Posts by Beth
From the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 3a, Emerging Readers
This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on June 5, 2011. The ages of 5 to 8 years mark a time of great transition in a child’s life. Starting kindergarten and then “real” school, moving beyond the familiar (and even for a child who has been in daycare, school is going to be a different experience),…
Read MoreIn the Meadow — Perfect Picture Book Friday
I continue my series encouraging people to look closely at nature, with today’s quiet, lovely book choice. Title: In the Meadow Author: Yukiko Kato Illustrator: Komako Sakai Publisher: New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2008 (originally published in Japan)
Read MoreWhat Do Katherine Anne Porter and The Great American Mousical Have in Common?
Katherine Anne Porter was an essayist, novelist, social critic, Pulitzer Prize winner, who learned to be a survivor from an early age, and whose writings reflected her understanding that no matter how difficult life gets, one must hold on and go forward. As a brief biography on the PBS website states, “Often concerned with the…
Read MoreGratitude
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in Canada. As in the United States, many families have a tradition of taking a moment before the Thanksgiving meal to go around the table, each sharing something for which they are grateful. I’d like to invite you all to join me around my virtual Thanksgiving table, as I share some…
Read MoreFrom the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 2b, Books to Read to Little Ones
This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 31, 2011 There is no perfect time to read a story to a little one … Any time is the perfect time to read a story to a little one. As I said in my first post about reading to the littlest ones, reading aloud can begin…
Read MoreFrom the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 2a, Reading to the Littlest Ones
This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 26, 2011. As Emma Walton Hamilton points out in her book Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment, it is never too early to begin reading to a child. Even before the baby is born, reading to him/her can be a way of bonding, of…
Read MoreA Closer Look — Perfect Picture Book Friday
As I said in my post on Monday, October 1st, in which I celebrated the birthdays of nature lovers (and authors) Beverley Brenna, Julie Andrews, and Jimmy Carter, my Perfect Picture Book choices for the month of October will focus on nature, and on looking closely at the natural world around us. Appropriately, today’s choice…
Read More10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert, illustrated by Rex Ray
Over a year ago, on my old blog, I posted a series about picture books that deal with bullying in one form or another. Those posts will be appearing on this blog as part of my “Looking Back and Moving Forward” archival re-posts. However, I wanted to focus on one of the books I mention…
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