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 […]
My husband and I have had a joke since our dating years that we can’t go anywhere on vacation without him catching a baseball game and visiting a brewery or sampling the local beers. “Ball game and a brew pub!” has been a catch phrase for us through the years. One that I say while […]
As I mentioned in an earlier post (Celebrate Your Successes), I wrote a poem, submitted it to SCBWI’s Bulletin publication and received a check in the mail with the hope of it getting put in a future publication. I did a happy dance up the driveway from the mailbox that day! Well, today was an even […]
We’re wrapping up our last week of school here and as a teacher, I don’t know who’s more excited for the slower pace of summer – me or the kids! During summer vacation, I try to keep a good balance of activities and downtime with a continued, but somewhat relaxed, limit on screen use. When there […]
Check-out these book-shaped plates and platters from GoneReading! Wouldn’t they be perfect for Book Club get togethers?
It’s Children’s Book Week! Click here to read all the details. Here are some quick highlights: This is the first year that official events will be happening in all 50 states! Check-out what’s happening in your state. A commemorative Children’s Book Week poster is designed each year by a children’s book author. The illustrator for […]
“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.” -Orson Rega Card April was National Poetry Month and April 21-25 was School Library Week. The librarian at my children’s school had a week of fun activities, called “Catch the Reading Wave,” planned for the students. They could wear something beach themed on […]
“Little pig, little pig, let me come in!” “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin!” “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!” Everyone knows the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, right? Well, adults do. But what about about children? I was surprised […]
It’s April 12th: National D.E.A.R. day. So go ahead…Drop Everything and Read!!! http://dropeverythingandread.com/ What did you read today?
Do you like the not-so-subtle reminder I put on my kids bathroom mirror? 🙂
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