“When will the germs go away?” four-year-old Lilly asks me. My granddaughter has begun to express anxiety about COVID 19, and concern
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“When will the germs go away?” four-year-old Lilly asks me. My granddaughter has begun to express anxiety about COVID 19, and concern
…Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how young children (3-6-years-old) are processing the stay-at-home quarantine and COVID 19. Children of this age group often exhibit magical thinking about the world and their place in it, and I imagine there are many stories you can share about the little ones
…Recently, my granddaughter Lilly came to visit – it was early on in the “self-quarantine” process for COVID 19, so we
…(Reading with my grandmother and sister, circa 1952)
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Dear Readers,
Both of my granddaughters, Lilly and Stassi, are finishing up the second half of preschool. Soon they will be kindergartners! I’d like to share with
…Dear Readers,
It is with great pride that I present my first illustrated picture book!
I wrote and illustrated this picture book with Christian Faith Publishing. I
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Every semester, I encourage my students in the Master of Science in Teaching Literacy Program to increase their personal consumption of children’s and young adult literature. I tell them, that to teach readers and writers, they must be readers and writers themselves. I add that it helps to know
…I think it’s most appropriate to share a picture book that I found by chance at a Scholastic Book Fair. It’s entitled The Magician’s Hat. I love the story behind the story! Malcolm Mitchell, a top wide receiver for the New England Patriots, is
…I just learned that Hello, Lighthouse won the 2019 Caldecott Award! I reviewed it in one of my previous posts.
Unfortunately, the winner of the Newbery Award was not even on my radar screen! I have ordered it today! It’s entitled
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