Looking for fun chapter books for kids ages 6, 7 and 8? Look no further than Orca Echoes! These entertaining, short books are classroom favorites and are great for building reading confidence. Illustrated throughout, these books are perfect for sparking conversations about social responsibility and growth mindset. Whether a young …
In Natasha Deen’s newest chapter book, Lark Wraps It Up, Lark and Connor learn their halmoni’s friend Miss June had her homemade quilt stolen from her backyard. They gather their friends in hopes they can sleuth out the culprit and find the quilt before the quilt show wraps up. Read …
★ “Readers will root for Brianna, while perhaps understanding why she has so few friends. A flawed but sympathetic character worthy of readers’ love.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review In Lana Button’s new chapter book, nine-year-old Brianna is convinced she will finally make a friend in her class if she is …
The first-grade blues I have only a few memories from my early years at school. Once, I was chosen to check the weather and pin a rain cloud to the board (it rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest); another time, I collected snails with my friend Jennifer and made …
Get to know Orca editor Vanessa McCumber, including what she’s looking for in new submissions!
School’s out and summertime is here! Reading to pass these long summer days is not only fun, but also important. Reading can help stop the “summer slide,” the loss of literacy skills that can happen when kids aren’t at school.
From beachy reads to adventurous graphic novels, we have the summer book for every reader.
