Archives
- May
- Norman Rockwell; Storyteller With a Brush by Beverly Gherman
- Armed Forces Day: It Too Is A Classic Love Story Well Worth The Telling….To Children!
- A Prayer for Farmers and For the Renewal of Interest in Classic Picture Books!
- Happy Mother’s Day to All the Moms and to All Those Who Deserve the Title!
- It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Seek and Find One… or a Bunch To Thank!
- May is for Remembering!
- It’s May 5th and Cinco De Mayo! Do You Know How to Celebrate with Your Young Reader and Why?
- National Day of Prayer: A Plea and Prayer Echoes in A Picture Book from 1945 to 2018!
- April
- Celebrate Children’s Book Week! It Recognizes the Wealth of Children’s Literature Since 1919!
- Celebrate Earth Day and Respect the Balance She Requires in the Use of Her Resources.
- “World Make Way: New Poems Inspired by Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art” – Edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins
- Find the Universal in Life in the Particulars of Poems Picked By Jack Prelutsky in “The 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury”
- Celebrate National Siblings Day With A Trip To “Fog Island.” It’s A Small Gem Not To Be Missed!
- A Great Picture Book Born of Following One’s Conscience…Even Years Later!
- Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. On the 50th Anniversary of His Death.
- Helping Young Readers Discover Their Poetic Side During National Poetry Month
- March
- The Easter Bunny That Overslept – Priscilla Friedrich, Otto Friedrich; illus. by Donald Saaf
- A Personal Passover
- Compassion Over Competition on Easter Sunday
- Major Praise for this Holy Week Easter Title
- Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic for SPRING!
- Way Back Wednesday: The Canon of Picture Books
- Irish Stories for St. Patrick’s Day
- “St. Patrick’s Day” by Anne Rockwell; pictures by Lizzy Rockwell
- Teach Your Children Well; How to Negotiate Feelings.
- February
- Celebrate Black History Month with Music!
- Celebrate Wilhelm Grimm’s Birthday AND the Chinese New Year with a Chinese Picture Book Version of “Little Red Riding Hood” Times Three!
- African American History Month: 1940’s America
- Let’s Honor Mr. Washington!
- Celebrate Presidents Day with a Terrific Picture Book for Young Readers!
- Happy Valentine’s Day from Cat and Liz’s Book Snuggery!
- Here’s Another Great Picture Book to Celebrate the Chinese New Year; Did You Know 2018 is the Year of the Dog?
- National Take Your Child To a Library Day!
- Punxsutawney Phil! It’s Your Day To Shine in the Sun….Or Not. It Depends on the Weather!!