Hi, Educators! Usually on Wednesdays, I share something related to one of my books and how you can use it in your classroom or library. This week, though, I want to share about a new picture book by someone else–the lovely Nancy Bo Flood. Nature and compassion are the two
From Laura: Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Lydia Lukidis is one of those kidlit bloggers who is always so generous about celebrating other authors’ books (including mine). Plus she’s an all-around lovely person. And when I read her new book from Capstone, Deep, Deep Down:
As time flies faster and faster, sometimes whole seasons seem to disappear in a blur of whirling calendar pages! We’ve just moved, and home is chaotic. But summer is short, and I want to make sure I don’t miss the whole thing. So I’m looking at my book, Lion of
We’ve just moved–third time in five years. I’m exhausted, and I don’t know where anything is! Since I read so many books, I largely rely on library books (and novels are usually on Kindle) to feed my habit. But there are still those owned, physical books that must come with
Happy Children’s Book Week! I love seeing all the energy and excitement around books at this time of year, with all the special Days, Weeks, and Months! It does make me think, though, that we can bring more joy to readers by sharing our own joy about the books we
As my life gets busier, my reading time is eroding. Thus, my new vow: I am not going to read good books. You read that right. I am not going to read good books. Instead, I’m saving my reading time for great books. When I find myself thinking, “This is
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