Children

Mercer Mayer is an American treasure. There is something about his Little Critter books that all children seem to love. My daughter salivates at the 10 or so my wife and I have read to her, and I wanted to include this one as another not-so-subtle reminder that Father’s Day is this month.

As many of you know, I have a 15-month-old daughter, and my wife and I are expecting a baby boy in just a few weeks. I enjoyed reading this book to my little girl, and she tried not to eat the pages as I read it to her. By the way, Harriet Ziefert is a wonderful children’s author with a ton of books to her credit.

Delightful true story of an abandoned pet alligator whose owner dumped him in a public lake in Harbor City, California. There, Reggie managed to allude animal control authorities for several months, and he became an international celebrity. Funny, inspirational – a story that children really enjoy hearing read aloud.

Wonderful read aloud about a rat, captured by a couple of cats, who uses his twin passions for baking and reading to talk his way out of becoming feline food. Children love to hear Bob the Rat’s versions of classic tales. A good book to get students writing their own fractured fairy tales, too.

I especially enjoy this book because Tang teaches math through art (that subject that is never discussed in schools anymore). Again, if you are looking for great ways to make math fun for your child, check out Tang’s new online math program at GregTangMath.com. This month you can get $10 off with the code DB123, a terrific deal for teachers and parents.

Beautiful little book for toddlers about a young boy’s pleasures with his first book. What can I say – it touched me.

Using clever rhymes and fun illustrations, Tang again shows parents and teachers that math can be taught in an engaging way. He has come up with an even more engaging (and, cheaper overall) way to bring math alive with his new online math program at GregTangMath.com. I’m all excited because I came across a deal where users get $10 off this month with the code DB123. If you know anyone trying to make math fun and meaningful to their students, this is a gold mine!

This is the perfect graduation gift to complement your copy of Oh! The Places You'll Go! While it is not nearly as good as Dr. Seuss, it is still a touching gift for the graduate in your life.

An introduction to “The Time-Tripping Faradays” series, this book follows the adventures of a family of 25^th-century time travelers. This edition takes our protagonists to 17^th century Prague and does an excellent job of hooking upper elementary school students on the joys of science fiction.

This book had me at the description: “the high stakes of low blood sugar.” Fantastic!

This book was illustrated by one of the greatest children's illustrators of all time, Jules Feiffer. I enjoy the theme that bad things are a lot funnier when they happen to somebody else.

Among the many controversies that surround America’s most beloved sport, concussions are a part of the game that have finally attracted significant scrutiny in recent years. Killough McClafferty is one of my favorite authors because she manages to educate in an engaging and thought-provoking way, and her subjects always lend themselves to terrific classroom discussions.

Wonderfully illustrated introduction to entice your children to learn more about geography, something every American should contemplate.

Remember Father's Day. You'll enjoy this simple look at all the great things dads do. This book even comes with stickers!

There are very few counting books that will prompt little ones to anxiously turn the pages. Barnett, however, has created a counting book that even made me curious on every page – and laughing out loud at the end. A wonderful book for parents to read aloud to their preschoolers.