A Year of Reading

You know those days when you wish there was a video camera in the room because the kids are SOOOOO SMART? Well, today was one of those day...

Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. - Faith Whittlesey

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. - Pablo Picasso As I was t...

It is that time of year that we are all thinking ahead to summer. Part of that is thinking ahead to our students' summer reading. This w...

In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck illustrated by Tricia Tusa Harcourt Children's Books, 2008 review copy compliments of the publisher I'...

I just got back from Washington D.C. As part of the Executive Committee, I have 4 meetings a year. This trip included meetings as well as p...

Sisters & Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page Houghton Mifflin, 2008 review copy compl...

I love going to professional conferences. One of my hobbies. I like the learning, the people, the books. But, I have also found that I love ...

So, I seem to get some type of self-help book at this time of year quite often. This week, while I was in the D.C. airport waiting for my fl...

...your mother and/or your conscience would tell you not to say anything at all. Then again, you might try one of these pithy (snarky?) quo...