Fellows PTO

Chicken in the Barnyard and other fun card games

The How Stuff Works web site has some great card games for kids. Check out Hat Trick, Chicken in the Barnyard, Math War, and the rest of the list!

Looking for a good book to read?

If you’re looking for a good book for your children to read, the winners of the Newbery Medal (most distinguished American children's book) and the Caldecott Medal (most distinguished American picture book) are a great place to start:

• Newbery Medal and Honor books
• Caldecott Medal and Honor winners

Here are some other places to find great children’s books:

• Sibert Medal and Honor books (most distinguished informational books)
• Geisel Medal and Honor books (most distinguished American books for beginning readers)
• Belpré Medal and Honor books (children’s books that best celebrate the Latino cultural experience)
• Batchelder Award and Honor books (best international children’s books later translated into English)
• Printz Award and Honor books (best young adult literature)
• Coretta Scott King Award and Honor books (children’s books that best celebrate the African American cultural experience; see also the John Steptoe Award for New Talent)
• Wilder Medal (American authors and illustrators whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children)

What is your favorite book or series? Let us know (and tell us why) for a future post!