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This week our reading curriculum has us reading about the 1925 Serum Race, so I had to bust out this amazing picture book to read aloud toy 5th graders. It is a little longer than most picture books I read aloud to them, but they were completely captivated.

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 10d

I loved Coach. A beautiful addition to Jason Reynolds’s Track series. Pretty wild twist, that I did not see coming, in this one. Young readers are so lucky to have this book enter the world. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 13d

If you haven’t read Dinosaurs in Space aloud to kids, you haven’t really even read it. Oh my goodness. Such a riot! My 5th graders were dying. 😂

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 22d

We ended our day with a read aloud of my all-time favorite picture book biography. I love this book so much.

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 22d

Today we started a new read aloud: No Talking. I think Andrew Clements is the master of school stories, and September is the perfect time to read an awesome school story. Hoping this read aloud leads to a bunch of my readers exploring Andrew’s phenomenal books.

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 23d

We finished our first read aloud of the school year. This one is still a home run with kids. They loved it so darn much. I think I’ve read this one aloud to kids more than any other book. The end gets me EVERY time. 😭

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 29d

In a cabin with 20 boys at 5th grade camp! 😳Had to bring a picture book to read to them before lights out. They loved the wordless book HIKE. It seemed to help them settle in before we fell asleep. 🏕️

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · 29d

In a cabin with 20 boys at 5th grade camp! 😳Had to bring a picture book to read to them before lights out. They loved the wordless book HIKE. It seemed to help them settle in before we fell asleep. 🏕️

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N. West Moss @nwestmoss.bsky.social · Sep 7

The wonderful @colbysharp.bsky.social giving the sweetest shout-out to my forthcoming middle grade novel, BIRDY (out 2/17/26)
#lbyr
#readbirdy
#bookposse
#christyottavianobooks
#lbyrfacultylounge
#authorsofbsky

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Sep 7

I loved Confessions of a Mango. Ruby and her twin brother transfer to a very competitive and intense charter school Benton. Ruby’s brother Bryce loves it. It’s his dream school. Ruby on the other hand feels like she is drowning. Is she the only won that feels this way?

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Cathy Stenquist-#amquerying @cathystenquist.bsky.social · Sep 6

Awesome way to start a school year. I’m heading to library to be inspired by these mentor texts.

Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Sep 6

The first ten picture books I read aloud to my students. youtu.be/E0EaZSqtH1w?...

First Ten Read Aloud of the School Year

YouTube video by Colby Sharp

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Sep 6

The first ten picture books I read aloud to my students. youtu.be/E0EaZSqtH1w?...

First Ten Read Aloud of the School Year

YouTube video by Colby Sharp

youtu.be

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our read alouds for the week.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · Sep 4

So illustrator @falynnk.bsky.social & I have our first graphic novel coming out in March, and there are YETIS!!

You can pre-order CAMP MONSTER as part of this week's @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale if you'd like! Just use the code PREORDER25 through 9/5. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/camp-monst...

Book cover CAMP MONSTER has bubbly orange font. Book cover art shows a large white and blue yeti with arms raised in celebration and a cast of other monsters - an ogre, vampire, more yetis, goblins, and werewolf - in the background. Text above it says BARNES & NOBLE PREORDER SALE.

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Sep 4

Wowza! CAT NAP is breathtaking. A beautiful work of art. I cannot imagine the work that went into making this amazing picture book. 🐈‍⬛

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Sep 3

My fifth graders could not have loved this book more. They felt sooooo seen! 😆 If you haven’t read this one aloud to group of kiddos you are really missing out.

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Aug 31

The library is always evolving.

colbysharp.substack.com/p/all-the-bo...

all the books we don't have

Over the last nine months, I have weeded about 40% of my classroom library.

colbysharp.substack.com

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Leah 👩🏼‍🏫🏳️‍🌈 @teachearp.bsky.social · Aug 24

Spending my last summer Sunday catching up on picture book reading and holy smokes. @colbysharp.bsky.social was absolutely right about this one. The last three pages WRECKED me in the best way. What a special book. @lourdesheuer.com @maxwelleaton.bsky.social

A hand holding a copy of "A Book of Maps for You"

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Aug 23

Read alouds week 1 of the new school year. (3 day week)

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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social · Aug 23

Read alouds week 1 of the new school year. (3 day week)

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