Katie Cunningham

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It's Time to End The Reading Wars. Librarians Can Forge a Path Forward.

It's Time to End The Reading Wars. Librarians Can Forge a Path Forward.

Katie Egan Cunningham,  Mar 17, 2022

Literacy development depends on many factors, including access to learning that helps students crack the alphabetic code, their community's ability to meet social-emotional needs, and engaging curriculum. 

Books Can Give Kids a Sense of Belonging. Share These Titles and Set the Tone for a New School Year.

Books Can Give Kids a Sense of Belonging. Share These Titles and Set the Tone for a New School Year.

Katie Egan Cunningham,  Aug 21, 2019

Back to school selections, including picture books and middle grade graphic novels and realistic fiction, with related activities from “The Classroom Bookshelf.”

How To Read Mindfully: 7 Strategies for Elementary Students

How To Read Mindfully: 7 Strategies for Elementary Students

Katie Egan Cunningham,  Apr 02, 2019

Teaching ideas to build a socially and emotionally strong classroom with books.

Using Children’s Literature To Support SEL in the Elementary Classroom

Using Children’s Literature To Support SEL in the Elementary Classroom

Katie Egan Cunningham,  Apr 01, 2019

Our brains are neurologically hardwired for stories, and a story-rich life is one key to building strong social-emotional learning skills.

Teaching with 2019 Caldecott Winner

Teaching with 2019 Caldecott Winner "Hello Lighthouse"

Mary Ann Cappiello and Katie Cunningham | Blogs,  Feb 11, 2019

A lesson plan for Sophie Blackall's award-winning picture book. 

Summer Reading 2018: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Summer Reading 2018: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Katie Cunningham | Blogs,  Jun 14, 2018

As we head into summer, we wanted to take the time to look back and look ahead to share trends we’ve noticed in our writing about children’s and young adult literature this year. We’ve loved each of the books we’ve written about this year. We’ve found that these great stories and works of nonfiction have […]
Global Literature to Teach Global Understanding

Global Literature to Teach Global Understanding

Katie Cunningham | Blogs,  May 22, 2018

Global Literature To Teach Global Understanding This spring, several new books that foster global understanding for childhood audiences have been released that are written and illustrated by international authors and illustrators. While these works of global literature certainly stand on their own, collectively they offer classrooms an opportunity for students to grow deeper understandings of […]
Rebound

Rebound

Katie Cunningham | Blogs,  Apr 30, 2018

Rebound Written by Kwame Alexander and Illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile Published in 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Grades 4-8 ISBN: 978-0-544-86813-7   Book Review In this much-anticipated prequel to his Newbery-winning novel The Crossover, Kwame Alexander draws from similar themes and the rhythm of basketball to transport readers back in time to 1988 with another […]
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

Katie Cunningham | Blogs,  Mar 27, 2018

Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery Written by Sandra Neil Wallace and Illustrated by Bryan Collier Published in 2018 by Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN 978-1-4814-4387-6 Grades K-5 Book Review “Ernest looked around his neighborhood. It no longer appeared ordinary. In the movement […]
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