Boys reading

Many boys love pirates and all things piratey.  We have rounded up the best books for boys about pirates. These are super books that kids will have a great time …

Zoom, Vroom It’s All About Being Fast–The Science of Speed I love finding great books for boys.  If you have a boy who loves cars and anything that goes fast, …

Poem-Mobiles:  Crazy Car Poems by J. Patrick Lewis and Douglas Florian, Illustrated by Jeremy Holmes, Schwartz & Wade Books 2014 If your boy likes cars you have to check out …

Fiddleheads to Fir Trees:  Leaves in All Seasons by Joanne Linden, Illustrated by Laurie Caple, Mountain Press Publishing Company. We are really enjoying this book.  The illustrations are what drew …

Interesting Volcano Book with a Twist Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch, Illustrated by Susan Swan, Charlesbridge Publishing. KA-BOOM!  What a great way to get this book started 🙂  There are …

Not a Box and Not a Stick by Antionette Portis, Published by HarperCollinsPublishers I love these books and think you will too.  They are all out wonderful!  If you have …

The Amazing World of Pirates:  Discover the Exciting History of Piratical Sailors and Buccaneers by Philip Steele We try to find the best books for boys and I have to …

The Five Finger Rule is Harmful to Boys’ Reading. There I said it. I have read all of the reasons that people think it is so great but I think …

Exciting news!  New LEGO Space book illustrated with LEGO. A new book called LEGO Space:  Building the Future by Peter Reid and Tim Goddard will soon hit bookstores.  We can’t …

Boys can benefit from participating in Summer Reading Programs.  Keep in mind that allowing them to choose their own type of reading material will make it much more likely that …