Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters – An African Tale by John Steptoe is a story of ‘what goes around comes around’ set in Africa. Mufaro is the
Category: National Reading Month
National Reading Month: Educator Barnes Reads – The House You Pass on the Way
The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson is a story about Staggerlee, a biracial teenager living in the mostly black town of
National Reading Month: Educator Barnes Reads – Brothers of the Knight
Brothers of the Knight by Debbie Allen is a twist on the classic tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I have read this story aloud many
National Reading Month: Educator Barnes Reads – When I’m Am Old with You
When I Am Old with You by Angela Johnson is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. I became sentimental the first time I read this
The Use of Dr. Seuss Text – Should his racist cartoons stop us from using his books?
This year marks the 21st year of the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. This event is celebrated in many schools across America on
National Reading Month: JJ Reads – I Keep Getting Mad
March is National Reading Month. As a literacy coach, I love there is a month set aside with a literacy focus. Just as I tell