Picture Books About Food to Start Cooking Together
Gather a good book and yummy ingredients! It’s time to create culinary masterpieces with your little chefs. Bon appetit and happy reading!
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Sport Books to Inspire Physical Activity
Immerse yourself in the world of sports and physical activity with captivating titles that ignite movement and enthusiasm.
Summer Reading is Key to Year-Round Success
Let’s make the most out of summer reading this year! Help young readers skip the summer slide and be prepared to swim into a new school year.
6 Titles that Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Stories that celebrate the rich histories, traditions, cultures, and peoples of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage.
Celebrate Get Caught Reading Month to Encourage a Love for Reading
Get Caught Reading is an annual celebration that promotes the joy and benefits of reading. Let’s dig into some ways to promote a fun reading experience.
May Read-Alouds Planned For You
Stay up to date with read-aloud events with Novel Effect’s interactive calendar that plans your May read-alouds for you!
7 Ways to Buy Books on a Budget
Ready to build your Novel Effect collection and build a home library? Try these 7 inexpensive ways to build a book collection!
Interactive Read Aloud Books to Ignite Creativity
Have you ever experienced interactive read aloud books? They are quite a unique experience; one that you won’t forget. Interactive picture books require the listener
Creating a Summer Reading Routine
4th-grade teacher Diego Napoles wants to help you make summer reading easy and fun for your little learners! Get his best tips for creating a summer reading routine, whether you’re at home or on-the-go!
Read-Alouds for a Brighter Future
These 6 inspirational stories will remind your little change-makers that they’re never too young to make a positive impact on the world.
Inside the Soundscape: Baseball Saved Us
Learn about the process Novel Effect soundscape designers Ian Silver and Matt Boerner used to create the emotional and immersive music, sound effects, and character voices that make up the soundscape for Ken Mochizuki’s “Baseball Saved Us.”
3 Ways to Thank a Teacher During Teacher Appreciation Week
To help you say “thank you,” we’ve rounded up 3 of our favorite ways to share a little love with teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week.
The Power of Storytelling in the Classroom with LeeAnne Lavender
Novel Effect sat down with Educational Consultant, LeeAnne Lavender to learn about her six-step storytelling strategy that can transform any lesson into a captivating story!
7 Read-Alouds to Inspire Future Leaders
These 7 read-alouds are sure to inspire your future leaders while teaching them about United States history, government processes, and democracy.
Teach Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Novel Effect
Connecticut-based teacher, Gina Gardella Ditrio, sat down with the Novel Effect team to share how she uses Novel Effect to teach deaf and hard of hearing students!
Novel Effect Product Update: In-App Book Activities
Say so long to cumbersome discount codes lost in your inbox and complicated checkout experiences. All of our book activities are now right at your fingertips in app through a Novel Effect Premium Plan.
December Read-Alouds Planned For You
Plan your December read-alouds effortlessly, stay updated on read-aloud events, and fall in love with reading together!
5 Books About Gratitude
Novel Effect’s team of educators have come together to create a list of books about gratitude from our library’s Gratitude collection!
Celebrate Picture Book Month with Novel Effect
At Novel Effect, we believe in the power behind every picture book. To celebrate Picture Book Month, our CEO, Matt Hammersley sat down with five
Teaching Students with Visual Impairments with Novel Effect
Kentucky-based librarian, Christi Unker, sat down with the Novel Effect team to share how she uses Novel Effect to teach students with visual impairments!
November Read-Alouds Planned For You
Plan your November read-alouds effortlessly, stay updated on read-aloud events, and fall in love with reading together!
Room on the Broom Soundscape Activities
Our Room on the Broom soundscape activities make room for a magical read-aloud that helps tiny trick-or-treaders amplify listening skills.
Teaching ELL Students with Novel Effect
Florida-based ELL (English Language Learner) educator, Renee Belvis, sat down with the Novel Effect team to share how she uses Novel Effect to teach baseball players English!
7 Fall Children’s Books for Awesome Autumn Read-Alouds
Celebrate the shift in seasons with some of Novel Effect’s favorite fall children’s books!
