Every so often I like to write about what I have read in the weekend papers. In looking back, I haven’t written a Weekend Papers post since October. Either we’ve been busy or I haven’t been prioritizing the paper. Either way, here are my latest picks. Sharing E-Grief, Made Personal by Katherine Rosman. This piece […]
Read moreToday I’m linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Quick Lit. When Anne wrote that Quick Lit was coming up this weekend, I couldn’t believe it. While this month felt long in a lot of ways, it seems like I just collected my reads for last month’s Quick Lit. Anyway, here goes… Blood Will Out by Walter […]
Read more“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything else.” -Plato
Read moreI think about the idea of ‘boy books’ and ‘girl books’ a lot so when I saw the article, “When Boys Can’t Like ‘Girl Books’” I sat down to read right away. In the article, multiple authors report times when librarians or school administrators invite only girls or only boys to their author talks depending […]
Read moreI have loved Kate DiCamillo for a long, long time. This weekend, I loved her even more than I had before. Her PSA, “On the Importance of Read Aloud” popped up over and over again on Facebook and on blogs that I love like Read, Write and Reflect. She reminded each of us of how […]
Read more“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” -Stephen King
Read moreAnne of Modern Mrs. Darcy hosts a monthly reading round up called Quick Lit and today is the day. Well, yesterday was the day but I don’t tend to post on Sundays so I’m going to pretend that today is the day. This list seems to speak clearly to the fact that there has been snow […]
Read moreKatherine 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 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 […]
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