Stacey Loscalzo

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Nov 20

Picture Book Month & The Common Core

by Stacey

I love that November is Picture Book Month and that there is an entire web site devoted to it. I have received daily e-mail updates this month alerting me to new posts written by favorite children’s book authors all titled, “Why Picture Books Are Important To Me.” In all honestly, I have been crazy busy […]

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Nov 04

Happy Picture Book Month!

by Stacey

November is Picture Book Month!  Please be sure to visit the Picture Book Month website to hear from authors, illustrators and picture fans about why they each think picture books are important. This  year, Caroline leaves for school long before Katherine. I hadn’t realized how much this would change the pace of the morning but […]

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Oct 30

Great New Books: Euphoria

by Stacey

My latest review is up at Great New Books. Please stop by and see what I thought about Lily King’s Euphoria. And we were lucky enough to have the author sign a copy of her book for us so we have a give away running at the site as well. If you haven’t had a […]

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Oct 29

On Reading Aloud

by Stacey

I recently started reading 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theatre by Sarah Ruhl. Ruhl is a playwright and as such, her writing focuses on play writing which is not a topic I typically think all that much about. I picked […]

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Oct 22

A Most Anticipated Picture Book and more

by Stacey

  Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and John Klassen. This is one of the most anticipated children’s books that I remember in a long time. It makes sense seeing as this duo was responsible for the amazing Extra Yarn and Jon Klassen is responsible for two of the most debated children’s books […]

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Oct 21

Podcasts: My New Love

by Stacey

Over the summer, I discovered Podcasts. I know I’m a bit late to the party but I am having a lot of fun with this new way of learning and listening. The first podcast I discovered was The Art of Simple. Anne Bogel, (a.k.a. Modern Mrs. Darcy) one of my favorite bloggers, was interviewed over the summer […]

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