The wonderful librarian at the school where I teach, asked the staff for volunteers to record themselves giving a “Booktalk”. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make a fool of myself in the name of children’s literature, so yes, I volunteered. The designated books will get a QR code attached to them in the […]
Time to Pray (Boyds Mill Press, 2010) is the award-winning story of a young girl, Yasmin, who is visiting her Grandma in the Middle East. The detailed illustrations and rich text (with Arabic translations included) take you on a journey of spiritual growth as Yasmin learns about the rituals of daily prayer from her grandmother. I […]
This was my view over the weekend as I walked along the beach with two of my best friends. We’ve been talking about a girls weekend away since our kids were babies. Our oldest are all in middle school, so it was about time! We relaxed, we laughed, we shopped, we read, I wrote. It was […]
Here are the children’s books I’d recommend that have been in my library bag and on my nightstand in October. Check them out! Preschool (ages 3-5 years) and Early Elementary (ages 5-8 years): Middle Grades (ages 8-12 years): Middle Grades (8-12 years) and Young Adult (ages 12+ years):
It was one year ago today that my first ever blog post went live! So…happy one year “blogiversary” to me! (Yes, I made-up that word.) My first post was about going after your dreams. It took a ton of courage to put myself out there on this blog and share my goal of becoming a published […]
If I’m being totally honest, my children do not always jump at the chance to read when we have downtime. There are no shortage of titles on their bookshelves and I usually have a giant tote bag filled with library books all ready for them to dive in. But as much as I would like […]
Here are the children’s books that have been in my library bag and on my nightstand in September (well, at least the ones I’d recommend). Thank you to our fabulous school librarian, Mrs. Rosen, for some great book ideas! Preschool (ages 3-5 years) and Early Elementary (ages 5-8 years): Early Elementary (ages 5-8 years): Early Elementary (ages […]
We are well into the school year here and summer seems like a distant memory. Looking back, our summer was busy and eventful with trips to the beach, a trip to Chicago and a trip to the emergency room! Oh my! We also had loads of time to relax and the “B” word (BORED!) was heard from time […]
Blimey! Ahoy there, matey! Better ready ye sea legs. And no hornswaggling or ye walk the plank, ye scallywag! Aargh! Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Get in the mood by reading some of these great children’s books about pirates. AARGH!!!!!!!
September 6th is National Read a Book Day! Make sure you carve out some time today to curl up in a quiet spot with a good book. I plan to read some of my current book The Book Thief, as well as a stack of library picture books with my 6-year-old and Darth Paper Strikes Back with my […]
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