Thanksgiving picture books
/It's nearly Thanksgiving, and I have some suggestions for Thanksgiving picture books you and yours will happily devour in celebration of Turkey Day.
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In celebration of Father's Day: Storybook dads
/My son-in-law is a pretty darn good dad. Not only does Preston squash scorpions, regularly take my grandsons to baseball games and ride the scary rides with Bubby at theme parks, he also reads to Bubby and Mac. As in, bedtime storybook readings.
Being the book-loving, storybook-reading grandma that...
Summer slide solutions from Candlewick Press
/My eldest grandson had his final day of kindergarten one week ago today.
Bubby's ready for his last day of kindergarten!
Bubby learned so much in his first year of real school. Reading was...
Nature-nurturing books for young readers
/Though Earth Day 2014 has come and gone, every day is a great day for sharing with children books on nature and the environment. Especially picture books the kids will not only enjoy but possibly — no, probably — learn a little from.
Last week I received four fantastic picture books...
Poems past, present and in celebration of National Poetry Month
/I had the privilege as a seventh-grader to have an English teacher who encouraged his students to seek out poetry that moved them. One assignment from him was to write down a handful of favorites along with the reasons that we liked those particular poems.
As this teacher understood that song lyrics were poetry that resonated with teens, my selections included several song lyrics — and far too revealing explanations on why...
