The Green Ember series has sold over half a million copies. That’s a lot of families reading about bunnies with swords! Thankfully, there are lots of fabulous fantasy elementary chapter books for after your family finishes The Green Ember!
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Picky Mom Review of God Gave Us Prayer
It’s a sobering moment when your child raises their head from praying for dinner to ask, “If God knows everything, why do I have to pray?”
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Nancy Drew books are written at a reading level appropriate for 8 to 12 year olds. However, there’s some content that probably isn’t right for every girl. Check out these mystery books to read instead of Nancy Drew. Or, if you already have a Nancy Drew-lover in your home, check out even more clean mystery books for tween girls!
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“Kids from hard places,” is the term used by many professionals to describe children who have had some sort of trauma in their lives. Childhood trauma effects everything, even how children listen during read aloud time.
[Read more…] about 6 EASY Tips for Reading to Kids From Hard PlacesTONS of Quick Beginner Chapter Books for Reading Aloud!
These are the best first chapter books for reading aloud. It’s no secret that I love reading the classics to my kids. I read The Chronicles of Narnia to my oldest before he even went to school. There’s just something about the classics that’s so…classic. However, it takes us FOREVER to get through them. I think I read The Wind in the Willows over three or four months. F-O-R-E-V-E-R.
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