For Educators
The Book Whisperer
by Donalyn Miller
This book is a MUST for every reading teacher and librarian. Donalyn Miller promotes free choice of reading materials, a diverse classroom library, and the 40 book challenge. I love her ideas to build excitement around books, and the way she describes different types of readers. Her ideas are so effective to help develop a positive culture of reading.
Readicide
by Kelly Gallagher
Kelly Gallagher talks about how we kill students' love of reading through excessive testing, reading journals, and books logs. Teachers are often under the belief that if something isn't graded, it doesn't have value, but Gallagher promotes recreational reading, and provides great resources to help shift mindset in our schools.
Passionate Readers
by Pernille Ripp
Pernille Ripp talks about how to use your own identity as a reader to inspire students, how to physically organize your classroom to make it the most positive reading environment possible, and how to guide students to choose reading materials to match their interests.
The Creativity Project
edited by Colby Sharp
More than 40 children's and young adult authors contributed to this book. The result is a collaborative collection of words, art, poetry, and stories by some of our most celebrated children book creators — plus additional story starters for students to try!
The Write Thing
by Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander created an awesome resource for writing workshops. He provides step-by-step instructions to guide students through the writing process, dividing the book into three parts: writing, publishing, and presenting. His humor and personality shine through, making this a must-have for any writing teacher.
Game Changer
by Donalyn Miller & Colby Sharp
Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp explain one of the most important factors for student literacy: access to books. In Game Changer, they provide practical information about successful school and classroom libraries, the power of book ownership, the importance of diverse books, and meaningful family-community reading engagement.