3 Children’s Books to Read at Bedtime
Reading to your child before bed is extremely important. Not only does it cultivate one on one time with your child, it also stimulates their excitement and enjoyment of reading. Choose any of these fun and entertaining picture books to keep reading time a special time between you and your child. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems Mo Willems has very fun and interesting characters that children and adults will love and this book is no different. The bus driver draws the reader in by asking the reader to not allow the pesky and mischievous pigeon to drive the bus by giving the reader many silly…
3 Books ESL Students Should Read
At American English Language School, we know that learning English happens in and out of the classroom. One way we like to encourage our students to practice their English is by reading books. This will also allow them to learn the social situations of our country as well as some slang or vocabulary practice they might not get to experience in their classroom. Here is a list of three English books for ESL learners to try. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom This beautifully written book is the story of a man watching his professor and mentor waste a way to disease. Through this experience the main character gets to…
3 Children’s Books to Read at Bedtime
Reading to your child before bed is extremely important. Not only does it cultivate one on one time with your child, it also stimulates their excitement and enjoyment of reading. Choose any of these fun and entertaining picture books to keep reading time a special time between you and your child. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister This beautifully designed picture tells the story of a fish that loves the way it looks. However, the story goes on to tell a wonderful story about how this fish learns to share with others. He also learns that having and keeping friends is more important than material items. This story is a…
3 Books ESL Students Should Read
Reading is such a key thing for any person to do and it is a wonderful way for a language student to practice their English outside of the classroom. Here is a list of three English books for ESL learners to try. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi This beautifully illustrated and written book is the story of the author’s childhood living in Tehran, Iran. The book is a graphic novel, which allows students of all different English levels to read and enjoy this book. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros This book is a short novel that tells the story of Esperanza Cordero who…
My Top 5 Reads of October
I managed to read so many great books this month! I don’t know how I can choose, but these five books shocked me, made me laugh, made me cry and are books I will NEVER forget! Have you read any of these? OMMGGGG this book was so much better than I expected. I mean the book title alone told me that it contained my two favorite scary things…. clowns and cornfields…. And BOY DID IT DELIVER! The book started off with such a bag and kept me guessing until the very end. I was so in love with this book and had to finish reading it in one sitting. I…
Top 5 September Reads
I managed to read so many great books this month! I don’t know how I can choose, but these five books shocked me, made me laugh, made me cry and are books I will NEVER forget! Have you read any of these? I am Dressed in Sin by C.M. Stunich OMG…. I have been waiting for this read for sooooo long! It had been so long that I had to reread the first book to remember what happened before I read the second book. However, once I caught up, I just dove right in and devoured the entire read in one night. The main character just gets better and better…
Top 5 Reads of August
I have read so many reads month and am so happy my reading streak is continuing to flourish. I read so many amazing reads this month, but these five were books I could NOT shut up about. The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen OMG THIS DUOLOGY WAS AMAZING! I was so obsessed with the story and the minute the first book was over, I needed to read the next book immediately. BOY I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! Omg from the very beginning this book was so good and it just kept going and going and going and GOING and it was all so damn good! There was action, there was…
My Top Five Reads of July
This month was full of amazing reads so it was so hard to just choose five of them! I managed to get through 25 books this month and I got my reading mojo back! It was AMAZING! Although it was hard to choose, I did manage and here they are! Ruthless Noble by Alley Ciz These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix The Lords of Pain by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue Savage Vandal by Heather Long How was your reading month and what were your favorites? Tell me about it in the comments below!
My Most Anticipated New Releases of June
There is going to be so many amazing books coming out this month and my wallet is going to be so angry with me! Neon Gods by Katee Robert Summary: In this modern retelling of Hades and Persephone, Persephone Dimitrou plans to flee the politics of Olympus to escape an arranged marriage, but she has to make a deal with the devil and she is thrown into a world that she never existed. Ummmmm a Hades and Persephone retelling in modern times….. I’m so sold. I cannot wait to read this read and I just can’t contain all my excitement! Publication Date: June 1st Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger…
Top 5 Reads of May
I had a great month by finishing 23 books! I mean a LOT of the books were not on my TBR, but this month was kind of whatever I feel like reading. I also bit more ARCs than I could read soooo my TBR was placed mostly on the back burner for that too. Savage Queen by Alley Ciz Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor The Five by Hallie Rubenhold The Dark Side Series by Kristy Cunning This series was such a joy and fun read of the month. I love this author and her fun characters and this series was…
