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Susanna Leonard Hill’s Pretty Much World Famous 2nd Annual Holiday Writing Contest
Every now and then, much to her readers’ delight, Susanna Leonard Hill holds a writing contest on her blog. The entries are always a joy to read, and the prizes are pretty much amazing (this time it’s picture book manuscript critiques!). This is the first time I’ve entered one of these contests… and I want…
Read MoreThe Brain of a Small Jedi, or May the Force Be With You, Renn…
Some months ago I shared about a brave little boy as he headed into hospital for a five-day video EEG. We’ve since learned that what Renn is dealing with is Complex Partial Epilepsy. Life has been a roller-coaster of ups and downs, hoping he can adjust to medication, watching as seizure after seizure makes life…
Read MoreCounting Down the Days to the Holidays — In Poetry
This isn’t the post I’d planned for today, but my friend Jan shared an idea with me that I am enjoying so much that I pre-empted my own schedule to share it with you. Many people — especially families — enjoy Advent calendars at this time of year, whether ones that have pictures or lines…
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…
Read MoreInternational Dot Day
Every year on September 15th-ish, there is a wonderful celebration of creativity known as International Dot Day, based on the equally wonderful picture book by Peter H. Reynolds, The Dot. This year, over 500,000 — yes, over HALF A MILLION — people, mainly children in classrooms, are participating in Dot Day. Some are Skyping with…
Read MoreThank you, Julie Rowan-Zoch!
As I mentioned in a post a few days ago, I had a bit of a fall last week. One of my injuries was a cut on my head, which involved having staples (instead of stitches). Writing and blogging colleague, and Facebook friend Julie Rowan-Zoch was inspired to do an illustration that makes me want…
Read MoreAnd the winner of Raising Bookworms is…
KIRSTEN LARSON is the winner of my August giveaway. One copy of Emma Walton Hamilton’s Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment will be winging its way to Kirsten in the near future. Congratulations, Kirsten, and thanks to everyone who reads my blog and takes the time to comment.
Read MoreAddendum to Access to Books is Crucial for Kids — Ebooks in Developing Countries
A comment on my post yesterday jogged my memory, and prompted me to write this brief post highlighting how ebooks are becoming a valuable educational tool not only for the wealthier segment of the world’s population, but for those we might not expect. As with yesterday’s post, these links are not to be construed as…
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