Books for Breakfast, Literature for Lunch

Resources mentioned in my talk at the Rocky Mountain Catholic Homeschooling Conference, July 2013

More links coming soon!

Poetry:

Favorite Poems Old and New
Poetry for Young People series
Joyful Noise, Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
I Am Phoenix by Paul Fleischman

Poetry 180
Writers Almanac
Poetry Friday
Comprehensive list of librarian, reviewer, author, illustrator, and publisher blogs at Kidlitosphere Central

Resources for Finding Great Books:
Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
A Picture Perfect Childhood by Cay Gibson

Love2Learn.net
Cybils Awards shortlists
Good Comics for Kids

My Book Recs page
My email Bookletter

Resources for Writing:
The Elements of Style by Strunk & White—a must!
Bravewriter.com writing courses, literature study guides
Memoria Press literature guides

Shakespeare:
Shakespeare in Eleven Steps (Mental Multivitamin)

Book Blogs (too many to list!):
Jen Robinson’s Book Page
Nerdy Book Club
Children’s Book-a-Day Almanac
Karen Edmisten
The Niblings (Facebook page)

Some Read-Alouds My Family Loves (you’ll find many many more at my Book Recs page):

By the Great Horn Spoon
The Great Turkey Walk
Understood Betsy
The Firelings
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
The Bat-Poet

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