Celebrate Earth Day with these wonderful stories about our planet. Read More

Author and Literacy Coach, JoEllen McCarthy, shares a few favorite heartprint books from her curated collection in Layers of Learning, as well as NEW must-have/ need to know about books that help plant seeds for conversations that will grow over time. Consider exploring this list and the ways the books we read and the stories we share affect how we relate to one another in our own classroom community and in our world. Read More

A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry often made up of 17 syllables spread across three lines. The first and third lines typically have five syllables, while the second line has seven syllables. Frequently, haiku poems are written about nature, or the seasons, but they don’t have to be. For more ideas, check out some of these fun poetry books that feature haikus! Read More

Celebrate Poetry Month with some of Jazzy’s favorite poetry books. Read More

These 20 book collections, celebrating the importance of being kind, caring, trustworthy and responsible, have been curated in English for grades K – 8, and in Spanish for grades K – 5: 20 books: Kindergarten – 2nd Grade (English)   20 books: Kindergarten – 2nd Grade (Spanish)… Read More

Stories about unicorns are amazing, but there’s more! Kitty-corns, nerdy-corns, bestie-corns and mermi-corns, alien unicorns, imposter unicorns, and even some unicorns who don’t seem, at first glance, very unicorny. Check out these fun books featuring exceptional, adorable characters learning to be true to their inner unicorns. Read More

Celebrate National Unicorn Day with these wonderful stories about unicorns. Read More

Today’s educational climate has been through many challenging moments with the pandemic, racial injustice, and a major disruption to normalcy. As educators, we strive to provide a safe, robust, and inclusive learning environment for our students. Here's our topical selection: Read More

Ms. Eudora Brown Almond believed that doctors, including her husband, Dr. Charles B. Almond, deserved to be recognized and celebrated for their hard work. In 1933, she began a tradition of saying “thank you” to doctors on March 30 with cards and red carnations – a celebration we continue today. Learn more about doctors, and help celebrate National Doctors’ Day, by reading some of these great stories about doctors, below. Read More

 Celebrate National Doctors’ Day by reading nonfiction books about people in our communities who work hard every day to save lives – doctors! Read More