Last week, I was thrilled to hear from an old friend. She is a friend that I feel like I talk to every week. She writes a wonderful blog and through it, I keep up with her and her family’s daily adventures. In reality though, she and I haven’t talked in months so when I heard […]
Read moreThe buzz in the children’s literature blogging world this week has been all about the American Library Association Awards. And the Today Show. The Today Show has always featured the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott awards on the day after the big announcement. I have enjoyed the segments as I must admit that seeing an […]
Read moreI have had many parents ask the question, “That doesn’t count, does it?” “My son reads magazines, but that doesn’t count, does it?” “My husband reads the newspaper but that’s not enough of a reading model, is it?” “Those graphic novels? Do those count?” And I say over and over again, “Any reading counts.” Really. […]
Read moreIn the past, I have not felt terribly drawn to writing book reviews. I’ve had more fun writing about my girl’s interaction with books and writing and the various adventures we’ve had growing as a family of readers. In the past few weeks, though, we have been loving the book, Clever Jack Takes the Cake. I learned […]
Read moreIt seems like you can’t be a children’s lit blogger and not spend today blogging about yesterday’s awards so here goes… I am thrilled with the surprises that yesterday’s announcements brought. I thought I would have read all the winners leaving me with no need to add to my toppling ‘to be read’ pile. But boy, […]
Read moreI was in my library last week and instead of meandering over to new picture books and novels, I found myself purposely in the nonfiction section looking for a book to read. If the shelves could talk, I think they would have said, “What took you so long?!” But better late than never for there […]
Read moreYesterday, I posted the results of the Early Reader category for this years Cybils award. Our great group of panelist also worked hard to narrow down a wonderful selection of Early Chapter Books. Our top five are described below. Early Chapter Books Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke Kane/Miller Book Pub Nominated by: Anamaria Anderson Anna Hibiscus, […]
Read moreAfter spending this fall buried under early readers and early chapters books, my committee of Cybil’s panelists (Anastasia, Terry , Cynthia, Julie, Melissa, and Jeff) narrowed our lists down to five finalists in each of our two categories. The text below was posted earlier this week on the Cybil’s blog but I wanted to share it with my […]
Read moreThis morning Caroline was looking at her report card for the 100th time since it came home. I can’t possibly imagine where she got this academic drive or the perfectionism but instead of focusing on all the great marks and positive comments, she continues to examine those few things did not earn her the highest […]
Read moreI’ve been thinking a lot about my chosen profession these days. I spent the beginning of last year dreaming big. I sat down and imagined my ideal job. I focused on my passion for bringing good books to children and thought about how I could spend my day devoted to this mission. I put together this website […]
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