A Year of Reading

Flickr photoset is  here  if you'd like to see the photos full-sized. At the beginning of the month, our temperatures were still in...

A few years ago, I started a strand on my calendar to alert me to upcoming books. So, I technically have a book release calendar. I hate wh...

ANNOUNCING THE 2012 POETRY NERDIES Light Verse, Incredibly Diverse, Apologies, Honey Bees, Contemplation, ...

I am always looking for great picture book biographies. I especially like the ones about people who are not famous.  So I was thrilled to...

CLOCK by Linda Pastan Sometimes it really upsets me— the way the clock's hands keep moving, even when I'm just sitting...

We were lucky enough to take part in Karen Cushman's blog tour for Will Sparrow's Road . My student, "Suzy," who is Muslim...

...this is John F. Kennedy:

This is the poem I wrote for Diane Mayr for the Winter Poem Swap that Tabatha organized. (click to enlarge)  Tabatha prompted us to W...

So, in a conversation on Twitter the other day ( started by the Nerdy Book Club post that Katherine Sokolowski and I wrote to help Colby fi...

Will Sparrow's Road by Karen Cushman Houghton Mifflin, 2012 Karen Cushman has a gift for bringing the past to life. In her new...

So, it is time for the annual holiday #bookaday. I am always so excited because early in December I believe that I can get rid of my TBR st...

From Kylene Beers:   On Monday From Angela Maiers: There is No Lesson Plan for Tragedy -- Teachers YOU Know What to Do

This past week, I did a series of reviews called " Self-Esteem Week ." This poem by Kipling is a classic "Believe In You...

If you are looking for some great YA books to read over the holidays, Katherine Sokolowski and I have a list up at Nerdy Book Club today ca...

Otter and Odder: A Love Story by James Howe illustrated by Chris Raschka Candlewick Press, 2012 review copy provided by the publish...

Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds Candlewick Press, 2012 review copy provided by the publisher Remember Marisol, in Ish ? She helped ...