possibilities and clues..."
Ann Kim Ha on Walter Finds His Voice: The Story of a Shy Crocodile
In this post, Ann Kim Ha talks about her new picture book Walter Finds His Voice: The Story of a Shy Crocodile.
Erica Simone Turnipseed on Teaching and Writing
Erica Simone Turnipseed explains how the needs of her community inspired a burst of creativity.
