Originally posted on Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award:
Wise words from Philip Pullman, who received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2005: Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play. If you don’t give a child food, the damage quickly becomes visible.…
Originally posted on Anaiah Press:
We have a great selection of children’s books! Check them out below. A mysterious message on a scrap of paper. A shadowy group whose motives are unclear. A political struggle that pits friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor, and father against son.Eleven-year-old Benjamin Pembroke’s safe, sheltered life is turned upside-down when he…
Today I am interviewing Ashley Davidson-Fisher the author of a great new book entitled La Petite Josette En Provence: Children’s Book- Bilingual English and French. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? One day at university, after I had returned to the US from being in France for two years, my … More Author Interview with Ashley Davidson-Fisher
If I could give more than five stars to a book, I would definitely give them to One Small Spark by Jackie Minniti. This book is beautifully written and rich in history and character development as well. The Pembroke family, through fictional characters, give credibility to the story of our nation’s history through the eyes … More Book Review – One Small Spark by Jackie Minniti
I happened across this book and the author, Amy Windfield, at a bookstore this morning and couldn’t resist it! This is a perfect book for a young pre-reader and reader as well who are always asking those wonderful “why” questions. The answers are true to form along with the recommendations for new parents at the … More Mama, Why Do Babies Cry?
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Lone Star Ink Conference at the Library in downtown Dallas, Texas. I hope there will be more to come. Even though I wasn’t able to attend the Boot Camp on Thursday night, or the Friday sessions (Grandma duty called), I had heard many fantastic comments … More A Conference Dweller – My Day at the Lonestar Ink Writer’s Conference
In Jupiter Storm by Marti Dumas published by Plum Street Press, we are introduced to a ten-year-old budding scientist named Jacquelyn Marie Johnson. Jackie enjoys taking care of the plants in the front yard and the wildness of the unattended backyard. When the story opens, Jackie is calling her five rambunctious brothers in from outside by delivering a stern … More Jupiter Storm – Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018
A great set of books for teaching science and social studies. … More Swift Walker Journeys – Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018
As a retired teacher, I am always on the lookout for books that will bring something beneficial to the classroom. Eugenia Chu’s wrote this wonderful book for her son when she could not find children’s books utilizing the Chinese language. I, for one, am so glad she created this little gem! It begins when Brandon is … More Brandon Makes Jiao Zi – Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018
Nittak Hullo Chito Na Yukpa is the way to say Merry Christmas in Choctaw. It is pronounced: nit-tak hol-loh chi-toh nah yohk-pah http://www.choctawschool.com/media/31736/nittak_hullo_chito_na_yukpa.mp3 Each word has its own meaning: nittak (nit-tak) = day hullo (hol-loh) = holy chito (chi-toh) = big na yukpa = happy In other words, Happy Big Holy Day! If you would like to … More Choctaw Christmas
Gianna the Great 