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Picture Books for Bookworms

Picture Books for Bookworms - book reviews from All About Reading

Do you have a bookworm in your house? A bookworm would rather read than sleep, and a bookworm walks down the sidewalk with his nose buried in a book. If that sounds like someone you know, this list is for you. We’ve got books about libraries, books about books, and books about people who love books! So grab your book lover and your library card and enjoy a few of these picture books for bookworms!

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Alphabet Picture Books

Alphabet Picture Books - Book Reviews from All About Reading

Alphabet picture books are an amazing category of books! Not only do they come in a multitude of child-friendly themes, they are wonderful for increasing letter knowledge, building vocabulary, and developing phonological awareness. And you can do all of that while snuggling up together on the couch!

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Ziggy Zebra’s Favorite Picture Books

Ziggy Zebra's Favorite Picture Books - Book Reviews from All About Reading

The Zigzag Zebra (affectionately known as Ziggy) is a familiar face to users of our pre-reading program. Ziggy is a young zebra who loves to read right along with young students.

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Real Moms, Real Kids: English Language Learners

Real Moms, Real Kids: Using AAR and AAS with English Language Learners

Teaching children to read can be difficult under the best of circumstances. But just imagine the challenge of teaching a child whose first language is not English.

This is the challenge that Karen* faces as she homeschools her children. Karen’s children are “English language learners,” (also known as “second language learners”). 

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Bedtime Picture Books

Bedtime Picture Books - Picture Book Reviews from All About Reading

A good bedtime story can help dial down your child’s energy level and get him ready for a good night’s sleep. Here’s a fantastic selection of bedtime picture books that you can share with your children.

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Encyclopedia Brown Chapter Books

Encyclopedia Brown - A Chapter Book Review from All About Reading

What do you get when you combine an extremely intelligent fifth-grade boy and a strong and savvy fifth-grade girl with a gang of mean boys, a police detective, and a neighborhood full of kids?

You get the sleuthing adventures of the Encyclopedia Brown series!

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A Is for Appetizing Alligator

A Is for Alligator - An ABC Snack from All About Reading

If the sight of vegetables makes your little one say “see you later, alligator,” this snack is for you!

Alligators dream of eating lunch with their big teeth and powerful jaws, but this healthy and delicious recipe turns the tables on those ravenous reptiles.

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Real Moms, Real Kids: All About Spelling and Cursive

Real Moms, Real Kids: All About Spelling and Cursive

Can you teach spelling and cursive at the very same time?

Lori* is a real mom with two real kids who use All About Spelling. Cursive writing was a skill that Lori’s kids desperately needed to improve, but she was struggling to fit another subject into their school day.

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B Is for Buzzing Bumblebee

B Is for Buzzing Bumblebee - An ABC Snack from All About Reading

Preschoolers usually aren’t fond of bumblebees, but this is one bee that won’t create mayhem when it starts buzzing around your kitchen.

Our most recent ABC Snacks recipe takes something potentially scary and turns it into something that’s sweet enough to eat. It’s a honey of a healthy snack that’s easy to make and even easier to eat—even for the littlest bee in your hive!

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B Is for Beautiful Butterfly

ABC Snacks - Beautiful Butterfly

If your little ones are anything like mine were, eating fruits and veggies is a lot more appealing when they also get to help in the kitchen.

Not all my ABC Snacks are as wholesome as this one, but with the Beautiful Butterfly Snack, you might find that your little ones are actually excited to eat some of the “good-for-you” stuff.

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Using All About Reading with a Gifted Learner

Real Dads Real Kids - Using All About Reading with a Gifted Learner with Matthew Vinson

We have shared many posts about using All About Reading with children who have special needs, and we love sharing those stories. But there’s a group of special learners that we don’t hear about quite as often: gifted learners.

Gifted learners have special needs, too, but the needs of a gifted learner are quite different than those of other special learners.

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C Is for Creeping Caterpillar

Who wouldn’t love this multi-legged variation of the classic PB&J sandwich?

These Creeping Caterpillar Sandwiches bring the tried-and-true combination of peanut butter and jelly together with a unique flour tortilla twist!

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