Year: 2006

  • This article made me very mad this week. The author of the editorial slams children’s librarians for not offering the “classics” of children’s literature on their reading lists. He says that we are doing a disservice to children by pointing them to the “formula fiction.” Why not assign books that ask students to use their…

  • Sunset
  • We had the freakiest, most awesome lightening storm last night! It started around 10 o’clock, and at first I thought it was the fireworks since I was told they start at 10:00. Raf went outside and came back in and said, “It’s a thunderstorm!” So I went out there and watched it for a while.…

  • Amanda reminded me that I should be blogging some of the memorable books that I’ve been reading lately. And there have been a few, if you like Y.A. One of the best books I have read recently has been Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin. It is about a girl who wakes up one morning and finds…

  • Bird