This week I held my first session of our Writers Circle Read Like a Writer Book Club. We have a great group. The kids are rising 7th and 8th graders and we have two boys and three girls. It is really a perfect mix. For months, I have been reading one middle grade book after […]
Read more“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Read moreDear Caroline, Twelve years ago today, you were born and I became a mother. When you looked like this, I believed that the whole parenting thing would be a piece of cake once I was getting enough sleep. It turned out that while sleep is helpful, it does not give you all the wisdom […]
Read moreI write these Right Now posts every so often and after taking a long blog break, it seemed like just the right time to write another. That and the fact that Rudri of Being Rudri wrote a similar post last week and I was inspired. Thanks Rudri for the motivation to get back to writing! […]
Read moreTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was the first book that made me laugh out loud. Are You There God It’s Me Margaret was the first book that I closed if anyone was reading over my shoulder. Fudge is one of the first books that I remember loving as a child myself and as a […]
Read moreIt’s time for my monthly re-cap of our favorite new picture books. Enjoy and please do let me know what pictures you and your family are loving these days! Naptime by Iris De Mouy is a sweet tale of many animals who give many great excuses for why they will not take a nap. It […]
Read moreThis is the first time ever that I will be listing only one completely read book for my Quick Lit post this month. It has been so incredibly busy in my world and apparently my reading is a great example of this. I have started and stopped quite a few books but my attention wavers […]
Read moreThis Book Is Too Old for You really got me thinking. The author writes of her daughter who read but wasn’t necessarily a reader. Casale writes, “Real readers, I believe with every fiber of my being, read not to learn but just to read.” I am a reader. I have at least one book going […]
Read moreI am at Great New Books today with yet another reason that I want to be Ann Patchett when I grow up. Please stop by and learn why. The link is here.
Read moreI am laughing at the irony. Next weekend, I will attend my first ever blogging conference and I have blogged less this month than just about ever before. I had grand plans of launching e-courses, designing in person seminars and creating summer reading lists all before leaving for Blog U next Friday. Instead, I am […]
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