A Year of Reading

I had some time to do some adult reading this weekend. I finished THE MISTRESS'S DAUGHTER by A.M. Homes . This is Homes' memoir re...

Daemon roundup is at Wands and Worlds . 17 Kidlitosphere Daemons gathered in one spot. Some have not settled down yet. Mine has. If onl...

We're driving north today to watch the ranch dog trials at Hado-Bar Farms , and I'm not much different than I was when I was a kid a...

Teaching With Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach by Sam M. Intrator If you read my last couple of posts (minus the Daemon), you...

Today was Let Your Child Skip School Day Take Your Child to Work Day. Instead of 25 students, I had 12. It was the perfect day to share t...

About a month ago, I shared an email that circulates periodically among teachers. It speculates about how a dentist would react if subject...

EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE by Lauren Tarshis Dial Books for Young Readers 2007 I checked out some of the buzz about this book befo...

What a lucky day we had today--Louise Borden came in to our class and read her new book to us-- THE JOHN HANCOCK CLUB . This is a great...

Mother Reader has just announced the dates for her 2nd Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge We missed this fun weekend completely last year. But...

EVERY YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY by Rose Lewis is another great adoption story that I just picked up. I love it when I find a great new story ...