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Of Mice and Cats
Fredle is a young mouse, full of curiosity and ready for adventure. After eating too much Peppermint Patty in Cynthia Voigt’s Young Fredle, he is […]
Travel to Bhutan
You may remember Bhutan as the country that prides itself on being more concerned with its citizens’ Gross National Happiness than the GDP, a country that did […]
Trains
Rereading Donald Crews’ classic picture book “Freight Train” was the inspiration for this week’s storytime. This is a great book to teach colors, shapes, and […]
Piggies
For the pig theme today, I opened with a pig puppet. I allowed all the kids to come up and pet the piggy.The books we […]
Mystery, History & Wine = an Engaging read
Do you enjoy wine? Check! Are you interested in American History? Check! Would you like to read a great mystery series? Check! I have the perfect suggestion […]
Using Building Blocks – Watermarks
Adding a Watermark to a Document Watermarks are text or pictures that appear behind document text. They often add interest or identify the document status, […]
Most Marvelous Companions
My favorite book of the year didn’t win the Newbery Award and it didn’t win the Caldecott Award. It could have, in my opinion, but […]
Stories from the Coop
There are trends in children’s literature, just as in fashion and other endeavors. 2010 was a very good year for chickens in picture books! When […]