In honor of Nonfiction Monday, I thought I would write about Caroline’s latest reading love. Sports Illustrated for Kids. When parents learn that the reading life they model for their children can have a direct impact on both their children’s reading skills and their enjoyment, panic can appear. “But I only read magazines!” or “But my […]
Read moreToday I brought the girls with me to my new favorite book store. Each girl has a birthday party coming up so it seemed like a good place to go for gifts. As always, the girls chose one book and one small toy for their friends and the same for themselves. I know I overindulge […]
Read moreI am going to choose to ignore the weather that we had yesterday- 6 more inches of snow- and focus on last week. On Friday, it was 60 degrees and all our snow boots were put away in favor of rain boots as rivers grew beside the sidewalks. Caroline and Katherine went on an ‘Adventurers […]
Read moreThis week I began work as a professor in residence at the North Haledon Public Schools. As a district, North Haledon is going through a challenging and exciting transition from homogeneous classes to heterogeneous grouping with differentiation. I have been brought in to help the teachers and parents with this enormous change. As if this wasn’t […]
Read moreI have such fond memories of my Scholastic book orders that I couldn’t wait until my girls were able to have the same experience. I remember spending hours pouring over the newspapery sheets that were sent home in my folder once a month. Certainly the task is a bit harder for my girls than it […]
Read moreLast week I wrote about the fabulous book, When Marian Sang. After finishing that book, I knew I had to read the book that proceeded it by the same author/illustrator team. And I was glad I did. For two reasons. Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride is written by Pam Munoz Ryan and illustrated by […]
Read moreI have a new love. Over the weekend I read this article in our local paper. Amazingly, it was about the success of independent book stores in our area. Not only was I thrilled with that fact, but I couldn’t have been happier to discover that a new store had opened just a few minutes […]
Read moreLast week my mother in law arrived to babysit with a beautiful gift in hand, When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz, pictures by Brian Selznik. The story tells of the life of Marian Anderson, the amazingly talented singer who was discriminated against for years based on the color of her skin. As can be expected […]
Read moreThere are many reasons why I love children’s books. This week, I was reminded of a big one. Sometimes, a children’s book can remind us of a great truth in the way that nothing else can. We had another week of snow and ice, early dismissals and school closings. Between vacations, snow and sickness, the girls have literally […]
Read moreI love it when we stumble upon a new author. At the very start of this blog, I wrote about our new found love of Amy Krause Rosenthal. It was until this week, that we felt the same surge of new love. I have read Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s books for years but somehow hadn’t put […]
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