Welcome!
Your email will not be shared with anyone. Please consider joining the discussion. I welcome your comments on my blog pages here or on Facebook (click button below)
Be notified of new blog posts via email!
Blog Posts by Category
-
Recent Blog Posts
Tag Cloud
Archives
Tag Archives: Holidays
Nana Akua Goes to School
Nana Akua Goes to School By Tricia Elam Walker Illustrated by April Harrison Schwartz & Wade Books; 2020 What’s not to love in the picture book Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker?! It’s Grandparents Day at school. … Continue reading
Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom and Wishes
One of my beloved summer pastimes is the hunt for gleaming agates on the rocky North Shore of Lake Superior. Finding this book was like spotting a shiny agate among the gray pebbles—a hidden treasure glowing with rainbow stripes. Dream: A … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews for Ages 6-9, Especially For Teachers, Uncategorized
Tagged Challenges, Education, Holidays, Intergenerational, Legacy, Life stages, Resources, Values, Wisdom
Comments Off on Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom and Wishes
Resources to spark your creativity
Perhaps you’re not quite ready to dye live kittens in pastel colors after reading Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey, but it may spur you to get in touch with your creative side. Reading about real life Grandma … Continue reading
Posted in Activities and Resources, Especially For Teachers
Tagged Activities, Creativity, Holidays, Little Free Library, Women
Comments Off on Resources to spark your creativity
The Creative Age
Spring is busting out all over here in Michigan—finally, and I’m ready to celebrate “Mrs. Muddle style.” From the top of the stack today we have Mrs. Muddle’s Holidays by Laura F. Nielsen (Farrar Straus Giroux; ages 5-8.) Mrs. Muddle moves … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews for Ages 6-9
Tagged Activities, Creativity, Favorites, Grandparents, Holidays, Intergenerational, Women
Comments Off on The Creative Age