November has perfect reading weather, don’t you think? So let’s dig into this feast of books! We have lots of books here so I broke it up into categories First up…. The Historical Perspective We celebrate Thanksgiving because of the first Thanksgiving, so it seems like a good place to start our book recommendations. You…
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Saturday Story Time–Tomorrow’s Alphabet
I was looking through some pictures and came across these that I'd forgotten about. Are you familiar with Tomorrow's Alphabet? It's a pretty clever idea. For each letter of the alphabet, there's an example of what it changes into. Like, "Y is for wool, tomorrow's yarn." I read it to my class as an introduction…
It’s Summertime…
It's the middle of July! How did that happen? I hope you're enjoying lazy days by the pool, sipping cool drinks, and losing yourself in breezy romance novels. Yeah. Me neither. People keep asking me if I'm enjoying my summer and I tell them no. Then I mention something about preparing to transition to the…
December Book-a-Day 22: It’s Christmas, David!
Book David's at it again in It's Christmas, David! This time he's trying to peek at presents and steal cookies. And of course we'll find nakey David running down the street again, this time in boots and mittens! Be warned if you intend to read this to a school class that David also discovers the…
December Book-a-Day 21: The Polar Express
For the first time since I was a student, I'm enjoying a snow day. Although today would be my last pick for a snow day. I have Christmas presents to give the kids and we didn't get to wrap up any of our Christmas activities. No Christmas tree crafts, no gingerbread cookies. 🙁 And today…