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By: Bowie Style,
on 11/7/2012
also in the cath kidston christmas range are these fabulous swing tags. the pack of twenty tags tie with red string and feature ten different die cut designs (you get two of each). the CK design team have also created a box of 80 stickers in the same theme which come neatly rolled up in a box.
By: Bowie Style,
on 11/7/2012
we've had the cards, tags, and labels and now here is the wrapping paper from the 2012 christmas designs at cath kidston. the roll wrap is sold as a pack of three and each roll is three metres in length. designed to co-ordinate the designs are holly, deer, and red polka dots.
By: Bowie Style,
on 11/7/2012
i've concentrated more on british design with all the cath kidston reporting on P&P this week as i knew our american readers have had an awful lot to deal with after hurricane sandy, and of course the presidential election. im finishing off the cath kidston reports with a few christmas goodies spotted in store at liberty and am hoping all our american friends will be back up and running soon.
*Picture book for preschool through 2nd graders (Thanksgiving theme, talking animals)
*Bear as main character
*Rating: My daughter loves all these books (Bear Snores On, etc.), and so do I! The illustrations are so cute, and the story always holds her attention. (She loves animals!)
Short, short summary:
In Bear Says Thanks, Bear is hungry, but his cupboard is bare. Lucky for him, he has friends that bring him a food for a feast. It starts with little mouse and her pie, and then different animals come in–such as rabbit, wren, and so on–they bring plenty of food for everyone to share. And Bear makes sure to say thanks! But what can Bear contribute to the feast? Pick up a copy of the book to find out!So, what do I do with this book?
1. It is the perfect Thanksgiving book, but you could actually use it at any time of the year because it focuses on sharing and saying thanks. So, children can learn to say thank you to their friends, to be thankful for their friends and food, and to share with their friends, too. After reading it, ask children to tell you or draw/write about a time they said THANKS to a friend.
2. Bear doesn’t have any food to share, but he does have stories to share. What does this mean? This would be a good lesson to point out to children that you don’t always have to share material goods. Sometimes, helping someone, making them smile, cleaning up–is another way of sharing yourself and of saying you are thankful. You can set up opportunities at home or in the classroom for children to share their talents, like Bear shares his talent of storytelling.
3. If children were going to create a FRIEND feast, what would they have each person bring? Would it be the same as Bear and his friends (probably not!). You can do this as a shared writing activity. You can have the sentence stem: To the feast, I will bring strawberries. To the feast, I will bring pizza. Then students can copy their sentence and draw a picture to do with it, which can be then made into a classroom book!
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By: Christina Wald,
on 11/7/2012
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| Angela Johnson and Me sharing a table. Photo by her cousin Roz. |
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| I added color to this while I beat Troy and Cline at Scrabble... |
By: Barbara Kerley,
on 11/7/2012
By: Rene Colato Lainez,
on 11/7/2012
By: Mai Kemble,
on 11/7/2012
I wanted to wait to post this until I was sure all the images were available, but you can now buy not only adorable lingerie, but totes, jackets, hats, etc as well with the new Marie Antoinette inspired images... ;) I always try to mention that not all of these are my images- you can see which are mine by referencing my website under my "freelance images" link.
Thanks for checking it all out by clicking here! Use the left hand sidebar to select other mechandise categories!
:) I'm so happy to see these all on actual merch!! Never gets old!
4 Stars Animal Andy Kathy Sattem Rygg 144 Pages Ages: 8 to 12 .................... .................. Back Cover: Ten-year-old Andy Ohman is spending his summer working at the Aksarben City Zoo where his dad is the curator. There are rumors the city might close the zoo due to budget cuts. An anonymous donor has given the [...]
By: sketched out,
on 11/7/2012
Watching the detectives.
This is an old illustration that I’ve re-sketched in an effort to hone my new digital pencil skills.
And, yes, I know, I missed a day. But, come on, yesterday was a pretty big deal! I was distracted.
………………
I’ll try to include the list of sketchers on every one of my SkADaMo posts throughout the month. Otherwise, there are no other rules, regulations, themes, daily words, Facebook pages or anything else resembling organization. Just lots of sketching, commenting back and forth and hopefully lots of inspiration and craft honing!
If I forgot anyone, misspelled anyone’s name or any other heinous act was performed, please let me know and I’ll do my best to correct it.
Carry on sketchers!
SkADaMoers:
By: sketched out,
on 11/7/2012
Watching the detectives.
This is an old illustration that I’ve re-sketched in an effort to hone my new digital pencil skills.
And, yes, I know, I missed a day. But, come on, yesterday was a pretty big deal! I was distracted.
………………
I’ll try to include the list of sketchers on every one of my SkADaMo posts throughout the month. Otherwise, there are no other rules, regulations, themes, daily words, Facebook pages or anything else resembling organization. Just lots of sketching, commenting back and forth and hopefully lots of inspiration and craft honing!
If I forgot anyone, misspelled anyone’s name or any other heinous act was performed, please let me know and I’ll do my best to correct it.
Carry on sketchers!
SkADaMoers:
By: Tara Lazar,
on 11/7/2012
I’m lucky to be good friends with several very important book reviewers.
Like my neighbor, Ashley.
At 3:47 PM each Monday through Friday, as we wait at the bus stop for the big kids to come home, six-year-old Ashley recounts the books read aloud in her first grade classroom that day.
Don’t let the pigtails fool you. You thought Kirkus was tough? You haven’t heard Ashley.
But last month, Ashley bestowed her first starred review:
“It-was-an-old-book-about-a-monkey-who-was-eating-spaghetti-and-the-monkey’s-friend-wanted-to-play-with-her-but-the-monkey-didn’t-wanna-play-because-she-was-eating-spaghetti!”
“And it was really, really good!”
My mouth hung open.
I knew that book.
I loved that book—back when I had pigtails.
Thumbs clumsy with excitement, I fumbled my way through an Alibris search on my phone.
“That’s it!” said Ashley. “Order it!”
I did. And the waiting (and whining) began.
For days, cries of “But why isn’t it here yet?” echoed around our neighborhood.
“Be patient,” said Ashley.
“No,” I pouted.
But finally, the package arrived.
I ran to the bus stop.
I tore open the padded mailer.
And there it was:
MORE SPAGHETTI, I SAY! by Rita Golden Gelman, illustrated by Jack Kent (Scholastic, 1977).
“Read!” commanded Ashley.
We plunked down on the curb. I opened the cover—and two wires in my brain connected.
It had been *mumble mumble mumble* years since I’d held a copy of this book, but suddenly, I remembered the words before I read them.
I remembered the pictures before I saw them.
And I remembered how they worked together.
Humor. Friendship. Rhythm. Repetition. Brevity. The power of the page turn. The fun satisfaction of a mirror story.
All the elements I try to use in my own writing.
And this was one of the places I’d learned it first.
“Wow,” I whispered.
I couldn’t wait to write that night.
Ashley smiled. “Told you it was good,” she said.
So, awesome writers, as you seek inspiration this month while creating the books of the future, don’t forget to revisit the books of your past, too!
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to get a little writing done before making dinner.
We’re having spaghetti.
Ame Dyckman LOVES picture books. Sometimes she’ll even put them down long enough to write one of her own: BOY + BOT, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf; 2012); TEA PARTY RULES, illustrated by K.G. Campbell (Viking; Fall, 2013), WOLFIE AND DOT (working title), illustrator TBD (Little, Brown; TBD).
Ame lives in New Jersey with her family, pets (including a demanding-but-adorable squirrel named Willie) and book collection. Visit Ame at amedyckman.com, or on Twitter @AmeDyckman, where she Tweets “PB book reviews and random goofy thoughts.”
Ame is giving away a signed copy of BOY + BOT plus SWAG—bookmark, sticker, “Affirmative!” bracelet and mini Frisbee! Comment on this post AND complete the challenge to be entered (you’ll be asked to take the “PiBo Pledge” on December 1st to verify you have 30 ideas). A winner will be randomly selected in early December. Good luck!
By: PK,
on 11/7/2012
LATEST NEWS
Artie’s poem Ceiling to the Stars was published in the November print edition of California Kids! To read the poem online, please click on the illustration below.
Artie’s children’s story The Hummingbird Who Chewed Bubblegum is being published in a book collection by the Oxford University Press in India. More to come.
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By: Jenny,
on 11/7/2012
We will have our end-of-year event from 10:30 on 4 December in Emmarentia in Johannesburg. It will be an opportunity to talk about your illustrating and writing during the year as well as socialise with friends and colleagues. All are welcome. Please bring a plate to share. For address details, write to Jenny at SCBWI.SA.Gauteng@mweb.co.za
By: Lynn Alpert,
on 11/7/2012
By: PJ Hoover,
on 11/7/2012
Hope you all are having a great week! Thank you to everyone who entered to win the two amazing books!
The winner of
DEAR TEEN ME edited by Miranda Kenneally and E. Kristin Anderson (Zest, October 30, 2012)
is...
By: Roberta Baird,
on 11/7/2012
These wee mice will soon be frolicking across my blog/banner, but today they are for: 
The first snowflakes fell tonight in New England and I went out to hang with the girls in their coop. It’s starting to get pretty cold. I can’t help but worry about them, in my kind of lame, new-chicken-owner way. I worry they get too cold, even though i selected winter hardy breeds. I sat on their hay bale and one by one tucked them into my wool coat and warmed them up. Tatty fell asleep, Buffy looked comfy, Polly escaped and flew on top of my head. Luna wanted none of it and flew away. I came to terms with the fact that they’re not my farm animals- not only do i not have a farm, I only have four. I worry about them like I worry about any other creature I’m besotted with. They’re my outside pets. And if my neighbors looked out their window, they would’ve seen my sitting inside my lit chicken coop, with one girl on my head, another two sticking out of my coat and would’ve heard me singing to them. So be it. I’m the crazy chicken lady.
By: Jerry Beck,
on 11/7/2012
If you thought Disney/Dali’s Destino was a trip, check out Misaki Uwabo’s student film from Tama Art University in Tokyo. It’s nothing short of… well, I’ll let you decide if it’s genius or insane.
Personally I think this is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. It has no story and the animation is bizarre – but its exhilarating, and it makes me feel good.
(Thanks, Jake Parker)
By: Ruth Ayres,
on 11/7/2012
One of the reasons I appreciate the opportunity to lead professional development is I get to continue pushing myself to new understandings and deeper learning. Every time I speak or work with a… Read More 
By: Paula Pertile,
on 11/7/2012
By: Loree Burns,
on 11/7/2012
© Loree Griffin Burns
I hiked through my local MassAudubon Sanctuary this week and came across this guy snacking in the middle of a trail. I took some pictures, sure he’d take off as soon as he heard the shutter click. When he didn’t, I moved in closer, shooting all the while.
Nibble. Nibble. Nibble.
“Hello?”
Nibble. Nibble. Nibble.
“Are you deaf?”
Nibble. Nibble. Nibble.
What choice was there? I took the long way back to the car.
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By: Jason Boog,
on 11/7/2012
Some writers have discovered that writing a your manuscript by hand can produce better results than simply typing your novel.
Experiment as you write your quota for the day–write by hand and compare to the work you typed earlier this week. Lifehacker collected a few scientific reasons why writing works better than typing:
Dr. Virginia Berniger, who studies reading and writing systems and their relationship to learning processes, found that children’s writing ability was consistently better (they wrote more, faster, and more complete sentences) when they used a pen rather than a keyboard; these are, of course, subjects without a penchant for using either tool … The difference, Berniger notes, may lie in the fact that with writing, you use your hand to form the letters (and connect them), thereby more actively engaging the brain in the process. Typing, on the other hand, involves just selecting letters by pressing identical-looking keys.
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By: Rebecca (Becky) Fjelland Davis,
on 11/7/2012
World Bicycle Relief
In Africa
I may have found my calling. I'm determined, somehow, to set up a fund-raising effort so my trip to South Africa with students in May can be paired with raising money and awareness for this cause.
I am not sure yet what I will write about this....I guess that remains to be seen as it all unfolds.
it looks quite authentic even though it’s digital O_o
Lovely retro and innocent gift wrapping! A real change from all the serious and minimal styles we have - thanks - Alison