Jen brought up an interesting question earlier – she questioned why we, the readers, are asked to accept some characters are good and some are bad with no supporting motives. And I […]
The Lesehund (Reading Dog)
This is one of the things I wanted to post last Wednesday. See? I remembered! Harriet sends us this story from her local news in Norway about Ido the “lesehund” or “reading […]
S4L – The Graveyard Book
Today, I thought we’d discuss the setting of the book. Obviously, the setting is a big part of The Graveyard Book – it is there in the title! To be more precise, […]
Who Stitches for Literacy?
Kat Rocha, owner and designer of Cross Eyed Kat, has been Stitching for Literacy since the program began, and now she’s also collecting bookmarks to donate locally—and she needs help from us. […]
Looks and Lines We Love
Super Mo, our Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2011 Bookmark Challenge Super Model, shows us what happens when you can’t decide which bookmark you want to wear. Love that look! Today’s […]
Collectors’ Bookmarks
Don, our bookmark-collecting friend, shares another hand-embroidered bookmark with us today. You can see much of his collection on his donmervin flickr pages. When I began the Needle and Thread: Stitching for […]
