Katherine and I found quite a few new picture books to love. Here they are: Last Stop on Market Street written by Matt De La Pena & illustrated by Christian Robinson. This book received a ton of pre-release press and it was worth every word. This book is a wonderful lesson in celebrating the good […]
Read moreI have been following the Thalia Kids’ Book Club events at Symphony Space for years. For some reason, when things have been appealing, our schedules haven’t allowed us to attend. Earlier this week, I noticed that there would be a 40th anniversary celebration of Tuck Everlasting with Natalie Babbitt on Sunday and amazingly, we had […]
Read moreSaturday has almost completely passed but I don’t want the day to get away from me without participating in my new favorite link up, Ruth Ayers’ Celebrate This Week. This week, I celebrate 1. Snow! I hate the cold but I have to admit that I like a good snowstorm or two. I like that it […]
Read more“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” -Joseph Campbell
Read moreI have a little secret for you. Neither of the girls pictured above read when they were in kindergarten. In fact, neither of them were truly fluent readers until the end of first grade. They both had excellent kindergarten and first grade teachers. Our school is one of the highest ranking public elementary schools in […]
Read moreThe topic at The Broke and Bookish today is ‘freebie’ so I went back in to their archives to find a fun subject that I haven’t tackled yet. It was really fun to make a list of ten authors that I would love to meet. You see, authors are my celebrities. The few times that […]
Read moreYou would think that I would have remembered to get my Quick Lit post up on the right day in January now wouldn’t you? Well, I didn’t. Quick Lit took place at the amazing Modern Mrs. Darcy last week but it’s happening here today. So here goes… Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Caroline […]
Read moreLast week I joined Ruth Ayers’ Celebrate Link Up for the first time and I was so glad I did. Just knowing that I was participating made me look out for happy things over the course of the past super cold 7 days. The best example being #1. And yes, I did use my camera […]
Read more“Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” -Maya Angelou
Read moreReading aloud to and with the girls is pretty much my favorite thing to do. For years, we all read together multiple times a day. When the girls were tiny, we’d pass hours working our way through big canvas bags of picture books that I collected at the library. As they grew, our read aloud […]
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