What’s on my mp3 player? Antarctica on a Plate, by Alexa Thomson. To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that […]

What’s on my nightstand? Bread and Roses, Too, by Katherine Paterson. If you forced me to name a single favorite children’s author, I just might say Katherine Paterson. I’ve read many of […]

So far in the Bookmark Challenge, when we’ve talked about literacy on the blog, we’ve focused primarily on new and early readers. Nothing beats instilling an early love of reading and building […]

Even if you don’t have a Sony Reader or a Kindle or an iCanDoAnything, you can read digital books. In fact, you can read picture books, cover to cover, complete with the […]

As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the side effects of the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge has been an introduction to the world of bookmark collecting. […]

Caroline at Caroline’s Thread and Canvas shares with us some of the bookmarks she’s received for her Bookmark Challenge. This bookmark was stitched by Caroline’s friend, Leonora, who recently celebrated her 90th […]