I love this time of year (well not the weather cause that stinks) but the UPS man who brings new product daily.  Every time I open a box I think I am the luckiest person in the world.  The smell of the new books and the crisp pages of  new titles that I have only seen briefly. Then the excitement of which one I will read first.  So today I picked a new series by Ron Roy… Calendar Mysteries for 2 and 3 graders.  It has a 2.4 reading level and is very similar to his A-Z Mysteries.  “January Joker” is true to itself as the kids discover what they think might be alien tracks along with strange yellow lights.  As they discover the truth in the end, the junior sleuths never have a boring moment along the way.  Beginning readers will love the suspense and have fun guessing as they read.  This would be an easy writing example to have kids finish or make predictions.  February Friend and March Mischief are the next two books in the series.

Happy Reading!