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Well, the hot days of summer...and endless hours of freedom are coming to a close for school-aged children. On the first day of school each year, I presented my students with little booklets of end-of-summer and back-to-school poems. For this Poetry Friday, I am posting some of the poems that I included in those booklets
Here is the first stanza of Eve Merriam’s poem Leavetaking:
Vacation is over; It's time to depart. I must leave behind (Although it breaks my heart)
Like Anna and Grace, I’m having work done on my new home. I’m fortunate to be able to have renovations done while still living at my “other” house—the place that I have called home for nearly thirty-seven years.
In late December, I posted a couple of pictures of the built-in bookcases that we had installed in the upstairs office/library/den of our new home.
I’ve already begun filling the shelves—mostly with children’s picture books.
Because I have sooooo many books, my husband and I decided to have another built-in bookcase made for our upstairs hallway. Village Woodworking in Topsfield (MA) did such a wonderful job with our bookcases and china cabinet that we also decided to have them make us a media center with bookshelves, drawers, and other storage for our living room.
Our Built-in China Cabinet
Julia likes to visit the upstairs “library” at our new house, look at the picture books, pull some off of the shelves and “read” them. Sometimes, she insists on taking one of the picture books back over to HER side of the house.
I often grab my “gram cam” to snap pictures of Julia reading books.
Julia reading Secret Seahorse.
Julia reading Miss Mary Mack.
One of Julia’s new favorites isn’t a picture book. It’s Grace’s novel Dumpling Days. One night last week, she refused to go to bed without the book. On Wednesday afternoon, she sat on the floor of the family room quietly flipping through the pages and looking at the sketches that Grace included in her novel. That night, her dad told me she chose Dumpling Days over her favorite stuffed animal when he put her to bed.
Julia reading Dumpling Days yesterday afternoon.
Babies loving books! Is there anything better?
3 Comments on It's "Dumpling Days" for Julia!, last added: 1/28/2013
And that's so interesting about J. picking DD...do you think she picks up on your fondness for Grace and her books, or does she just like it, for mysterious reasons?
I ordered the “Dumpling Days” from Barnes and Noble and had it delivered to my new home. I wasn’t there when my daughter opened the package. For some reason, “Dumpling Days” appealed to Julia. I can’t say why. Yesterday, Julia and I spent quite a lot of time looking through Grace’s illustrations in the book. Julia appears to be fascinated by Grace’s illustrations in the book.
I think it's so interesting to see which books kids gravitate towards, especially when they for a very different age level! Tilly likes things way above her often... I have read The High Hills about 100 times this week and she sits through the whole thing.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted some pictures of the built-in bookcases that we had installed at our new home. I’ve already begun filling the shelves—even though we haven’t moved yet.
Julia likes to visit my “library,” look at all the pictures books, pull books off the shelves and “read” them. Sometimes, she insists on taking one of the books back over to her side of the house.
(BTW, we're planning to have another built-in bookcase made for our upstairs hallway. One can never have too many bookcases!)
I often grab my “gram cam” to snap pictures of Julia reading books.
Julia reading Miss Mary Mack.
Julia reading Merry Christmas, Ollie!
One of Julia’s new favorites isn’t a picture book. It’s Grace Lin’s Dumpling Days. One night last week, she refused to go to bed without the book. On Wednesday afternoon, she sat on the floor of the family room quietly flipping through the pages and looking at the illustrations/sketches that Grace included in her novel. That night, her dad told me she chose Dumpling Days over her favorite stuffed animal when he put her to sleep.
Your SUN poem "warmed" me. And your granddaughter is one lucky girl to be surrounded by so many books! Too funny that a novel is her current favorite. =)
Glad to see Julia with the books, Elaine. You are clever to have composed that poem "in the air'. Nice to have companion poems! You've given me an idea!
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Oh my goodness Elaine, Julia has gotten to be such a big little girl. OF COURSE she loves to read, how could she not. Beautiful bookcases! I never catch up on blogs, as much as I'd love to but something on facebook made me think to read yours tonight. I'm glad I did! Rebecca
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I know I’ve mentioned more than once on this blog that I LOVE writing animal mask poems. I have written dozens of them. A few years ago, I took the advice of my friends Grace Lin and Janet Wong and culled out all the poems about smaller animals and insects that children might observe in their backyards or find close to home for a collection. I also wrote some new poems. I had tentatively titled the collection Backyard Voices. Then I changed it to Listen! Listen! after I wrote the following poem to introduce my collection of animal mask poems:
Listen. Listen. Cup an ear.
Little creatures living near
Speak in voices we can hear.
One of the new poems that I wrote for Listen! Listen! is about insects that we hate to find invading our homes—TERMITES.
I love that Tastes so/Tastes so/Tastes so good! What a fun poem - and what a beautiful Julia. Lucky both of you! I missed you at NCTE, Elaine... xo, a.
In The Big Whopper, the second book of Patricia Reilly Giff’s early chapter book series The ZigZag Kids, it’s Discovery Week at the Afternoon Center. And Destiny Washington wants to think of something new to discover.
Instead, she ends up telling a really big whopper — that she’s distantly related to George Washington.
And then she doesn’t know what to do about it.
Let’s see what today’s guest reviewer has to say.
Today’s reviewer: Julia
Age: 8
I like: Volleyball, horses and playing with my friends.
This book was about: A girl tells a story about that her great-grandfather is George Washington, but he’s really Abraham Washington. Then she knows she told a big whopper, and she doesn’t want her teacher to know.
The best part was when: Two older high school kids pushed a big cart of paper and the kids got to ride in it.
I was surprised when: Destiny said who she was related to.
This book taught me: It’s easier to tell the truth. That way your stomach doesn’t get tied in knots.
Three words that best describe this book are: “Lying.” “Funny. “ “Honesty.” At the end, Destiny is honest.
My favorite line or phrase in the book is: “Abrehem Washington Father of our Kuntry. My greatest great grandfather. ” And “Telling fibs was not the way they did things at the Zelda A. Zigzag After School Center.”
You should read this book because: It teaches other kids not to lie. And Destiny, too.
You can see Cora’s review of the first book in the series here.
Or, you can learn more about Patricia Reilly Giff by:
The other day, I glanced at my Pandora, and it hit me that the singer Jason Derulo was actually Jay Sean Derulo. (If you don’t know who I’m talking about, good for you.) I was amazed – how had I not realized this before?! Because it’s not true. They’re actually two different people, but at least in looking it up, I stumbled upon this gem of a mash-up. [YouTube]
What great bookshelve and storage!
And that's so interesting about J. picking DD...do you think she picks up on your fondness for Grace and her books, or does she just like it, for mysterious reasons?
I love the fact that she does!
libby
Libby,
I ordered the “Dumpling Days” from Barnes and Noble and had it delivered to my new home. I wasn’t there when my daughter opened the package. For some reason, “Dumpling Days” appealed to Julia. I can’t say why. Yesterday, Julia and I spent quite a lot of time looking through Grace’s illustrations in the book. Julia appears to be fascinated by Grace’s illustrations in the book.
I think it's so interesting to see which books kids gravitate towards, especially when they for a very different age level! Tilly likes things way above her often... I have read The High Hills about 100 times this week and she sits through the whole thing.