'Personal' Category
An Apology
Before moving on, I want to publicly apologize to Chrissie for making it sound as though she agreed with pushing kids away from picture books to chapter books. As she clarifies oh-so-gracefully in her comment, this is not true. Please read her comment; it’s a great addition to the conversation. I also apologize to those [...]
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Yes, friends, that is the light at the end of the tunnel. We’ll be back tomorrow with our regularly scheduled blog program. Or something. See? Now you’re all disappointed that the photos are coming to an end. What did I tell you?
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The gallon-water-bottle aquarium populated with itty-bitty tide pool critters. See the fish? How about the crab? The octopus? Yes, there really is an octopus. It’s a different color in the aquarium, blending, hiding.
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A lava heron, hunting. “Hey! I hunt, too, and I have an astonishing red bill.” “How ’bout with a foot up; does this look active and exciting?” “Got it? Hurry up! I am holding still! Of course the fish is moving; it’s alive, you know. They’re better this way.” “Showoff.” “I’d like to see you [...]
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A young (teenage, perhaps) Sally Lightfoot crab. An adult Sally Lightfoot crab. (I just like saying “sally lightfoot.”)
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“Everyone, I’d like you to meet…Shelly.” “How you doin’?” (a la Joey Tribbiani)
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Tortoise in lipstick. Er…it was a joke!
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Marine iguanas lined up in the shade. They hang out in piles.
, by Ellen Ruppel Shell
, by Elizabeth Strout.
