Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in April 2021. Besides social media accounts, imaginationsoup has populated their site with: • Downloadable Summer Reading Lists - by Melissa Taylor • Melissa's Interview on the Kidlit Love Podcast • FREE DOWNLOAD: 300 Must-Read Children's Books • Imagination Soup Consulting • Best Research Practices for Nonfiction Kidlit Writers • Buy TOVA'S SWEET SOLUTION! • Uncovering Secrets and Solving Mysteries: Detectives, Investigators, and Spies for Ages 7-17 • Summer Reading Lists of Best Books For Kids • A CUP OF QUIET Writing Prompts for Elementary-Age Writers • Melissa Taylor Author School Visits - Imagination Soup • Unlocking Poetry for Kids with Art • Contact Page - Melissa Taylor • Five Picture Books That Will Transport Readers to New Places • Melissa Taylor Website • Librarians Open New Worlds One Book at a Time • Inspirational Interview with Children’s Book Creator, Debbie Ridpath Ohi • Imagination Soup Website • Imagination Soup Consulting Newsletter on Substack • Behind the Scenes with Children’s Book Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky • 35 Best Picture Books of 2025 • Scientific Investigation in Action! 8 Books that Model Scientific Thinking • Best Nonfiction Children's Books of 2025 - Imagination Soup • Become a First Book Member for Free • 30 Best Middle Grade Books of 2025 - Imagination Soup • Explorer Academy Vela: Khadijah Khatib Illustrator Interview • Author Interview with Veera Hiranandani • Imagination Soup Newsletter on Substack • Louder Than Hunger Activity Ideas • How to Write a Valuable Kidlit Creator Newsletter • PB of the Month: Lunch Box Book Activities • Fabulous New Kidlit Books, October 16, 2025 • MG of the Month: NIGHT WAR Book Activities • Impressive New Children's Books, October 2, 2025 • How to Start a Book Club for Kids! • Favorite New Middle Grade Books, September 2025 • Writing About “Tough” Topics for Middle Grade Readers - Imagination Soup • A Pick-Your-Path Bookstore Event • 8 New Preschool Picture Books, 9/2025 • 8 New Elementary Picture Books for Ages 6 - 9, 9/2025 • Author Interview with Middle Grade Graphic Novelist Siblings Kim and Chas! - Imagination Soup • Author Interview with Jeanne Birdsall - Imagination Soup • 11 Excpetional Middle Grade Books, August 2025 - Imagination Soup • 16 New Nonfiction Books, August 2025 - Imagination Soup • 10 New Back-to-School Books for 2025 • 30 Best Picture Books of 2025 (So Far) • Best Middle Grade of 2025 (So Far) • 11 New Standout Picture Books July 2025 • 22 Interesting Shark Week Books for Kids • 7 Graphic Novels with Female Protagonists That Boys Will Love, Too • 60 Popular Illustrated Middle Grade Books • 50 Best 5th Grade Books for Summer Reading • 50 Best 3rd Grade Books for Summer Reading (Age 8) • 40 Best 4th Grade Books to Read for Summer Reading • 2nd Grade Summer Reading List • 15 New Picture Books, June 2025 • Preschool and Kindergarten Summer Picture Book Reading List • Melissa Taylor's Reading Journal for Kids • Read Around the World Middle Grade Reading Challenge for Tweens • FREE DOWNLOAD: Book Reviewer Pitch Kit • 2025 Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids • KIDLIT CREATORS FREE DOWNLOAD: School Visit Speaking Tips • 100 Funny Books for Kids (That They’ll Love) • FREE DOWNLOAD: School Visit Engagement Essentials • 2025 Summer Reading Lists of Best Books For Kids • 50 States Reading Road Trip (Middle Grade Books Set in the USA) • 17 Exceptional New Nonfiction Children’s Books, June 2025 • Best Middle Grade Books Set at Summer Camp • What’s Good in Picture Books, May 2025 • 13 Incredible Middle Grade Books, May 2025 • Inspirational Children’s Books to Give for Graduation Gifts • 75 Important Children’s Books About Mental Health • 30 Best Jewish Books for Kids (with Jewish Main Characters) • 100 Brilliant Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) Children’s Books • 24 Wonderful Gardening Books for Kids • Best Earth Day Children’s Books • 25 Amazing Middle Grade Novels in Verse (to Get Kids Reading) • 25 Favorite Easter Books for Kids (Christian and Secular) • 50 Best Poetry Books for Children • Found Poetry • 21 Excellent New Picture Books, April 2025 • Incredible New Nonfiction Children’s Books, March 2025 • Seven Notable New Middle Grade Books, March 2025 • Poetry Month Resources • imaginationsoup.net • 15 Recommended New Picture Books, March 2025 • 9 Outstanding New Middle Grade Books, February 2025 • 100+ Children’s Book Mentor Texts • 30 Best Wordless Picture Books (+ Literacy Activities) • Winners of the 2025 Newbery Award, Caldecott Award, and More Awards! • 2025 30-Day Reading Challenge for Kids • Inspiring Interview with Author-Illustrator Kaz Windness • 40 Wonderful Winter Books to Read Aloud to Kids, 2024 • The Best Nonfiction Children’s Books, 2024 • Author Interview with Shannon Messenger • The Best Picture Books of 2024 • The Best Middle Grade Books of 2024 • The Best Early Readers & Chapter Books of 2024 • 70 Best Christmas Books for Kids, 2024 • 24 Favorite Hanukkah Books for Kids • Chapter Book Boxed Set Printable List • Middle Grade Boxed Book Sets (to Give as Gifts) • 20 Exceptional Middle Grade Indigenous and Native American Books for Kids • 30 Best Children’s Picture Native American Books About Families & Cultures • 10 Excellent New Middle Grade Books, October 2024 • 26 Children’s Books about Elections and Voting • Best New Picture Books, October 2024 • Reading Nonfiction Prepares Kids for Success • 30 Spooky, Scary Middle Grade Books for Kids • 20 Wonderful Fall Books to Read Aloud to Children • 16 New Nonfiction Books for Kids, September 2024 • 16 Incredible New Middle Grade Books, September 2024 • 30 Outstanding New Picture Books, September 2024 • 40 Impressive Personal Narrative Examples in Children’s Books • 21 Beautiful New Picture Books, August 2024 • Personal Narrative Mentor Texts + Printable • 6 New Middle Grade Books, August 2024 • 70 Short Middle Grade Books That Kids Will Love • 10 Picture Books Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in The Classroom • Middle Grade Author Interview with James Ponti • Back to School Books • 65 Best Dragon Books For Kids • 40 Excellent Summer Olympics Books for Kids • 9 New Middle Grade Books, July 2024 • Best PICTURE BOOKS of 2024 So Far • Best MIDDLE GRADE Books of 2024 So Far • 2024 Summer Book Lists For Kids • 100 Best Movies Based on Books (for Kids) • The Best Reading Journal for Kids • 8 More NEW Middle Grade Books, May 2024 • 13 New, Amazing Middle Grade Books, May 2024 • 25 Valuable Summer Reading Tips from Authors, Librarians, and Teachers • 18 Memorable New Picture Books, May 2024 • Subscribe to Imagination Soup's Newsletter • How Stories Make Hard Parenting Conversations Easier • 10 New Middle Grade Books, April 2024 • 30 Outstanding New Picture Books, April 2024 • 11 New Chapter Books for Ages 6 to 9, April 2024 • 25 Amazing Children’s Books About Endangered Animals • Teach Kids How to Write a List Poem • Interview with the Authors of Writing Kidlit 102: A Self-Guided Course • NEWSLETTER: Poetry Month Books & Activities • 16 Must-Read New Middle Grade Novels, March 2024 • New Children’s Nonfiction Books, March 2024 • 20 Excellent New Picture Books, March 2024 • Inspiring Interview with Teacher Author Matt Eicheldinger • Middle Grade Books About Eating Disorders & Body Image • Picture Book of the Month Activities (Free Download) • 11 Enchanting Dungeons and Dragons Books for Kids • Author Interview with Barbara Dee on Her Reasons for Writing • Imagination Soup Home • 22 Good Compare and Contrast Examples in Picture Books • Imagination Soup's Reading Journal for Kids • Bookish Road Trips for Kids • 25 Favorite President’s Day Books for Kids • New Picture Books, February 2024 • 11 Exciting New Middle Grade Books, February 2024 • How to Start a Book Club for Kids Book Download • Most Inspirational Women’s History Month Books for Kids • Reading Response Questions (FREE DOWNLOAD) • 300 Must-Read Books for Kids (FREE DOWNLOAD) • Reading Challenge for Kids • Interview with Adam Gidwitz • New Middle Grade Books, February 2024 • How to Build a Home Library for Kids • The Winners of the 2024 Newbery & Caldecott Awards • 16 Good Children’s Books About Lunar New Year • 10 Best New Picture Books, January 2024 • Cover Reveal: Dancing Through Space • 5 Best Reading Journals for Kids • 50+ Best Picture Books of 2023 • 30 Best Middle Grade Books of 2023 (That Kids Will Love) • 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids • Author Interview with the Creative & Talented Abby Hanlon • 10 Excellent Children’s Martin Luther King Jr Books for Kids • Good Children’s Books About Lunar New Year • 40 Best Picture Books for Kids About Winter • Brilliant Family Read-Aloud Books for Kids of Different Ages • The Best Middle Grade Fantasy Books • 10 Popular Manga Books for Middle Grade Readers • 31 Funny Graphic Novels • Mythological Middle Grade Books • Children's Books About Anxiety and Worry • Best Picture Books for Kids About Emotions and Feelings • 36 Graphic Novels for Beginning Readers • Children's Books Whose Characters Have a Mental Illness • The Best Poetry Books for Children • Book Storage Ideas • Children's Fiction Books for Gamer Kids • Picture Books That Celebrate the Library (and Librarians) • Strategies to Increase Children's Reading Stamina • Women's History Month Biographies (with Printable List) • Read Aloud Book Lists for All Ages • Picture Book Biographies for Black History Month (& All Year) • Indigenous / Native American Heritage Month Books for Kids • Picture Books About Modern-Day Indigenous Families • Scary Chapter Books • Picture Books About Fall • Picture Books for Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month • Haiku Poems for Kids • Guest Posting Information • Grandparents Day Picture Books • Five Middle Grade Novels that Encourage Readers to Move Beyond Concrete Thinking • The Best Dog Books for Kids • Best Back to School Books • Chapter Books About Summer Vacation • Summer-Themed Picture Books • Book Series for Kids Ages 6 to 12 • Picture Books for Budding Creators & Makers • 60 Children’s Books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (AAPI)