A Few Family Snaps
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 Posted in Family | 6 Comments »There's so many different topics that I'm eager to tackle -- bullying, books for boys, slow reading, and many more -- but right now I'm just going to show some brag photos. Note: Did you like that use of the word ...
This Week’s Greatest Thing Ever: Around the Horn
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Posted in A Pirates Guide to First Grade, Around the Web, Bystander | 2 Comments »Just thought I'd share some recent enthusiasms: * Greg Ruth, illustrator of A Pirate's Guide to First Grade, is selling and autographing and shipping copies of the book. Pretty sure he's licking the stamps, too. * I have to say it: Maggie ...
Celebrate Children’s Book Day @ Washington Irving’s “Sunnyside” in Tarrytown, NY: 9/19
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 Posted in Current Events | 2 Comments »You should know that children's book impresarios Susan Brandes and Beth Vetare-Civitello have put together another spectacular lineup of authors and illustrators for this year's (13th annual?) Children's Book Festival. With more than 50 authors/illustrators on hand, the list is too ...
Good News from “The Wall Street Journal”
Monday, September 6th, 2010 Posted in A Pirates Guide to First Grade | No Comments »I returned from a wonderful camping trip at Forked Lake -- four families, three campsites, seventeen folks in all -- and found this great review for A Pirate's Guide to First Grade in The Wall Street Journal. This book has been ...
Music Video Weekend: “I’d Rather Go Blind”
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Posted in Music | No Comments »"Something told me it was over When I saw you and her talkin'" -- Ellington Jordan & Billy Foster I was happy to discover this new cover of the classic tune, "I'd Rather Go Blind," by pop-noir songstress, Gemma Ray. In ...