A Year of Reading

No poem this week. Sorry. I've got other issues on my mind. Please read this post as a PSA, not a rant or a finger-pointing accus...

Last week for Cyber PD , in response to chapters 1-3 of Peter H. Johnston's book, Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives , I offe...

Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Scholastic Press, 2012 review copy came from the library (because I really am trying to dial back my...

This week, IT'S MONDAY, WHAT ARE YOU READING? comes from Ana, my (Franki's) 12 year old daughter. Ana is a huge fantasy/fairy tale/d...

This fundraiser is simple. You give $3 to RIF at the Macy’s register, and you get a coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more. Wi...

My friend Katie and I have made a tradition of driving to our nearest IKEA store.  We go in mid to late summer, once we've had time to t...

The Chigger Blues by Jerry Schleicher I ain't a'feered of snakes ner spiders, and ticks don't make me twitch. I kin ro...

by Hugh MacLeod at gapingvoid.com This graphic by Hugh MacLeod at Gapingvoid, and the single word   YET  constitute my respons...

Explorer: The Mystery Boxes edited by Kazu Kibuishi Amulet Books (Abrams), 2012 Why Graphic Novels? Because they're not always ...

I have been thinking a lot about 21st Century Literacies over the last several years. I know that the definition of literacy has expanded ...