My Miscellany
Posted by: boni
In lieu of a well-written, thoughtful post about any one topic, I give you small bites of several:
1. Share a Story, Shape A Future!
The wonderful blogging literacy event happens THIS WEEK and has tons of information and ideas about reading to kids. Is there anything more important you can do for a child? I think not. Please go check it out.
2. Please get your hands on this book and read it:
I want to spend more time telling you why, in fact I'd like to dedicate a huge old post to the *genius* of Jonah Winter (although I probably already have in the past... but he would deserve another one for this book alone)(and no, although my maiden name is Winter, we are not related and I don't know him), but I am ridiculously busy this month and I'm already falling behind and I don't want to forget to shout it out. You want to be at the forefront of good books, right? Think of it this way: I read probably 600-1000 picture books a year and this one will likely be at or near the top of my Best list at the end of 2010. People came from other rooms of my house to join us last night as we read this book because it sounded just so darn interesting! And it is that, in addition to being a rollicking fun read. I've said this before, I know: Jonah Winter has V-O-I-C-E. Wow.
3. The Marquette Alger Reading Council is hosting me for school visits and a par-tay at the Peter White Public Library over in Marquette, Michigan this Thurs-Sat. And in two weeks I'm headed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a week of fast-paced fun with the lovely Apple Blossom Books. I'm really excited about all of it! But, I am also busily preparing and trying NOT to get distracted by all things Internet. So, if you notice my absence hereabouts or thereabouts or allabouts, that's why.
Read on!
:)
1. Share a Story, Shape A Future!
The wonderful blogging literacy event happens THIS WEEK and has tons of information and ideas about reading to kids. Is there anything more important you can do for a child? I think not. Please go check it out.
2. Please get your hands on this book and read it:
I want to spend more time telling you why, in fact I'd like to dedicate a huge old post to the *genius* of Jonah Winter (although I probably already have in the past... but he would deserve another one for this book alone)(and no, although my maiden name is Winter, we are not related and I don't know him), but I am ridiculously busy this month and I'm already falling behind and I don't want to forget to shout it out. You want to be at the forefront of good books, right? Think of it this way: I read probably 600-1000 picture books a year and this one will likely be at or near the top of my Best list at the end of 2010. People came from other rooms of my house to join us last night as we read this book because it sounded just so darn interesting! And it is that, in addition to being a rollicking fun read. I've said this before, I know: Jonah Winter has V-O-I-C-E. Wow.
3. The Marquette Alger Reading Council is hosting me for school visits and a par-tay at the Peter White Public Library over in Marquette, Michigan this Thurs-Sat. And in two weeks I'm headed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a week of fast-paced fun with the lovely Apple Blossom Books. I'm really excited about all of it! But, I am also busily preparing and trying NOT to get distracted by all things Internet. So, if you notice my absence hereabouts or thereabouts or allabouts, that's why.
Read on!
:)