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Storytime Theme: Baseball
It’s officially baseball season and I’m surprised that I’ve never written a storytime lesson plan for baseball! It was much harder than I expected to find baseball geared toward toddlers and preschoolers. I found a lot more for an elementary school-age audience, but I think you’d be able to pull…
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12 Middle Grade Books for Sports Fans
For kids who love to play sports, I’ve got a list of books to share with them! And maybe you don’t play, but love to watch sports or talk about them with friends – I’ve got you covered. Today’s post, 12 middle grade books for sports fans is sure to…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Active
It’s officially day one of the 2023 Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you missed my theme reveal, make sure to go back and check it out! The official theme that I chose is “Books for Every Reader.” And for each letter of the alphabet, I’m selecting an adjective that…
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Storytime Theme: Sports
With the popularity of little kids’ sports classes like soccer, gymnastics, and more I thought it would be fun to create a sport-themed storytime! I played a lot of different sports growing up and wasn’t particularly great at any of them. I probably played tennis the longest through high school.…
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9 Titles for Football Season
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not really into sports at all. Most don’t really hold my attention, especially football – it just takes so long! I can definitely watch hockey, only because it moves so much faster. That being said, I know so many kids who are sports-focused,…
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Four Books About the Paralympics
The Paralympics start on Tuesday! Taking place in the Olympic host city a few weeks later, the Paralympics bring together the top elite athletes in the world with physical disabilities. With 540 events over 22 sports, there is surely something that will inspire, teach, and excite you! What I love…
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Squad Goals
Synopsis: “Camp is in session in this cheer-tastic middle-grade novel about making new friends, finding your place, and learning to embrace your inner Magic. Magic Olive Poindexter has big shoes to fill. Her mother was a professional cheerleader, her father is a retired NBA legend, her big sister is the…
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The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy
Synopsis: “A tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father’s disappearance in this hilarious and moving novel by the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson. When Lenny Volpe, former quarterback of the worst professional football team in the nation, leaves his family and disappears, the…
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Staying On Track: 13+ Sports Titles for Ages 13 and up
Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…
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There's No I in Team: 15+ Sports Titles for Ages 8-12
Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…
