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And you thought Chrysanthemum was hard!

November 13, 2008 in Timely Topics

If you’ve ever read Kevin Henkes’ book Chrysanthemum, then you know about the importance of names. The power and pride that comes with names is part of what motivated TeachingBooks to create a collection of brief recordings of author…

See the real Keeping Quilt…

November 4, 2008 in Timely Topics

When I was in elementary school, my mom (a K-12 art teacher) came home from a conference with new picture books for my sister and me. At the conference my mom met Patricia Polacco and received signed copies of The …

Celebrate all year round

November 3, 2008 in Timely Topics

Chief Joseph Medicine Crow, aka High Bird, is an amazing man. His book, Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond, shares the stories of his life traversing two cultures: that of his traditional Crow grandparents,…

How are we doing?

October 28, 2008 in TeachingBooks.net News

How’s our blogging? We would love to hear from you with feedback on how we can best tailor this blog space to meet your needs and interests. Is there a question you have that we can answer in a blog…

Meet the spider and the fly for Halloween

October 27, 2008 in Timely Topics

The TeachingBooks Author of the Week this week is Tony DiTerlizzi. With Halloween approaching, I thought it might be fun to learn more about the inspiration, paper dolls, and thought process behind his Caldecott honor book, The Spider and the …

Meet Christopher Paolini

October 24, 2008 in Timely Topics

Christopher Paolini, the author of Eragon and Brisingr, is only a few clicks of your mouse away… so, turn on your speakers or get your headphones ready. Listen to the readings we recently created with Christopher to hear the…

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