Imagination Soup
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Hi! I'm Melissa Taylor, mom, writer, & former elementary teacher & literacy trainer. This is a place where parents, librarians, and teachers can find good children's books as well as engaging learning ideas, resources, and community. My ultimate goal is to make your life easier and for kids to find the right books to hook them on reading.
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6d ago
Mystery, time travel, fantasy, adventure, realistic fiction, and historical fiction — there’s a book for every interest on this list! You’ll recognize some of the...
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2w ago
I interview children's book authors Victoria J. Coe and Cheryl Lawton Malone about their new book Writing Kidlit 102.
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2w ago
Find the best new picture books for April 2024!
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3w ago
If you're a parent, librarian, or teacher of growing readers ages 6 to 9, I have new, sweet, funny, and playful chapter books that you'll want to know about.
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1M ago
Kids can easily write a list poem using their powers of observation. This is a GREAT way to start young kids with writing poems. Especially if children are intimidated by poetry.
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1M ago
What if you give a first birthday gift not for the one-year-old child, but for the 18-year-old young adult they will be?
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1M ago
The Curse of the Ten Broken Toes is the new middle grade novel from superstar storytelling teacher Matt Eicheldinger. I was lucky enough to interview Matt.
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1M ago
Animals, poems, facts, Shakespeare, elephants, and more--there are a lot of fascinating topics in this batch of new children's nonfiction books, most of which are for middle grade readers.
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1M ago
Discover 16 new release middle grade books that I've read and highly recommend, including my favorite book of the month!
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1M ago
I'm so impressed with the quality of the new picture books this month! You'll find stories about bedtime, spring, death, cats and more that are funny, sweet, and poignant.
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