Schools often celebrate their annual ending with field day, assemblies, graduations, and parties – a two-week conclusionary hurrah. With or without the celebrations, it’s time to say goodbye. Highlighting books that include sentimental hopes for future endeavors feels like a good way to close out this school year – books that substitute for the yearbookContinue reading “Goodbye 2019-2020”
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Choice
Last night my daughter suggested we play a board game we had purchased at a thrift store but never figured out how to play. Why not? This shelter-in-place time has been great for that sort of thing – trying things we’ve always meant to try. The game was about choice. And, I won. Most likelyContinue reading “Choice”
Change
It didn’t take long for life to flip upside down. As an elementary school librarian without a library, students or books, my role has changed. I can still read to my kids and have opportunities to recommend books – but only electronically. For chemo families, much of this situation feels familiar: after receiving unexpected news,Continue reading “Change”
Giraffes
Have you noticed an increase in giraffe books lately? I’ll mention three that I’ve added to my collection. If you go to Kohl’s this month, you may notice a stuffed giraffe and it’s coordinating book by Jory John and Lane Smith called Giraffe Problems. It is one of those wonderful stories of new friendship andContinue reading “Giraffes”
Art
While working on my bachelor’s degree, I optimistically took an art class intended for elementary school teachers. It filled a requirement, and I thought it might help in future author/illustrator endeavors. It didn’t go as I had hoped. I received an A in the course, but sketches of wine bottles and cloth napkins aren’t practicalContinue reading “Art”
Welcome to my book blog :-)
On the first day of working at a school, the most important question to answer is… “What do you want the students to call you?” For a classified employee, a common option is to add “Miss” to your first name, combining the expected display of respect with the intimacy of first name usage. During myContinue reading “Welcome to my book blog :-)”
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