A Year of Reading

Photo by Mary Lee Hahn A Teacher Turns the Calendar Page From July to August It's the same feeling you get just after you&#...

Creative Nonfiction is working on a project to recognize the work that teachers do. They are hosting an essay contest -- "We'r...

You Are My Wonders by Maryann Cusimano Love illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa Philomel Books, 2012 this book was a gift from a former s...

"...I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the f...

I finished listening to The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach) yesterday. I can't say I wound up loving it -- Harbach makes his characters ...

It's getting a little crazy here in Back-to-School Land. Times like this, the best we can do is point you to the writing of others. Bu...

Lois Lowry appreciates all the work teachers do. Thanks.

I just finished THE TALENTED CLEMENTINE by Sara Pennypacker. I must say, I just can't get enough of Clementine. What a great character!...