Why I Picked It Up: This was just one of those books. It’s the book that you see on multiple lists, New York Best Sellers, Amazon, Barnes and Noble. It’s the book that all your friends are reading. It’s the book you see in connection with all the other books you are reading. However, for […]
Book Review: Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, by Kwame Alexander
Why I Picked It Up: My youngest son is interested in music. He has been playing the guitar for a year and a half and is positive he will be a rock star when he’s older. As we were exploring Amazon’s recommendations for us, this book appeared. Rhys was automatically interested so we peeked inside. That’s […]
A Few Good Reads for the First Week
I have to admit that there is a twinge of jealousy as all of my teacher friends are preparing their classrooms, organizing materials, and preparing to welcome students back from the summer holiday. When I was in the classroom, this is the time every year that I would have to decide which books to read […]
Book Review: Let’s Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
Why I Picked It Up: In scanning the book store I found this gem hidden on a shelf in between many other picture books. When I pulled it out and saw the cover, I smiled. The two boys on the cover reminded me immediately of my older two sons! No doubt they will kill me […]
Poetry All Around Us
How I found this poem: I am not a great television “watcher”. To me, it is generally noise in the background while I cook, read, work on puzzles, etc. It’s not that I multitask, usually I am hardly paying attention to the television. However, when the iPad Air commercial came on, I gravitated towards the […]
Book Review: The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson
Why I Picked It Up: My sister who lives in England, introduced us to the character of the Gruffalo. We had no idea what it was, but she bought my kids cups and saucers with the Gruffalo on them. I immediately checked out the story. Why I Finished It: It’s a cute story. The story […]
