Hey gals, it is your lucky day! Not only is it Friday but you are getting two posts from me today. Go ahead, pinch yourself…this isn’t a dream. Just chalk it up to good, clean living. Linking up with my bud Sheila from Making the Most of Every Day for her “Read, Watch, Listen, Follow” […]
Archives for October 2016
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 14
Sweet friends, Talking about Caldecott Medal and Honor books today, girls. Hope these next few posts will be as much a treat for you to read as it is for me to write. You might remember that I was an art ed major in college (once I finally tried out everything else). I never taught […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 13
Dear Ones, As you’ve gotten to know me, you might have gathered that I am an animal lover, and if so, your deduction would be correct. I didn’t grow up with animals. But as an adult my pets have become my best friends and family. Especially during those lonesome years when I lived in Panama. […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 12
Huddle up, girls, because we are talking sports books today! Sports stories written by none other than Mike Lupica, syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and TV anchor for ESPN’s The Sports Reporters. I remember reading my first Mike Lupica book at home and PC stopping me to say ‘hey, that books is […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 11
Amigas! Bienvenidos! So glad you are here. I am feeling so much better about this whole “31 Days of Writing” business. I can’t tell you how pressured I was feeling. But I think I’ve got this thing in the bag now. Hurray! We are continuing today with fiction chapter books that feature a male main […]
31 Days of Children’s Books, Day 10
Sweet readers, hope your Monday is off to a great start. Yesterday I came up with the idea to review chapter books for boys this week. Because I had daughters, I was always kind of partial to reading books for/about girls. Not that there are really books that are strictly for boys or for girls […]