One of my favorite memories growing up was when my mom would read our favorite Christmas stories all snuggled on the couch as we sipped

Hello! Thank you for joining me for the 1st Annual 12 Days of Ramona Recommends.  Get excited because for the next 12 days I will

Happy Tuesday, everyone! As I type this, I am sitting on the couch as the flu finally found me! #bummer! Luckily, I have this whole

Hope everyone is having a good week so far. I know it’s only Tuesday. Hopefully, my post will make your day or week better. This

In Loving Memory of Over the weekend, we lost one of the most influential writers in children’s literature. Barbara Park wrote a wonderful inspiring series

  I told you I love surprises! I am sure you do too! Here is my first Ramona Recommends SURPRISE POST. I know you are

Oh! hey figurative language!  One of my favorite figurative language elements to teach is similes. To teach similes, I use Hanoch Piven’s My Dog Is

Ramona Recommends will be sharing some really great picture book ideas on Sunday, December 1st thru Thursday, December 12th. Some will be Christmas related, while

ONE- {Balloons Over Broadway} Gives a sweet history lesson on the Macy’s Parade on Thanksgiving morning. I love the illustrations in this book. Growing up