• Reading
  • Writing
  • Math
  • Science
  • Gardening
  • Recipes
  • Cultural

The Educators' Spin On It

Learning Games and Activities

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Contact

By Kim Vij 40 Comments

Virtual Book Club for Kids Featured Authors for 2014-2015

We’re excited to announce our selection of authors and books that have been chosen for the 2014-2015.  We took much time and consideration in selecting and we invite you to follow along and join in the fun with your child at home or your class at school.  

Just discovering our virtual book club?  Join the 2016-2017 Weekly Virtual Book Club Here.  And SIGN UP for our Book Activities Newsletters for the latest book themed ideas.

Books and Activities for Kids featured at the Virtual Book Club for Kids
 

This year my cohosts +Kristina Buskirk from Toddler Approved and +Cerys Parker from Rainy Day Mum have hand selected 3 books to featured from our selected list of favorite authors to give you a more comprehension list of activities to complete with the books read.  We hope it will inspire you to spend a month with an author involved in hands on literacy inspired activities. These featured activities will be ideal for a family looking to enrich literacy at home, homeschoolers, preschool and kindergarten classroom teachers and even to make your own love books packages to send to someone special.   

Are you ready to see which popular authors made the list? 


Virtual Book Club for Kids selected Authors and Books for 2014-2015 featured at The Educators' Spin On It
 

The Virtual Book Club for Kids will be hosted on the 2nd Thursday of each Month.  Here’s the calendar dates to put into your personal calendar.  We’re sharing all the authors with you now so you can start reserving at the library or building up your own personal home library with some of our favorite books.  I’m attaching our Amazon Affiliate link to each image if you choose to purchase  a book on our list, The Educators’ Spin On It will get a small portion from Amazon at no additional cost to you to help us provide this free curriculum to parents and teacher.  Thanks for your support!  

Virtual Book Club for Kids Featured Authors & Dates for 2014-2015 

  • September 11 – Mo Willems              Activities Ideas for Mo Willems Books 
  • October 9 – Julia Donaldson               Activity Ideas for Julia Donaldson 
  • November 13- Eric Litwin                 Activity Ideas for Eric Litwin 
  • December – OFF
  • January 8 – Ellen Stoll Walsh             Activity Ideas for Ellen Stoll Walsh 
  • February 12 – Dr. Seuss                      Activity Ideas for Dr. Seuss 
  • March 12 – Margaret Wise Brown
  • April 9 – Laura Numeroff
  • May 14 – Eric Carle
  • June 11 – Leo Lionni
  • July 9 – Donald Crews
  • August 13 – Bill Martin Jr.  

 

 

Virtual book Club for Kids Featured Books for 2014-2015

Here’s all of the books that we will be featuring as part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids.  Both Amanda and Kim will be sharing their fun ideas to encourage children to fall in love with books.  Activities will focus on Literacy, Math, Science, Arts and More!  Keep checking back on the second Thursday of the month for our ideas shared PLUS all of the other hosting websites!  You’re invited to Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest updates!  

Leave a comment below for us if you’re joining us this year!  

 
 


September 11 – Mo Willems– Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Knuffle Bunny, The Duckling Gets a Cookie

Activities Ideas for Mo Willems Books 


October 9– Julia Donaldson– Gruffalo, Stick Man, Room on the Broom

Activity Ideas for Julia Donaldson 

 


November 13– Eric Litwin– Pete the Cat: I Love My White Socks, Pete the Cate: His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Rock in My School Shoes 
Activity Ideas for Eric Litwin 

December– Holiday Books OFF 


 
January 8– Ellen Stoll Walsh– Mouse Paint, Mouse Count, Mouse Shapes
Activity Ideas for Ellen Stoll Walsh 
 
 
February 12– Dr Seuss– One Fish Two Fish, Cat and the Hat, The Lorax
Activity Ideas for Dr. Seuss 
 
 


March 12- Margaret Wise Brown– Goodnight Moon, The Important Book, Runaway Bunny



April 9- Laura Numeroff– If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If you Give a Pig a Pancake, If you Give a Moose a Muffin,
 

 

May 14– Eric Carle– The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed, The Mixed Up Chameleon

 
 
June 11– Leo Lionni– A Color Of His Own, Swimmy, Little Blue and Little Yellow
 
 


July 9– Donald Crews – The Freight Train, 10 Black Dots, Truck


 
August 13- Bill Martin Jr.– Chicka Chick Boom Boom, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Chicka Chicka 1,2,3

 

There you have it all of the books and authors that we will be featuring in the Virtual Book Club for kids this year.  Come join the fun!  

 

Are you interested in participating in Virtual Book Club for Kids this year? If so, here’s what to do…

 
1. Add the dates to your calendar and start reserving or finding your books! 

2. Pick at least one book each month to read with your child.
 
3. Do a book inspired craft or activity after you read the book.
 
4. Come stop by on the second Thursday of the month and tell us what you did here in the COMMENTS or over on our Virtual Book Club for Kids Facebook page!



We would love for you to join us this year by sharing your book selection from our 3 choices each month and then sharing your book related activity on our Virtual Book Club for Kids Facebook page.  We will not be hosting a blog hop like we’ve done the past two years.  For our new format we will be featuring each month our book related ideas plus a few from hand selected bloggers who we will be introducing to you very soon! Are you ready to join the Virtual Book Club for Kids?  

Printable Book List for Virtual Book Club for Kids 

Print this list out and keep it on your refrigerator as a reminder to join us each month! Plus you can bring it to the library when you check out books!  {Click to PRINT NOW}

 
Virtual Book Club for Kids selected Authors and Books for 2014-2015 featured at The Educators' Spin On It

You’ll find even more ideas shared for Books and Activities by following along! 
Follow the Virtual Book Club for Kids on Pinterest 
Follow the Virtual Book Club for Kids on Facebook 
Join the Virtual Book Club for Kids Google+ Group 
Visit The Virtual Book Club for Kids Website 
Sign up for the Virtual Book Club for Kids Newsletter
 
Books and Activities for Kids featured at the Virtual Book Club for Kids

Just discovering our virtual book club?  Join the 2016-2017 Weekly Virtual Book Club Here.  

SIGN UP for our Book Activities Newsletters for the latest book themed ideas.   

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to book and authors at Amazon Affiliates.  All opinions expressed are my own and developed after 21 years of parenting and teaching.  

Like this idea? Pin for later or share now with a friend!

  • Twitter
  • Facebook265

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Study, Book List, Kim, reading activities, Virtual Book Club

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

« Resources for Teaching Tot School: ebook Announcement
3 MUST READ Parenting Tips For Raising Engineers!!! »

Comments

  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    September 2, 2014 at 1:41 am

    Some of my all-time favorite children's authors are on this list! Looking forward to following along!

    Reply
  2. Growing Book by Book says

    September 2, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    Such a fun line-up. So happy to be joining in again this year!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    September 2, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    Can't wait! I just recently started staying home full time with my 2 year old while my 4 year old is in preschool during the day. This will be so much fun for us!

    Reply
  4. Kim Vij says

    September 2, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    Mine too Emma! So glad you're following along, can't wait to see what you share too!

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    September 2, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    Excited to take part in this for the first time – looking forward to the activities for my nearly 3 year old.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    September 3, 2014 at 2:33 am

    It's my first time to join this. So excited about it!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    September 3, 2014 at 5:47 am

    We'll be joining in!

    Reply
  8. Rachel Kronvold says

    September 3, 2014 at 11:16 am

    We will be joining, can't wait!

    Reply
  9. Bethany Worek says

    September 3, 2014 at 7:03 pm

    We'll be joining in, too!

    Reply
  10. Sara Rodrigues says

    September 3, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Just discovered you guys and this GREAT idea! We will definitely be participating. I was running out of ideas on things to do with both my 15month old and my 3 1/2 year old boys. Loved the idea! and looking forward to it. A 2nd trip to the library this week 😉

    Reply
  11. Jennifer Hicks says

    September 4, 2014 at 7:02 am

    joining in with 3 2 1/2 year olds

    Reply
  12. K8Face says

    September 5, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    We're going to give it a try!

    Reply
  13. Ana Wheelock says

    September 6, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Joining with my 2 and 5 year old boys and sharing with all my friends with kids!

    Reply
  14. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:19 am

    So glad you're joining us and your kids will be the perfect ages to enjoy the activities.

    Reply
  15. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:20 am

    Thanks Ana for sharing with your friends, we'd love to see how it goes and encourage you to share in the comments on event pages or on our facebook page.

    Reply
  16. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:21 am

    I'm so glad you found us Sara! Welcome! Looking forward to sharing ideas for your Toddler and Preschooler! The library should have most of the books on our list which makes it so much easier to follow along.

    Reply
  17. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:22 am

    That's the same age as my littlest one, hope you guys enjoy the Virtual Book Club for Kids!

    Reply
  18. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:22 am

    So glad you're joining the Virtual Book Club for Kids! Let us know if you have any questions.

    Reply
  19. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:23 am

    So glad to have you joining us Bethany!

    Reply
  20. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:23 am

    You will love it! Thanks for joining the fun!

    Reply
  21. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:24 am

    Thanks for joining @Rachel! We're pretty excited about this new season too!

    Reply
  22. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:24 am

    So glad that you're hosting again this year, you always have the best ideas that you share!

    Reply
  23. Kim Vij says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:25 am

    We're glad you found us, 3 years old will be the perfect age to enjoy!

    Reply
  24. Cristina So says

    September 8, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    I'll be joining with another mom. We are starting "preschool" with our two 2 yo boys and this will be a great start for some ideas. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  25. Michelle Boening says

    September 8, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    So excited to be doing this with my first grade class!

    Reply
  26. Anonymous says

    September 10, 2014 at 10:49 am

    A little late in the game but will def be joining you, my 2.5 yr old loves books & with a newborn in tow this makes an excellent choice as we can make getting the books from library etc part of the activity. Look forward to seeing the activities gillian

    Reply
  27. nmrevercomb says

    September 10, 2014 at 9:02 pm

    I'm really excited to participate in this with you all! I'm an avid reader and am working to instill the love of books into my almost 2 yo. We have most of the books on this list already, so I'm excited to see some 'fresh' ones to add to our library!

    Reply
  28. Kim Vij says

    September 11, 2014 at 12:08 am

    The ideas shared will be perfect to do for preschool with your 2 year olds, so glad you're joining us Christina!

    Reply
  29. Debbie says

    September 14, 2014 at 6:30 am

    We have just picked up the September books, and are ready to go!

    Reply
  30. Anonymous says

    September 17, 2014 at 12:12 am

    Looking forward to doing this with my 2 year old and 3 year old. They love books.

    Reply
  31. pookie says

    September 28, 2014 at 8:40 am

    looking forward to participating with my grandchildren!

    Reply
  32. Sehbe says

    September 29, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Would love to join:) lovely stories to read to my 2year old.

    Reply
  33. Anonymous says

    September 30, 2014 at 8:57 am

    what a great list of books

    Reply
  34. Michelle Boening says

    October 11, 2014 at 11:19 am

    After reading "Charlie Cook's Favorite Book" the first graders each drew and wrote about their favorite book. 🙂

    Reply
  35. Sharnee Torrents says

    October 18, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Oh YAY!! I'm totally joining in!! Can't wait to read up some excitement and fun filled activitites with my homeschooling treasures!! Love the list and the books!! YAY! 🙂
    Smiles Sharnee 🙂

    Reply
  36. Michelle Boening says

    November 17, 2014 at 8:30 pm

    This month I found a "Pete's Shoes" easy reader book that my kids made and read to Kindergarten buddies…they loved it!

    Reply
  37. Trina says

    March 6, 2015 at 4:59 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this site!!!!

    Reply
  38. Brea says

    May 16, 2016 at 6:43 am

    Looking forward to using these activities for my 3 year old son Christian. Awesome 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to our Newsletter!



GRAB OUR BOOK ON AMAZON!

100 fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids Book Cover Standing

For ages…

Grade School
Preschool
Toddler
Baby

Find a Kid’s Activity

Popular Posts

Virtual Field Trips for Kids
Classroom placement request
10 things to put in a pinata that are not candy
Summer Virtual Field Trips for kids. Explore Oceans, Beaches, Amusement Parks, Springs and more!
June Activity Calendar for Kids. A month long guide packed full of fun summer activities for your child

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

You Might Also Like

June Activities for Kids! Explore a month long activity guide for your child to kick off summer!

June Activities for Kids {Free Summer Activity Calendar}

First Day of Summer Vacation Interview for Kids with download

First Day of Summer Vacation Interview for Kids

Summer Virtual Field Trips for kids. Explore Oceans, Beaches, Amusement Parks, Springs and more!

Summer Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Summer Bucket List Planner

Summer Bucket List {Play Learn Make Go }

Ice+Cream+Themed+End+of+Year+Keepsake.png

Class Project for End of School Year

Let’s Connect!

Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim Vij shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2022