Like Thomas Jefferson, I Need Books
Jamestown Settlement In April, I traveled across Virginia with my daughter and 125 of her fourth grade classmates. We took a whirlwind tour of important sites ...
Category: How to encourage reading
Mo Willems: My Favorite Picture Book Author
Picture books. We can all name favorites, but have you found the ones with the very incorrigible pigeon begging to stay up late? Or the idealistic pig and her...
Summer Reading: Ideas for Kids
Only two weeks into summer vacation, and it’s started already. I’m not going to mention the “b word.” I forbid my children to use the “b word”, because they h...
Barnes and Noble to Team Up with Microsoft
A few months ago, I wrote a post about how the future of books depended on Barnes and Noble. Recently I heard some encouraging news: Barnes and Noble is joinin...
Children’s Book Week 2012
My kids have spoiled me; they eagerly seek out books and love trips to the library. But I know not all moms share this luxury, and that for many kids reading f...
Liebster Awards
Besides being a word nerd, I’m also an extrovert, so I love meeting new people. Thanks to the power of modern technology, I don’t have to live in a...