At NPS, we celebrate reading!

Each week, Superintendent Dr. Estrella will share a favorite book with the community.

Dr. Estrella celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Yangsook Choi's children's book about a new student moving to the United States from Korea and finding a way to connect with her new classmates.

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Learn about how we can create bigger and bigger circles of community and connections as we grow together in this New York Times Bestseller ‘The Circles All Around Us’ by Brad and Kristi Montague. 

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Listen to the uplifting and inspiring story of Dr. Temple Grandin, the esteemed animal scientist who overcame an early diagnosis of autism as a child to achieve many accomplishments despite the obstacles presented to her. Learn about perservance and dedication in this story by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley. 

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Learn more about having pride in where you come from in the Superintendent’s Book Club pick for February, “Where Are You From?” by Yamile Saied Méndez.

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Learn more about hard work and determination in the Superintendent’s Book Club pick for January, “The Most Magnificent Thing” by Ashley Spires.

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Learn more about hard work and determination in the Superintendent’s Book Club pick for January, “The Most Magnificent Thing” by Ashley Spires.

Superintendent Dr. Estrella shares her favorite book: Too Many Tamales, with the community. Wriiten by Gary Soto and edited by Ed Martinez

Author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal gifted her book “Alma and How She Got Her Name” to Dr. Estrella during her visit in October, and it’s this week’s pick for the superintendent’s book club.  Until our next book, please enjoy!

Explore the rainforest of Peru in Dr. Estrella's Book Club read of the week, "Zonia's Rain Forest," written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Our third graders greatly appreciated hearing from the author when she visited Norwalk earlier this month.

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Learn about 11 incredible Latinas who made U.S. history in “Be Bold! Be Brave! ¡Sé audaz, Sé valiente!” by Naibe Reynosa and illustrated by Jane Leal, this week’s book for Dr. Estrella’s Book Club.

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Dr. Estrella continues her celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with this week’s Book Club choice: “Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You” by the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López.

Until our next book, please enjoy!

Dr. Estrella's Book Club returns for the 2022-2023 school year!

This week, she's reading "Your Future Is Bright" by Corey Finkle with illustrations by Shelley Couvillion. Until the next book, please enjoy!