Caroline and my husband Rob are both avid Yankee fans and take turns quizzing each other on obscure Yankee history or current statistics. And of course, Caroline also loves to quiz me and relish in my relative lack of knowledge. So when I saw a baseball book in my new favorite section of the library, I […]
Read moreThere is so much to say about the intersection between technology and literacy today. I’m actually considering devoting a day a week to this idea but for now I just want to sing the praises of the iPad. I have been using my iPad with a client for the past few weeks. He is a […]
Read moreWe’ve had one of those weeks. Holidays, delayed openings, predictions of more snow and two sick children. I was feeling a bit discouraged this morning before I sat down to read with the girls. I had gone to the library yesterday so we had a full bag of new books. I always get a collection […]
Read moreI am participating (poorly!) in Mother Reader’s Comment Challenge 2011. While I’m not feeling great about my seeming lack of ability to comment on five blogs a day, I am still loving the challenge. I continue to find it really hard to shake my lurker ways but as I break my cybersphere shyness, I am […]
Read moreLast week, I was thrilled to hear from an old friend. She is a friend that I feel like I talk to every week. She writes a wonderful blog and through it, I keep up with her and her family’s daily adventures. In reality though, she and I haven’t talked in months so when I heard […]
Read moreThe buzz in the children’s literature blogging world this week has been all about the American Library Association Awards. And the Today Show. The Today Show has always featured the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott awards on the day after the big announcement. I have enjoyed the segments as I must admit that seeing an […]
Read moreI have had many parents ask the question, “That doesn’t count, does it?” “My son reads magazines, but that doesn’t count, does it?” “My husband reads the newspaper but that’s not enough of a reading model, is it?” “Those graphic novels? Do those count?” And I say over and over again, “Any reading counts.” Really. […]
Read moreIn the past, I have not felt terribly drawn to writing book reviews. I’ve had more fun writing about my girl’s interaction with books and writing and the various adventures we’ve had growing as a family of readers. In the past few weeks, though, we have been loving the book, Clever Jack Takes the Cake. I learned […]
Read moreIt seems like you can’t be a children’s lit blogger and not spend today blogging about yesterday’s awards so here goes… I am thrilled with the surprises that yesterday’s announcements brought. I thought I would have read all the winners leaving me with no need to add to my toppling ‘to be read’ pile. But boy, […]
Read moreI was in my library last week and instead of meandering over to new picture books and novels, I found myself purposely in the nonfiction section looking for a book to read. If the shelves could talk, I think they would have said, “What took you so long?!” But better late than never for there […]
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