Thanks, Everyone, for your concerns about our welfare after recent eruptions of Mt. Redoubt. As yet, no ash has been blown this way; my walks to the mailbox have not been disrupted. […]
Volcano Update
Children’s Choice Book Awards
Voting for the 2009 Children’s Choice Book Awards is taking place now through May 3. When I read kid-lit, I often wonder what kids think of the books, how their reading experiences […]
P-Hooks
It’s time for my annual rant about spending hours crafting beautiful hand-stitched bookmarks only to hide them inside books, where few people can see and enjoy them. Me? I prefer to keep […]
Make Reading Fun
While I hope our hand-stitched bookmarks encourage kids to read, I think the very best way to improve literacy and make kids lifelong readers is to teach them to enjoy reading. After […]
Reading Roundup
For some time, I’ve used Sunday blog posts to share what I’m reading, but I’d prefer it not just be about me. I know you’re reading, too, and I’d like to know […]
Weekend Book Quotes
Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book. –Stephan Mallarme A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth […]
