Because we all need more good books in our lives and because I gush about reading so often, I figured the best thing to do was to put some of my favorite resources all in one place:
And, to start us off, here is a website with "The 50 most inspiring quotes about books and reading."
Blogs About Books and Reading -->
- Teach With Picture Books
- The Book Whisperer
- Book Peep Wonders
- The Nonfiction Detectives
- Two Libraries One Voice
- Words We Say (Sharon Creech)
- A Year of Reading
- Raising Readers and Writers
Other Book Resources -->
- Children's Book-A-Day Almanac online (365 days of books, one for each day of the year)
- Guys Read (suggestions, tips, articles, and more - all for boys!)
- Kids Read Book Reviews
- Good Reads Book Reviews
- What Should I Read Next?
- Book Talks for kids
- Literacy Leader
- Read Kiddo Read
- The Reading Promise - It all started with a girl, her dad, and some books...
- Choice Literacy
- The Two Sisters (and the Daily 5)
- The International Reading Association (membership highly recommended!)
Online Book Trailers -->
- Online Book Trailers and Author Interviews via SchoolTube
- "Book Trailers for Readers"
- Book Trailers for All via YouTube
- You Are What You Read
- Read Every Day
- Book Lists/Reading Suggestions
- The Stacks (book trailers, recommendations, interactive activities, and more!)
An archive of (some of) my Reading-Related Blog Posts -->
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2011/07/harry-potter-frame-of-mind.html (Harry Potter)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2011/11/love-that-sharon-creech.html (Sharon Creech)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/01/holding-treasure.html (Maniac Magee and "treasure" books)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/01/read-read-read.html (reading in general)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/02/kindred-souls.html (Kindred Souls review & reflection)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/03/its-mystery.html (kicking off a mystery genre study)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/03/read-all-about-it.html (book suggestions)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/03/reading-with-our-ears.html (the joy of audio books)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/04/reading-for-its-own-sake.html (more reading reflections, resources, etc.)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/04/and-so-we-begin-again.html (literature circles)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/04/power-of-picture-booksfor-kids-of-all.html (Max Lucado)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/05/ira-my-kind-of-day.html (IRA, authors, resources, and more)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/05/filled-with-wonder.html (Wonderstruck)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/07/booking-through-summer.html (Born to Run & Wonder reviews)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/07/book-list-4-life.html (Lifetime Book List)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/08/so-call-me-crazy.html (So Call Me Crazy - a "Call Me Maybe" tribute to libraries)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/11/prayer-in-all-things.html (Grandad's Prayers of the Earth)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/12/recently-read-revisited-childrenya.html (A few YA/children books of note)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/01/its-page-turner.html (Book conference review + link to Children's Book-A-Day Almanac)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/02/wrad-blog-challenge.html (World Read Aloud Day on March 6, 2013)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/02/wrad-blog-challenge-week-2.html (World Read Aloud Day Blog Challenge - Part 2)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/04/pyramid-built.html (Pyramid of Success)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-gr8-reads.html (The One and Only Ivan and Hold Fast)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/05/because-of-mr-terupt-i-am-recommending.html (Because of Mr. Terupt)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/05/summer-time-and-reading-is-easy.html (summer resources)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-tale-most-masterfully-told.html (The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult - review)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/05/ira-my-kind-of-day.html (IRA, authors, resources, and more)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/05/filled-with-wonder.html (Wonderstruck)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/07/booking-through-summer.html (Born to Run & Wonder reviews)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/07/book-list-4-life.html (Lifetime Book List)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/08/so-call-me-crazy.html (So Call Me Crazy - a "Call Me Maybe" tribute to libraries)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/11/prayer-in-all-things.html (Grandad's Prayers of the Earth)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2012/12/recently-read-revisited-childrenya.html (A few YA/children books of note)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/01/its-page-turner.html (Book conference review + link to Children's Book-A-Day Almanac)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/02/wrad-blog-challenge.html (World Read Aloud Day on March 6, 2013)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/02/wrad-blog-challenge-week-2.html (World Read Aloud Day Blog Challenge - Part 2)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/04/pyramid-built.html (Pyramid of Success)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-gr8-reads.html (The One and Only Ivan and Hold Fast)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/05/because-of-mr-terupt-i-am-recommending.html (Because of Mr. Terupt)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/05/summer-time-and-reading-is-easy.html (summer resources)
- http://kfoyle11.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-tale-most-masterfully-told.html (The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult - review)
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