Katherine Willoughby

Katherine Willoughby lives is Richmond, Virginia and teaches Junior Kindergarten at the same school where she discovered her love of reading. When she is not in the classroom, Katherine enjoys building wooden train layouts with her three-year-old son, playing board games while drinking IPA’s with her husband, and taking part in pub trivia. Read Across America Day is her favorite holiday!

Teaching Advice Gleaned from Books

Spooky Charles Dickens Quotes for Halloween

We present to you some Charles Dickens quotes for Halloween from a selection of Dickens classics more often pulled off the shelf during Christmastime.

Warning to Emotional Parents: Avoid that Last Chapter in The House at Pooh Corner

Waterworks, ahoy!

The Office and The Finer Things Club

50 Must-Read Preschool Books

Looking for some great tales to tell the tots? For your classroom or the kid in your life, here are 50 excellent preschool books.

Is Virginia Woolf’s THE WAVES a Beach Read?

Having trouble getting through The Waves by Virginia Woolf? Read it at the beach.

A Poopload of Potty Training Books

Potty training books for parents and kids alike.

A Newsies Reading List

10 Picture Books for Father’s Day

The Bookish Version of Say Yes to the Dress

A reader imagines a bookish reality TV show that's a literary version of Say Yes to the Dress. The title? Look: Is This Your Book?