A Year of Reading

"...yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human interest and a semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of i...

A brief timeline of my graphic novels education to date: In November of 2005, I read the first volume of the Scholastic color re-issue of BO...

I am always looking for new board books for baby gifts. I often put together a bag or basket of board books as a new baby or baby shower gi...

Emily at Whimsy Books designated today as "Tell An Author You Care Day" . Love the idea and wanted to make sure to participate. I...

It's Tell An Author You Care Day , as proclaimed by Emily at whimsy . It's also Emily's birthday, so be sure you check out a li...

The complete list of questions and surveys from the original June 25 post is here . 1. Five things I was doing ten years ago. 89% said Mary...

I was lucky to read and Advanced Copy of PAINT THE WIND by Pam Munoz Ryan . Ryan is one of my favorite authors and ESPERANZA RISING is one ...

"It must be so nice to be a teacher--having the summers off..." How many times have you heard this since June? This week, I was fo...

I just received a copy of this great new nonfiction book-- SNEEZE! --from Charlesbridge Publishers. What a great book! I am pretty sure it w...

Sharon's Newbery is picking up where Nina's Newbery (mock Newbery blog/event in Oakland) left off last year.