I’ve had a lot of fun with the Ten posts, but I’ve run into a couple of problems. First, I’m wondering whether there are topics that you’d like to see covered here that I’ll never come up with on my own. The lists so far have developed out of the recognition of repeated themes in my own reading, fleshed out by research and new reading to create a list of ten titles that speak to that theme from different angles. I would love to take on some reader-requested projects! If there’s a topic/theme that you’d like to see covered, just mention it in the comments.
The second problem is that, with the end of term almost here, I’m falling a bit behind on my research/reading for Ten. I have a couple of lists in the works, but nothing that’s ready to go, yet. My solution is to take a bit of a break and offer you an alternative while I catch up. This week’s Ten is not a list of books, but a list of great resources for finding books. Enjoy!
Reading Rainbow
LeVar Burton’s long-running classic has been rebooted. With a website, blog, and content-rich iPad app*, children, parents and educators have easy access to all sorts of tools for finding books and exploring the interests sparked by reading.
*The iPad app requires a paid subscription to access content, but appears to include full text books and new “field trip” videos — sort of like Netflix for picture books. Continue reading
The Lemon-Squash Book Club 