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Read-Aloud Poster Spotlight: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Read-Aloud Poster Spotlight: Sarah, Plain and Tall We’re excited to introduce our Read-Aloud Poster for Sarah, Plain and Tall, written by Patricia MacLachlan. The printed version of this poster is part of our Pipsqueaks line, posters printed at 20x28 inches for shorter books. This poster has brief activity directions printed directly on the poster rather than in an activity guide; this spotlight blog post serves to provide additional information about the poster.

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Read-Aloud Poster Spotlight: The Trumpet of the Swan

Read-Aloud Poster Spotlight: The Trumpet of the Swan

Get all the details about our May Read-Aloud Poster release for The Trumpet of the Swan, the story of Louis, a trumpeter swan who has no voice.  It joins our other E.B. White poster choice, Charlotte’s Web. We hope you’ll agree, he’s a solid choice for our first “duplicated” author, and the two books make a great pairing. This poster has some fun new map activities we know you'll love, plus old favorites like character portraits and a chapter tracker.

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Read-Aloud Poster Spotlight: The Hobbit

Read-Aloud Poster Spotlight: The Hobbit

Reader friends have been asking us for a Read-Aloud Poster for The Hobbit for YEARS. And we are finally delivering! Sometimes, it takes us a while to come up with a poster concept that we believe does justice to our very favorite books, so thank you for your patience. We’ve created a uniquely formatted poster with detailed artwork and activities designed to celebrate this classic adventure. Enjoy!

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Snow Day Box: Penguin Edition

Snow Day Box: Penguin Edition

There’s no day like a snow day.... until there isn’t. Which is why every year I put together a box of snow day activities, and then put it away for a snowy day.  This year, I’m making a penguin-themed Snow Day Box. You could choose this as a stand-alone theme, or you could use it to introduce a Mr. Popper’s Penguin read-aloud. 

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