Posts by Beth
Blogging by the letter (and sharing a book)
After the events of last week, it’s difficult to get back to blogging as usual, but I am going to try. In an effort to keep me on course with my blogging here this year, I’ve decided to take inspiration from the A-Z Challenge that happens every April. Don’t worry – I won’t post daily!…
Read MoreTwo Kids’ Books That Bring Home the Harsh Reality of Residential Schools in Canada
Reading to learn, reading to seek justice — in the spirit of #WeNeedDiverseBooks, I’m exploring two books today about Residential Schools in Canada. First Nations children were still being taken from their homes and forced to attend residential schools when I was in school. I am grateful that these schools are no longer in existence.…
Read MoreHappy Halloweensie!
I can’t let this day go by without alerting you to the delightful treats (in the form of delectable morsels of stories) available at Susanna Leonard Hill’s stellar blog. Yes! It’s the annual HALLOWEENSIE story contest! (The SIXTH annual, no less.) There’s not much time left to get a story written and entered (you have…
Read MoreSummer Reading — Time for Recommendations
It’s time to wind down the blog for the summer here at By Word of Beth. How are you planning to spend your summer? While I’ll still be editing (if you’re looking for a freelance editor, check my services out at Flubs2Fixes), and I’ll still be writing, I’ll be taking things a bit easier than…
Read MoreThe Restoration of Otto Laird by Nigel Packer — Book Recommendation
Title: The Restoration of Otto Laird Author: Nigel Packer Publisher: London: Sphere, 2014. Genre: Adult fiction Theme: self-renewal, aging Opening Sentences: It was not uncommon, these days, for Anika Laird to return from one of her morning trips to town to find her husband standing naked in the kitchen window. The first time it happened…
Read MoreWHO can Read Aloud to Older Adults and Isolated People — the series finale
In the almost ten years (!) since I wrote this series of blog posts under the umbrella heading of “reading aloud to the elderly,” there have been many changes in the world. Terminology has changed, so that I’ve found it important to change the word “elderly” to older people, despite the fact that it has…
Read MoreSpring = Growth, Possibilities, Energy, Hope
On the prairies where I live, April is a time when we’re usually emerging from a cold, snowy, difficult winter. This winter was an anomaly, but there’s still the feeling of emerging from a tunnel into the open air. The sunshine is warm again, the birds are singing, and the crocuses (okay, croci) are blooming…
Read MoreApril Fool Phyllis! — reprise over at Susanna Hill’s
No foolin’! To celebrate the fact that Perfect Picture Book Friday is on April Fool’s Day, there’s a reprise of my post about Susanna Leonard Hill’s delightful APRIL FOOL, PHYLLIS! over on Susanna’s blog. (For those not in the know, Susanna is the originator and host of Perfect Picture Book Friday.) Thanks, Susanna! You are…
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