'Reading' Category
Enhanced E-books
I don’t currently own an e-reader (Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc.), but I expect I will someday. I like printed books, and I’ll have shelves upon shelves of them for as long as live, but I’m not opposed to the e-book revolution. I’m all for saving trees and decreasing the dust-collecting stuff in my life. I’ve [...]
Reading Tastes
I was brainstorming bookmark design ideas yesterday and came up with the phrase “reading tastes.” I imagined my friend’s baby chewing on the corner of a board book–this friend once wrote, “She loves books. Especially the corners.” I imagined scratch-and-sniff turned lick-and-taste. Hey, you like what you like; I like what I like. Leave me [...]
Lines We Love
This is an ad I got in the mail from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, reminding me to get my fishing license and go fishing. That line, “Parents don’t frame pictures of their kid playing video games” struck me the way a great line, phrase, or passage in a book does. It’s true. [...]
Reading Roundup
Consumer powers…unite! Note: I mention the title of this book three times. Each time, I link to a different review of it. The last link is to NPR and includes an excerpt of the book. I recently read Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture, by Ellen Ruppel Shell. It’s a book I continue to [...]
Lines We Love
I got some new Lines We Love from Shelly. She doesn’t tell me why she likes them, but just tosses them out for me–and now you–to chew on. They are out of context and meant to be. Here are two from Suzanne Berne’s A Perfect Arrangement. “But I’ve always imagined having a big family. You [...]
Suzy’s Reading Roundup
Guess what! Stitching for Literacy’s two children’s book professionals have agreed to stay on for a while. They’ve barely scratched the surface of the books they love to share. The Squirrel’s Birthday and Other Parties Written by Toon Tellegen Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg Translated by Martin Cleaver “Be cheerful” proclaims a note posted on the [...]
Barb’s Reading Roundup
Guess what! Stitching for Literacy has two children’s book professionals guest-blogging during the 2010 Bookmark Challenge. They’ve chosen some of their favorite books to share with us. Max’s Words Written by Kate Banks Illustrated by Boris Kulikov Max wants to collect something just like his brothers do. (He’d also love it if they’d share a [...]
Children’s Book Week
It’s the week we’ve been stitching for: Children’s Book Week. Official events are planned all over the country. Check with your local schools and libraries to see what they might have planned. And if, like me, you live far away from such celebrations, plan your own DIY celebration. I’m celebrating this week by designating an [...]
Weekend Book Quotes
Just a few of the hand-stitched bookmarks collected by The Stitchers’ Village this year. A home without books is like a body without soul. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Here is where people, One frequently finds, Lower their voices And raise their minds. ~Richard Armour, “Library” There is no substitute for books in the life of [...]
Suzy’s Reading Roundup
Guess what! Stitching for Literacy has two children’s book professionals guest-blogging during the 2010 Bookmark Challenge. They’ve chosen some of their favorite books to share with us. Scranimals Written by Jack Prelutsky Illustrated by Peter Sis As well as flowers enticing showers, April brings poetry. During National Poetry Month I have enjoyed a torrent of [...]
