Michigan Author Shelley Johannes published her debut elementary school novel, Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker last week. This week she launched her book tour with school visits at Haisley and Pittsfield Elementary Schools. Thank you to Literati Bookstore for sponsoring these visits.
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Summer Reading Programs with rewards for kids have been going on for as long as I can remember. Fortunately there are some great Ann Arbor Summer Reading Programs. I’m also sharing links to the Summer Reading Recommendations that we did last summer. Over the years my daughter has participated in a number of different summer reading programs. When she was younger and […]
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I was planning to be finished with our Monday Summer Reading Recommendations since summer is over. Then, this evening I discovered that Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday is this week. You can’t go wrong with a Roald Dahl book. Disclosure: Ann Arbor with Kids is compensated for sales through Amazon links below. Thank you for supporting the site by shopping through these […]
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Earlier this summer I shared reading recommendations inspired by summer movies. This weekend we were at the movies and our previews included several fall movies based on books. Disclosure: Ann Arbor with Kids is compensated for sales through Amazon links below. Thank you for your support by using these links. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (September 30) The big […]
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Is your child fascinated with The Olympics? Today’s Summer Reading Recommendations are inspired by the Olympics. Ann Arbor with Kids receives compensation for sales through links below. Shopping through these links helps to support the site. Magic Treehouse My daughter learned so much about different historical topics from reading the Magic Treehouse books. Of course it was the first place I thought […]
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Thomas the Train Books are this week’s Monday Summer Reading Recommendation My daughter loved Thomas the Train from the time she was a baby through her preschool years. Her first exposure to Thomas was through the books and then the toys and the videos. One of her favorite books was Thomas and the Big, Big Bridge. Day Out with Thomas will be at Flint’s Crossroads […]
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This is part of our Monday Summer Reading Series In honor of the temporary American Girl Store opening at Twelve Oaks Mall this weekend, I would like to suggest the books based on the historical line of dolls from American Girl. My daughter has read many of the series and they gave her a chance to experience American History as girls her age […]
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The Harry Potter Series is today’s Monday Summer Reading Recommendation. We’re fast approaching the end of July, which any Harry Potter fan knows is when Hogwarts letters arrive and also Harry’s Birthday (on July 31). This year July 31 is more special with the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. My daughter loves the Harry Potter series. Last month, we attended Barnes & […]
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Since this week is the Ann Arbor Art Fair, I decided to focus today’s Monday Summer Reading Recommendations on Art Themed books. I would like to thank my two readers who responded to my Facebook request for art themed books. I have arranged the books by reading/interest level starting with a board book. Disclosure: Support Ann Arbor with Kids by shopping […]
» Read moreThis post is part of our Monday Summer Reading Series. We were on vacation this weekend and only got home late tonight after my daughter’s softball game, so I don’t have a lot of time to write today’s Summer Reading Series. My daughter is eagerly awaiting a trip to the library to get the next book in the Warriors Series by Erin Hunter. She has […]
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