I was reading through my e-mail this morning and got that happy feeling I get when I see my Horn Book newsletter. The Horn Book magazine comes every two months full of writing about children’s literature and amazing book reviews. To tide me over in between issues, I read their newsletter that comes out more […]

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One of the most fun job related tasks I’ve had lately is creating a professional development library for each of my schools. I was given a small budget and free reign to order books that would be useful to teachers. People who know me well know that children’s book and professional development books for teachers […]

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        Before I had children, there were many things I vowed to both do and never do. Many, many of those vows have been broken.  One vow though that I have held fast to is the ‘no tv in the car’ rule. I’m not so sure why this one has stuck but it has. I pack a […]

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My girls began hearing chapter books at very young ages. While I love picture books, I also love the stories and characters that develop in longer text so I found myself turning to chapter books as a supplement to the girl’s picture book diet pretty early on. Knowing also that children’s listening levels and reading […]

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