The Whitakers have created a valuable resource for developing educators in YOUR FIRST YEAR How To Survive as a New Teacher. Their comprehensive, easy to read guide provides solid strategies for K-12 teachers on everything from classroom set up and management to lesson planning and instruction to building relationships with colleagues. A must have for your professional bookshelf.

Kobi Yamada, author, and Natalie Russell, illustrator, remind educators the “why” in what we do and the influence we have in student lives in their expressive picture book Because I Had a Teacher. This published heartfelt gem should be kept handy and read every day.