Beep Beep! Coming through! An Explorastory theme on buses! Books: “I’m Your Bus” by Marilyn Singer “The Wheels on the Bus: A Book with Parts […]
Definitely Not Your Mother of the Year
The title, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, by Alina Bronsky refers to the Tartar ethnic background of the characters and hints at the story line. Rosa Achmetowna, […]
The 2012 Edgar Award Nominations
Each year the Mystery Writers of America hand out the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (commonly called The Edgars) for the best in mystery published in […]
Peculiar
Illustrated with vintage postcards that beg for a backstory, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (by Ransom Riggs) starts off as a typical teen novel […]
Eric Carle
For decades, Eric Carle has been a proclaimed author and illustrator of some of the most iconic picture books for children. Some of his best […]
Giraffes
Who’s super tall, has a great long neck, and is covered in spots? A giraffe, of course! This week’s ExploraStory focused on these magnificent creatures. […]
Brushing your Teeth
We learned about something important this week in Explorastory: Keeping your teeth clean! I showed the kids a toothbrush, toothpaste and floss. We talked about […]
A Graphic Novel of Obsession: The Night Bookmobile
“In fact, the books seemed to belong to many different libraries. I wondered if Mr. Openshaw was running around stealing books from all these places […]
