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April is
Mathematics Awareness Month. First celebrated in 1986 as Mathematics Awareness Week, the goal of this celebration is to to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. In 1999 this weeklong celebration was extended to encompass the entire month of April.
Here is one of my favorite math-themed poems.
Arithmetic
by Carl Sandburg
Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head.
Arithmetic tell you how many you lose or win if you know how many you had before you lost or won.
Arithmetic is seven eleven all good children go to heaven -- or five six bundle of sticks.
Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer.
Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky -- or the answer is wrong and you have to start all over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
If you take a number and double it and double it again and then double it a few more times, the number gets bigger and bigger and goes higher and higher and only arithmetic can tell you what the number is when you decide to quit doubling.
Arithmetic is where you have to multiply -- and you carry the multiplication table in your head and hope you won't lose it.
If you have two animal crackers, one good and one bad, and you eat one and a striped zebra with streaks all over him eats the other, how many animal crackers will you have if somebody offers you five six seven and you say No no no and you say Nay nay nay and you say Nix nix nix?
If you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast and she gives you two fried eggs and you eat both of them, who is better in arithmetic, you or your mother?
In
Sandburg's Arithmetic (1995), an animated short based on the poem, Carl Sandburg narrates a beautifully illustrated film produced by Lynn Smith. You can preview the film below.
For a more mathematically inclined poem, here's one on my favorite irrational number.
Piby Wislawa SzymborskaThe admirable number pi:
three point one four one.
All the following digits are also just a start,
five nine two because it never ends.
It can’t be grasped,
six five three five, at a glance,
eight nine, by calculation,
seven nine, through imagination,
or even
three two three eight in jest, or by comparison
four six to anything
two six four three in the world.
The longest snake on earth ends at thirty-odd feet.
Same goes for fairy tale snakes, though they make it a little longer.
The caravan of digits that is pi
does not stop at the edge of the page,
but runs off the table and into the air,
over the wall, a leaf, a bird’s nest, the clouds, straight into the sky,
through all the bloatedness and bottomlessness.
Oh how short, all but mouse-like is the comet’s tail!
How frail is a ray of starlight, bending in any old space!
Meanwhile
two three fifteen three hundred nineteenmy phone number your shirt size
the year nineteen hundred and seventy-three sixth floor
number of inhabitants sixty-five cents
hip measurement two fingers a charade and a code,
in which we find how blithe the trostle sings!
and please remain calm,
and heaven and earth shall pass away,
but not pi, that won’t happen,
it still has an okay
five,
and quite a fine
eight,
and all but final
seven,
prodding and prodding a plodding eternity
to last.
Let's move from pi to twin primes. You needn't watch the entire video, but Harry Baker spins a love poem for lonely prime numbers in the early minutes. You need to hear it.
Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Karen Barbour, is a collection of 16 poems on calculators, division, multiplication, fractions, time, and other mathematical topics. Here's an example.
Nature Knows Its Mathby Joan Bransfield GrahamDividethe year
into seasons,
four,
subtractthe snow then
addsome more
green,
a bud,
a breeze,
a whispering
behind
the trees,
and here
beneath the
rain-scrubbed
sky
orange poppies
multiply.
Poem © Joan Bransfield Graham, 1997. All rights reserved.
I've written about math and poetry before. Check out
M is for Mathematical, a post from my 2013 National Poetry Month Project.
I'll wrap this up with this helpful video on The Mathematics of Poetry: Rhythm, Meter, and Rhyme.
That's it for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our next celebration.
April is
National Garden Month. The National Garden Bureau worked with 23 national horticultural organizations to legislate National Garden Week. Former President Reagan signed the Proclamation on April 18, 1986 and National Garden Week was celebrated for the first time in April of 1987. In 2003 the celebration was designed to encompass the entire month of April, and National Garden Month was celebrated for the first time.
Busy in the Garden, written by George Shannon and illustrated by Sam
Williams, is a collection of 24 poems that captures the joys of the garden.
Dig a little.
Dig a lot.
Dig a brand-new garden spot.
Plant a little.
Plant a lot.
Plant the seeds and bulbs you bought.
Wait a little.
Wait a lot.
Wait much longer than you thought.
Pick a little.
Pick a lot.
Share the best bouquet you've got!
Poem © George Shannon. All rights reserved.
I Heard it From Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden, written by Juanita Havill and illustrated by Christine Davenier, is a magical collection of poems, by turns both whimsical and scientific, about growing things. Here's the poem that opens the book.
When I Grow Up
In the still chill of a winter night
seeds on the gardener's bench
rattle their packets
with chattering.
"When I grow up,
I'm going to be . . . "
"The biggest watermelon."
"Greenest spinach."
"Toughest kale."
"A rutabaga round as the world."
"An everywhere zucchini vine."
"Cornstalk so tall I touch the sky."
Little seeds
with big plans,
chittering, chattering,
except for one,
not a murmur from his packet.
Hey, little seed,
what about you?
What will you be
when you grow up?
In the still chill of the winter night:
"I'm going to be FIRST!"
And the radish is right.
Poem © Juanita Havill. All rights reserved.
One Leaf Rides the Wind, written by Celeste Davidson Mannis and illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung, is set in a Japanese garden where a young girl counts the things she sees, like bonsai, koi, and lotus flowers. The left side of each spread contains an illustration of the objects being counted. On the right side of each spread is the printed numeral, a haiku describing the objects, and a footnote introducing readers to various aspects of a traditional Japanese garden. The book ends with a brief description of the Japanese garden and some information about haiku.
Here is an example.
9Hoping for some crumbs,
they nibble at my fingers.
Nine glittering koi.
Koi fish are admired for their colorful appearance and
hardiness. They are also a popular symbol of
determination and strength. Ancient legend tells of a koi
fish that struggled up a huge waterfall in order to be
transformed into a dragon.
Text and Poem © Celeste Davidson Mannis. All rights reserved.While this book isn't about gardens, it contains a favorite poem.
Bronzeville Boys and Girls, written by Gwendolyn Brooks and illustrated by Faith Ringgold, is a collection of 34 poems that celebrates living in an urban setting. Every poem is titled for a child or children from the neighborhood.
Tommyby Gwendolyn BrooksI put a seed into the ground
And said, "I'll watch it grow."
I watered it and cared for it
As well as I could know.
One day I walked in my back yard,
And oh, what did I see!
My seed had popped itself right out,
Without consulting me.
Poem © Gwendolyn Brooks. All rights reserved.I'll wrap up today with a poem from another book that is not about gardening.
Always Wondering: Some Favorite Poems of Aileen Fisher, written by Aileen Fisher and illustrated by Joan Sandin, is a collection of 80 poems organized around the themes Think about People, Suddenly, Such Things as These, and Whoever Planned the World.
Package of Seedsby Aileen FisherThey can't see their pictures,
they can't read the label--
the seeds in a package--
so how are they able
to know if they're daisies
or greens for the table?
It sounds like a fancy,
it sounds like a fable,
but you do the sowing,
the weeding, the hoeing,
and they'll do the knowing
of how to be growing.
Poem © Aileen Fisher. All rights reserved.That's it for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our next celebration.
April is National Frog Month. Found on every continent, frogs and toads (which are just a type of frog) are amphibians belonging to the order Anura. Coming in a wide array of sizes and colors, there are more than 6000 species of frogs worldwide. Perhaps most surprising to many is the fact that frogs have existed on the earth for more than 200 million years. This fact leads nicely into my first choice for today's celebration.
Tadpole Rex, written and illustrated by Kurt Cyrus, is a story told in verse that includes dinosaurs, the story of a frog's growth and possible connection to these extinct creatures, and bold artwork with up-close and personal views of a range of creatures. And really, what reader wouldn't fall in love with a book that begins this way?
Deep in the goop of a long-ago swamp,
a whopping big dinosaur went for a stomp.
Stomp! went the dinosaur. Squish! went the goop.
Up came the bubbles--
Bloop.
Bloop.
Bloop.
The life cycle of the frog, the demise of the dinosaurs, the explosion of amphibians in the class aura--it's all here in a perfect combination of poetry and science. For those needing a bit more information, Cyrus has added an author's note that explains the "inner tyrannosaur" reference and shares a bit of frog history. Here's an excerpt.
Frogs really did live alongside tyrannosaurs and triceratops. In fact, frogs existed 100 million years before these particular dinosaurs evolved. Fossils show that some prehistoric frogs had short legs, while others had long. Some had wide heads, others narrow. And many, like Rex, had well-developed teeth. Frogs came in all shapes and sizes, just as they do today.
The author's note ends with information about the challenges that frogs face today--pollution, climate change, habitat loss, and more.
Toad by the Road: A Year in the Life of These Amazing Amphibians, written by Joanne Ryder and illustrated by Maggie Kneen, is a collection of 26 poems about the life cycle of the toad. Grouped by season—Spring-Summer, Summer, Late Summer-Fall, and Winter-Spring—each section contains from five to seven poems. On nearly every page readers will find a poem, illustration and brief bit of informational text. Most poems are told in the voice of a toad or group of tadpoles or toads. Here is one of my favorite poems from the book.
Zap, ZapMy tongue is a tool—
Far better than most—
For catching my breakfast,
Though I shouldn't boast.
It's long and it's swift
And it's covered with goo.
I flick it at cricket
And stick him like glue.
This poem is accompanied by the following bit of informational text.
A toad waits and watches an insect or worm creep near. Then it flicks out its sticky tongue to catch it prey. The toad swallows its meal whole and then wipes its mouth clean.
Poem and text ©Joanne Ryder. All rights reserved.Marsh Music, written by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Robert Noreika, is a story in verse in which ten different species of frogs meet in a marsh to begin a concert that lasts through the night. Here is how it begins.
The rain has stopped.
Night is coming.
The pond awakes with
quiet humming.
Maestro frog hops to the mound
As night begins to fill with sound.
Peepers
peep pe-ep, peep, peep.
They have had a good day’s sleep!
Chorus frogs are hard to see.
Hear them chirping
do re mi.
Then the other frogs come in.
Soon the concert will begin.
Text ©Marianne Berkes. All rights reserved.
Back matter of the book includes a glossary of musical terms, as well as information about the species of frogs in the story. “The Cast” of amphibian performers includes “Maestro” Bullfrog, Spring Peepers, Chorus Frogs, American Toads, Green Frogs, Narrow-mouthed Toads, Wood Frogs, Pig Frogs, Green Tree Frogs, Leopard Frogs, and Barking Tree Frogs.
Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs, written and illustrated by Douglas Florian, is a collection of 21 poems that introduces readers to all manner of amphibians and reptiles, including polliwogs, the midwife toad, glass frog, wood frog, red-eyed tree frog, bullfrog, poison-dart frog, and spring peepers. Here's an excerpt.
The Glass Frogby Douglas FlorianUpon a tree
It’s hard to see
Which part is leaf
And which is me
Which part is me
And which is leaf
I’ve lost myself again—
Good grief!
Poem ©Douglas Florian. All rights reserved.You can find a wealth of resources to extend this topic in the
thematic list on frogs and toads. While you are enjoying some froggy poetry and verse today, why not fold yourself an origami frog?
That's it for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our next celebration.
April is
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). This monthly celebration was created at the Smithsonian's
National Museum of American History in 2002 to "herald and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz." April was chosen because many important figures in jazz were born in, such as in Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Tito Puente, and others.
"Jazz is a heartbeat—its heartbeat is yours." - Langston Hughes
One of the earliest poems with jazz as a subject was written by Carl Sandburg.
Jazz Fantasia
from Smoke and Steel. 1922.
by Carl Sandburg
DRUM on your drums, batter on your banjoes, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.
Sling your knuckles on the bottoms of the happy tin pans, let your trombones ooze, and go hushahusha-hush with the slippery sand-paper.
Moan like an autumn wind high in the lonesome tree-tops, moan soft like you wanted somebody terrible, cry like a racing car slipping away from a motorcycle cop, bang-bang! you jazzmen, bang altogether drums, traps, banjoes, horns, tin cans—make two people fight on the top of a stairway and scratch each other’s eyes in a clinch tumbling down the stairs.
Can the rough stuff … now a Mississippi steamboat pushes up the night river with a hoo-hoo-hoo-oo … and the green lanterns calling to the high soft stars … a red moon rides on the humps of the low river hills … go to it, O jazzmen.
Early poetry on jazz did not mimic the rhythms and syncopations of jazz music. It wasn't until the Harlem Renaissance when Langston Hughes embraced the nuances of jazz in his poetry. Today jazz poetry is defined by
Poets.org as "a literary genre defined as poetry necessarily informed by jazz music—that is, poetry in which the poet responds to and writes about jazz."
But what is jazz?
Here's a hint.
When I started researching this celebration, I came across a book in our music library entitled
The First Book of Jazz (1955). It was written by Langston Hughes and illustrated by Cliff Roberts. Hughes used the story of Louis Armstrong to highlight the history of jazz. Hughes said, "The story of Louis Armstrong is almost the whole story of orchestral jazz in America." In addition to describing the various musical forms that contributed to the development of jazz, Hughes also described the ten basic elements of jazz: syncopation, improvisation, percussion, rhythm, blue notes, tone color, harmony, break, riff, and the joy of playing.
This is a pretty amazing book that provides a terrific introduction to jazz. You can learn more about this title at
We Too Were Children, Mr. Barrie and the
Open Culture site. You can also see some terrific images of the illustrations at
The Invisible Agent.
Since many consider Langston Hughes to be the standard bearer for jazz poetry, let's start here.
You can read more about this performance at the National Endowment for the Humanities blog entitled
Art Works.
In addition to the poem performed in the video, this is one of my favorite jazz poems by Hughes. You can read a bit about it
Modern American Poetry.
The Cat and the Saxophoneby Langston HughesEVERYBODY
Half-pint,—
Gin?
No, make it
LOVES MY BABY
corn. You like
liquor,
don't you, honey?
BUT MY BABY
Sure. Kiss me,
DON'T LOVE NOBODY
daddy.
BUT ME.
Say!
EVERYBODY
Yes?
WANTS MY BABY
I'm your
BUT MY BABY
sweetie, ain't I?
DON'T WANT NOBODY
Sure.
BUT
Then let's
ME,
do it!
SWEET ME.
Charleston,
mamma!
You can learn more about Langston Hughes and Jazz poetry at
Perspectives Through Poetry: The Life & Legacy of Langston Hughes.
Another favorite jazz poem of mine is We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks. You can hear her read it at
The Poetry Foundation.
While not a book of jazz poetry,
Jazz Baby (2007), written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, is a fabulous story in verse of the day in a life of a baby. Throughout the day, family, friends, and neighbors all take part in a jazz-themed dance party. The rhythm and meter are suitably bouncy and so much fun. Here's an excerpt.
Mama swings high.
Daddy swings low.
Swingin'-singin' Baby says,
"Go, Man, Go!"
So they Boom-Boom-Boom
And they Hip-Hip-Hop
And the bouncin' baby boogies
with a Bop-Bop-Bop!
You can watch and listen to
Alina Celeste, a family musician and teaching artist, read this title.
If you are looking for some additional children's poetry books on jazz, check out
J is for Jazzy, a post from my 2013 National Poetry Month Project.
That's it for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our next celebration.
April 1st is April Fool's Day. This day of trickery, also known as All Fools' Day, has been celebrated in different cultures for a number of centuries. It was popularized in 1700 by English pranksters who played practical jokes on one another.
One of the earliest poems about this day comes from Poor Robin's Almanack, an English satirical almanac that was first published in 1663.
Poor Robin's Almanack, 1790The first of April, some do say
Is set apart for All Fool's Day;
But why the people call it so
Nor I, nor they themselves, do know,
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
It seems appropriate that on the day I kick off this year's National Poetry Month project I share a favorite poem by Myra Cohn Livingston. It is from her book entitled
Celebrations.
April Foolby Myra Cohn LivingstonThe maple syrup's full of ants.
A mouse is creeping on the shelf.
Is that a spider on your back?
I ate a whole pie by myself.
The kitchen sink just overflowed.
A flash flood washed away the school.
I threw your blanket in the trash.
I never lie————I————
APRIL FOOL!
Poem © Myra Cohn Livingston, 1985
Kenn Nesbitt shares all kinds of poetry on his web site,
Poetry4kids.com. Here's his poem for April Fool's Day.
April Fool's Dayby Kenn Nesbitt
Mackenzie put a whoopie cushion
on the teacher's chair.
Makayla told the teacher
that a bug was in her hair.
Alyssa brought an apple
with a purple gummy worm
and gave it to the teacher
just to see if she would squirm.
Elijah left a piece of plastic
dog doo on the floor,
and Vincent put some plastic vomit
in the teacher's drawer.
Amanda put a goldfish
in the teacher's drinking glass.
These April Fool's Day pranks
are ones that you could use in class.
Before you go and try them, though,
there's something I should mention:
The teacher wasn't fooling
when she put us in detention.
Copyright © 2007 Kenn Nesbitt. All Rights Reserved.
From www.poetry4kids.comI learned long ago that it's a good idea to share your ideas for a project early, as you never know who might show up in support of your work. I was thrilled to receive a message from
Pat Lewis just a few days after posting my plans for this year. He graciously sent me a number of poems to share with you.
April Fool’s Day (April 1)by J. Patrick LewisThey say you’re the picture of pretty,
You’re as warm as the heat from the sun,
You’re the lock and the key to the city,
You’re the meat in a hamburger bun!
They say you’re the pick of the litter,
They say that you’re such a good egg.
But, kid, have you stopped to consider
Someone might be pulling your leg?!
Copyright © 2016 J. Patrick Lewis. All Rights Reserved.You can learn more about April Fool's day in this very short video from
The History Channel.
That's it for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our next celebration.
I've finally selected the celebrations and topics for each day. I can't wait to dig in and see what kind of resources I'll be able to share.
I can't wait for April to begin! I hope you'll stop by to help me celebrate.
Now that the hub-bub of Multicultural Children’s Book Day has slowed down to a manageable roar, I have some very exciting news that I have been dying to share!
On January 15th I received the most wonderful, exciting, heartwarming and I’m-think-I-am-going-to-burst pride-filled email.
Dear Valarie,
It gives us great pleasure to inform you that A Year in the Secret Garden has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. Congratulations!
Award Details:
A Year in the Secret Garden
Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8)
Gold
GOLD!! A Year in the Secret Garden, a book that I co-authored with the wonderful Marilyn Scott-Waters, has received a Gold Award from Mom’s Choice Awards!
To say this is epic, is an understatement!
When writing A Year in the Secret Garden, Marilyn and I both had a vision of introducing the beloved children’s classic, The Secret Garden to a new generation of families. The result was a wonderful guide that uses over two hundred full color illustrations and photos to bring the magical story to life, with fascinating historical information, monthly gardening activities, easy-to-make recipes, and step-by-step crafts, designed to enchant readers of all ages. Each month your family will unlock the mysteries of a Secret Garden character, as well as have fun together creating the original crafts and activities based on the book.
Over 120 pages, with 150 original color illustrations and 48 activities for your family and friends to enjoy, learn, discover and play with together. A Year In the Secret Garden is our opportunity to introduce new generations of families to the magic of this classic tale in a modern and innovative way that creates special learning and play times outside in nature. This book encourages families to step away from technology and into the kitchen, garden, reading nook and craft room.
The warm fuzzy glow of the excitement hasn’t wore off yet, but one thing Marilyn and I DO know is that we want to CELEBRATE!
From now until February 29, 2016, A Year in the Secret Garden will be on sale for only $15.00. If you are looking for wonderful crafting activities, cooking project the whole family can participate in and character studies that help readers delve deeper into important characters like Mary, Dr. Craven, Colin, Ben Weatherstaff, Martha and Mrs. Melock, this book is for you.
Readers, parents, teachers and librarians can grab their copy of A Year in the Secret Garden on the Audrey Press website and on Amazon.
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- The Peace Tree-Lee and Low
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- Hands Around the Library-Karen Leggett and Susan Roth
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- Don’t Judge a Bird by it’s Feathers-Tori Nighthawk
- Poetry Friday Anthology-Pomelo Books
- Call Me Tree– Lee and Low
- Hoodie Hero– Shout Mouse Press
- In The Forbidden City-The China Institute
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- Kai and the Magic Jacket-Tricia Chinn Campbell
- Sade & the Golden Shoe-Shahara Ruth
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- Papa Lemons Little Wanderers-Lehman Riley
- Indonesian Children’s Favorite Stories-Joan Suyenaga
- The Green Musician-Mahvash Shahegh
- The Remembering Day-Pat Mora
- Francisco’s Kites-Alicia Z Klepeis
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- Dale, Dale, Dale, Hit it, Hit it, Hit it-Rene Saldanda Jr.
- Just Like Me– Durga Yael Bernhard
- Dalia’s Wonderous Hair-Laura LaCamara
- The Unboy Boy-Richa Jha
- Esta Manos: These Hands-Samuel Carabello
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- Mystery of the Golden Temple-Lisa Travis (Pack-n-Go Girls)
- The Unboy Boy-Richa Jha
- Never Say a Mean Word Again-Durga Yael Bernhard
- CelebriTrees– Margi Preus
- Lupita’s First Dance-Lupe Ruiz Flores
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- Kiki & Jacques-Susan Ross
- Mystery of the Thief in the Night-Janelle Diller (Pack-n-Go-Girls)
- The Jacob Ladder-Gerald Hausman
- Papa Lemon’s Little Wanderers-Lehman Riley
- Once Upon a Time in Japan-Tuttle Books
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- The Prayer Mitten-Daryl OConnell
- Dev & Ollie Kite Crazy-Shweta A
- Poems in the Attic-Nikki Grimes
- Doyli to the Rescue-Cathleen Burnham
- In a Village by the Sea-Muon Van
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- Anahita’s Woven Riddle-Meghan Nutall Sayres
- Patalosh-Z. Altug
- Chronicles from the Chateau Moines-Evelyn Holingue
Q8: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-9
- Mystery of the Golden Temple-(Pack-n-Go Girls)
- Ellis and the Magic Mirror-Cerece Murphy
- Favorite Indonesian Stories-Tuttle Books
- The Legend of Robert Cofresi-Janet Balletta
- Once Upon a Time in Japan-Tuttle Books
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- One Lonely Camel-Rashann Edwards
- I Love Snow-Zetta Elliot
- The Place Where You Live-James Luna
- The Story of Conch-Shannon McAfee
- The Legend of Robert Cofresi-Janet Balletta
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- Mystery of the Thief in the Night-Janelle Diller
- The Monkey King-Aaron Shepard
- Horses of Myth-Gerald & Loretta Hausman
- The Dreidel That Wouldn’t Spin-Durga Yael Bernhard
- The Monkey King’s Daughter-Todd Debonis
Q11: Diversity Young Adult, Ages 12 and Up
- Pen Pal-Fracesca Forrest
- Patalosh-Z. Altug
- Younghee & the PulloCho
Q12: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-8
- Vanilla and Chocolate-Marzira Mejia
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On any given day, you may hear as many as six different languages spoken in my home.
My life and household has been diverse and multicultural for as long as I can remember. As the daughter of parents who emigrated from Sweden, I have been immersed in Nordic culture since childhood. So as you can imagine, Celebrating Swedish Christmas Traditions and Foods, and also recognizing Santa Lucia has been a huge part of my holiday traditions since childhood.
AND…FOOD is a big part of that celebration as well so I thought I would share our tried and true family recipe for saffron buns. If you get the wrong recipe the buns turn out to be like stones. The recipe in the book is similar to ours but we do some prep work that guarantees the success of our buns. It seems I’m a little biased about Lucia buns. I want everyone to have a postive and beautiful experience.
Saffron Buns or Lussekattor pronounced “Lucy cat-tor”
Lucia Saffron Buns
Ingredients:
·1 package of dry yeast
·¼ cup of warm water
·¾ cup of milk
·1 ½ cup stick of butter
·1 tsp of saffron threads
·½ cup sugar
·¼ tsp of salt
·1 cup of raisins
·2 eggs
·31/2 to 4 cups of flour
·1 beaten egg
Directions
1. In a bowl place one cup of raisins in warm water covering the raisins. This is called “plumping”.
2. In a large mixing bowl dissolve the yeast in warm water.
3. While the yeast is proofing, in a pot scald the milk and then add the butter into the milk and heat gently until it has melted. Once melted, take off the burner and let it cool until it is luke warm.
4. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Lay the saffron threads on a pieces of parchment paper and place on a cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet in the oven for about 5 minutes. Once the saffron is toasted, take it out of the oven, fold the parchment paper over and roll over the saffron with a rolling pin until the saffron is in a powder form. Add the saffron to the milk and butter mixture.
5. Add the milk,butter,saffron mixture as well as the sugar, salt, eggs and drained raisins to the yeast mixture. In your kitchen aid or other mix master, beat until blended. It should be smooth and satiny.
6. Mix in half of the flour. Once it is blended add the remaining flour gradually until each addition is blended well. After all of the flour has been mixed in, let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
7. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board. Knead for 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and satiny.
8. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl , cover with a dish-towel and let raise for until doubled. This will take about 1 hour.
9. Place parchment paper on two large cookie sheets.
10. After the dough has risen, punch it down and divide it into 32 equal pieces.
11. Cover all pieces with a dish-towel .
12. Taking a piece of dough, roll it into an 8 inch rope. Shape it into a bun, S shape, snail or pretzel.
13. To make even fancier shapes take two 8 inch ropes and make crosses, butterflies, or twisted ropes.
14. As you finish each shape place it on the cookie sheet. Once a sheet in completely full, cover with a dish-towel to let it rise for 35 minutes.
15. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
16. Beat and egg in a bowl. Using a pastry brush paint the egg wash over the buns completely.
17. Sprinkle with pearl sugar (optional)
18. Place in oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
19. Buns are done when they are golden brown.
20. This recipe makes about 20 buns.
Don’t those look yummy?
If you would like more information about the Santa Lucia holiday traditions, Santa Lucia inspired crafts and even more Swedish treat idea, grab my FREE pdf download HERE. Even though the official Santa Lucia holiday is passed (December 13th) there’s no better time than the present to share these ideas, traditions and treats with your family. Consider it my gift to you this holiday season. Thank you and ENJOY.
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Yes it’s true, there was once a book series that I banned from my then 12 year old. What’s that you say? The Magic Book Lady banning books from her literate prone household? Happy Banned Books Week everyone.
I’ve never been one who agrees with banning books. I believe in providing age appropriate reading materials for my children but not banning books. That worked until a little book called Hunger Games was discovered by my 12-year old. At this point the Hunger Games had been out a long time and had read it and it completely chilled me to the bone. The idea of putting up 12 children who all must die except 1 to save humanity just hit a little too close to home for some reason. The Hunger Game series is a well written and well conceived book series which still chills me to the bone whether in book or movie form.
I didn’t think another thing about it until we were at the library many months later and wonder son comes up with a stack of books in his arms, the top one being The Hunger Games. “Oh no, not that book,” I thought. And then I heard that very phrase coming out of my mouth. I said something very parental like, “It’s not age-appropriate for you and it deals with very difficult ideas that I don’t think you’re ready for.” End of story I thought.
Nope………
It had developed a cult following since I had read it plus two more books had come out in the series and well there you have it , a must read book.
One day I walked into the attic room known as the cubby at our house and there was Wonder Son sitting on the bed reading a book hidden by a folder and that’s when I discovered he was secretly reading The Hunger Games.
So what to do? I could punish him, but really. Punish him for reading a book? I don’t think so. The road I took was that of opportunity. Instead of trying to protect him I decided to use The Hunger Games as a dialog tool. I told him he could read the book but that I wanted to have a conversation about it when he was finished. He came out of the cubby, could read freely and we had the greatest conversations over the entire book series. My opinion remains the same, but I also learned why he was attracted to the book and why it didn’t seem as scary to him as it did to me.
We read the other two books in the series at the same time talking all the way through them. It allowed my voice and concerns to be heard. It allowed his points of views and concerns to be heard and at times we even agreed to disagree. I think that skill in itself is a very powerful and capable tool for both of us to have in our tool belts.
Since the Hunger Games, controversial and intense book discussions have continued with my wonder son as he is now a junior in high school. Just this year we had a very deep and meaningful conversation over The Scarlet Letter.
OK, so where do I stand with the Hunger Games? Go read it. Suzanne Collins is a brilliant writer to be able to elicit such strong responses. For us, her book series was a game changer and has opened the door to many incredible conversations.
Though Hunger Games is the only book I’ve ever banned, there have been many in the past. This week is Banned Books Week and this year’s theme is having to do specifically with YA (Young Adult) Titles. Here is a list of the most commonly banned YA books in the US. Have you read any of these ? What do you think?
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon Books/Knopf Doubleday)
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (MTV Books/Simon & Schuster)
Drama by Raina Telgemeier (Graphix/Scholastic)
Chinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (HMH Books for Young Readers)
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Vintage/Knopf Doubleday)
Looking for Alaska by John Green (Dutton Books/Penguin Random House)
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Some thoughts about life, love and happiness, after a few photos from the past two weeks of research, writing, organizing my work (on a chalk wall, no less), a couple of close-by field trips, a book festival (that's my editor, David Levithan, talking with shiny new (amazing) author Will Walton), a bit of teaching, a lot of home-making, a birthday cobbler, some celebrating, lots of gathering with peeps, and the inevitable bringing-in the last of the garden.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a mom more than anything else. I wanted to sit at a desk and play office. I wanted to scribble on a chalkboard and teach my dolls things I didn't understand yet myself. I wanted to lie on a blanket in the clovered grass, stare at the night sky, and wonder. I wanted to keep house. And I wanted a Prince Charming to come into my life, sweep me off my feet, and love me all the days of my life, and make me happy.
I got all my wishes, in an odd and amazing order that still takes my breath away when I think about it. How perfect it has been, the grime and the glory alike. How lucky that my people are in my life, and that this life is full of good work that I love, and that there is space for wondering and dreaming, still, and that people love me and I love them, and that there really IS someone to sweep me along with devotion, into the later chapters of my life.
Slowly, slowly, I have come to understand, in a deep and steady way, that home is where you make it; that people are complex, nuanced, textured, wonderful puzzles; that work is like that, too; that
Uncle Edisto's messy glory is indeed the way we live; and that I am responsible for my own happiness.
Rise up, I say to myself this morning. Take up your happiness and walk into the days ahead.
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I was born in Mobile, Alabama, while my dad was stationed at Brookley Field. He had gone off to the Korean War in 1951, just after he and my mother married, and now here I came, in 1953, on the heels of his return. We lived in Mobile for five years, until the Air Force transferred us to Hawaii. I have always claimed Alabama as the land of my birth, and I also claim Mississippi as home, as it was the land we returned to over and again as I grew up, and as my own children grew up, as my people were there. And so was my heart.
My mother was born in Mississippi and grew up in West Point, MS. My dad was born in Jasper County and grew up there. I grew up there, too, with the wacky grandmother who became Miss Eula in LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER, and the three maiden aunts who become Ruby's chickens, and all the cousins and aunts and uncles and a decaying town that is even more of a ghost today than it was when I was wandering its one main road and its cemetery and crossing the railroad tracks to visit Aunt Mitt and playing piano in the unlocked Methodist church.
Mississippi doesn't claim me, though. According to book committees who decide these things, I didn't live for five continuous years in Mississippi, so I am not in the club, even though I am a Mississippian by blood and by words.
This is a long story and one I hope to write about at some point, so I can figure out how I feel about choosing home. Home is in Atlanta today, of course, but home will always be where I've hung my hat: Hawaii, Maryland, D.C., South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia.... and Mississippi as well. "What you know first stays with you." I am a Southern Girl, through and through. I am a human being with stories to tell. What does that mean?
Here's what it meant this week, as I took part in the first-ever Mississippi Book Festival, visited that family I love so much (Uncle Jim is our patriarch now, about to turn 92), and that place that defined me as a child -- and as a writer. Photos below of what becomes Aurora County in my books LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER; EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS; and THE AURORA COUNTY ALL-STARS.
And then there is my first book, FREEDOM SUMMER. I have never before posted pictures of the pool and roller skating rink that closed in 1964. The forest is claiming it now. I have taken photos there for many years, and have documented this abandoned place as it goes back to forest land. I wrote FREEDOM SUMMER -- and REVOLUTION -- to understand what happened. To keep this time and place alive, so we remember our history. So young people will know what it was like then. What it is like now.
Dispatch from Mississippi:
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| Picking up Kerry Madden along the way |
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| downtown Jackson, Mississippi. My folks retired to Jackson after a long military career, and I kept coming to Mississippi with my own kids as they grew up... Mississippi has been a constant in my life, all my life. |
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| With Ellen Ruffin at the Eudora Welty house on Friday night at the author reception |
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| Kimberly Willis Holt, moi, Chris Barton, and Karen Rowell of USM. |
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| Jamie Kornegay and Turnrow Books in Greenwood, Mississippi has been such a staunch supporter of my books. Jamie's new novel is SOIL. "It has saturated the South!" Jamie says. |
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| Kelly Kornegay, who (among other things) reads and buys children's at Turnrow. She heard me whining about not being recognized literarily as a Mississippian and said, "Debbie, people who have lived here all their lives are trying to ESCAPE Mississippi!" which made me laugh and gave me perspective. She also said, "Your books are THE quintessential books on what it means to be from Mississippi, to be a Mississippian. You're IN." hahaha. |
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| Fuzzy photo of a bunch of us including Lori Nichols, Ellen Ruffin, Greg Leitich Smith, Susan Eaddy, Kerry Madden |
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| taking in all in. What a lovely evening. |
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| We had to turn people away, in Room 113 of the State Capitol, for the Young People's Literature panel. It was that way on all panels, all day. The turnout was tremendous. HOORAY! |
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| Pontificating. Which I am very good at. |
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| This is what it's about at a Festival. |
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| And this. Clara Martin is the children's book buyer at Lemuria Book in Jackson. Last year on the REVOLUTION tour, she had me sign her copy of LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER that she has had since she was a fourth grader. "My favorite book!" |
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| Chris Barton signing Shark vs Train and John Roy Lynch in the Lemuria tent. |
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| At dinner, Saturday night, with my loves. |
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| My son Jason with his Great-uncle Jim. Both of them jesters. |
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| Two more Jims: mine, and the cousin I have always called Bubba. |
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| If you're a RUBY fan, you recognize this sign! |
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| My grandmother's house, The Pink Palace, in RUBY, Snowberger's Funeral Home in LITTLE BIRD, House Jackson's home in ALL-STARS, and Young Joe's home in FREEDOM SUMMER. This was my world every summer, and the place I longed for when I wasn't there. Still do, I guess. |
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| The back kitchen. Sloped ceiling, lightbulb on a string, Nanny eating buttered toast and milky coffee at the enamel table, closthepins in a bag hanging on the door, a pan of green beans waiting to be snapped. I did dishes in the deep sink with my Aunt Evelyn, who we all called Goodness. Once, when my mother sent me in to dry while Aunt Evelyn washed, Goodness waved me away with, "Go play. I let God dry the dishes." |
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| My friend Howard now lives in Rhiney Boyd's house, across the road from my grandmother's. Rhiney had a son named Luther Rhinehart Boyd, which is where I took Mr. Norwood Boyd's name from in ALL-STARS. |
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| Kerry listens to Merle's stories. Merle now owns my grandmother's house (The Pink Palace, in the background). |
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| I adore Lois. She has just entered the Witness Protection Program. I think she got dressed just for us. "I used to wear all black and brown, but now I wear COLOR all the time." You go, Lois. Go on with your colorful self. |
This is where I'm sitting this morning. Back to the pink chair and back to work. Knowing that it doesn't matter if Literary Mississippi claims me or not. I claim me, and those people who are, and who once were: moments, memory, meaning, as I always say when I teach.
I will never live long enough to write all the stories asking for my attention. They claim me. And for that I am grateful.
OMYGOODNESS life is on and on and on this week. Next week is an off week, where I'm writing, so there will be lots of sitting in the pink chair by the (cold) fireplace, and putting words to paper, before we head to Mississippi for the first-ever Mississippi Book Festival. More on that next week. In this week I have visited Scholastic Book Fairs' Southeast Regional Office; I spent some time at re:loom gathering stories; I worked at Georgia State's College of Education doing a video podcast for NCTE's Language Arts, and I hung out with some wonderful folks at the Georgia Center for the Book and DeKalb County Libraries for the event "Books Every Georgian and Every Young Georgian Should Read." Met Congressman Lewis, who has written MARCH, a graphic memoir, made new friends, met old friends... celebrated stories all week long. A few snaps with captions:
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| Laurel Snyder, writer extraordinaire, and Joe Davich of the Center for the Book. |
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| Meeting John Lewis |
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| Signing books to each other. |
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| At the Square Pub in Decatur, reception for the book event, with Pearl McHaney, Lisa Wise (The Initiative for Affordable Housing and re:loom), and Kelly Bingham, another writer extraordinaire (Z is for Moose) |
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| In which I brave a terrible picture of myself in order to show a beautiful picture of a writing hero of mine, Mary Hood. |
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| Terry McVoy, Laurel Snyder, Moi, at The Square Pub |
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| Selfie of same |
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| catching my breath.... |
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| Heading to Georgia State to work with Laura May (NCTE's Language Arts) and Brian Williams, professor and director of the Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence. |
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| We were so caught up in the camraderie and good work and richness of conversation, we didn't take one photo of ourselves. |
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| Trust me, though... it was an amazing afternoon. You'll be able to watch the podcast in January. |
I'm heading from these heady events to Chuck E. Cheese tonight, to celebrate with my favorite four-year-old her first full week in a new school. Pretty heady stuff for a four, and for her grandmother, too. Can't wait. Happy weekend friends, wherever your travels take you. A little bit of out-there goes a long way for me. I'm going to hunker down and stay home and quiet this weekend and all next week, before the next round of traveling begins.
I crashed into bed and slept 10 hours last night. Ha! I'm patted together and good to go. Tea with a friend today, then back to the page.
In real life the phrase, “get a clue” wouldn’t necessarily be a complimentary one. But in the life of fictional super-sleuth Nancy Drew, it’s a staple in everyday life.
May begins the celebration of icon Nancy Drew’s 80th birthday. This fictional teenager was hip, fun-loving, popular, responsible and also an amateur sleuth. If she were a real person, she would be 98 years old! This wildly popular series was created in the 1930’s and supposedly written by author Carolyn Keene. The series was incredibly popular and to date there have been more than 500 books written involving teenage sleuth, Nancy Drew. This character remains a generational favorite with today’s readers.
But who is Carolyn Keene, author of the Nancy Drew mystery stories? And how did it all begin? I remember many rumors as a child that Carolyn Keene was not a real person and the series was actually ghostwritten. Lo and behold, I’ve now discovered that was true!
It all began with Edward Stratemeyer, a writer and publisher of books for kids. He had so many exciting ideas he didn’t have enough time to write them all. So he hired writers called ghosts to bring his stories to life. So truth-be-told, the Nancy Drew books were written by ghost writers and Stratemeyer gave all of them the name Carolyn Keene. The main creative force behind this prolific series was a young woman named Mildred Wirt Benson. She was born in 1905 and grew up in a small town in Iowa. A tomboy, Mildred craved adventure and often joined the boys playing sports. One of her favorite things to do was read. She read everything she could get her hands on from classic books to kids’ books like Peter Rabbit and Little Women. (source-LA Times)
In summary, Stratemeyer asked Mildred to write “The Secret of the Old Clock” -the first Nancy Drew book. Bensons did so and began to form the mystery “formula” that is so prevalent in the series. Benson then wrote the second and third books in the series; “The Hidden Staircase” and “The Bungalow Mystery,” which were published 1930 when Benson was only 24. She would go on to write 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew books (volumes 1-7, 11-25 and 30).
Nancy Drew became a hit and by 1934 was outselling boys’ series like the Hardy Boys and Tom Swift. Now, 80 years later, there have been more than 500 Nancy Drew mysteries written and no end in sight for America’s favorite teenage sleuth.
Over the last few weeks, not only have I read quite a bit of wonderful information about this delightful series, I’ve noticed many, many adult readers piping up with a mention of their favorite Nancy Drew books along with just as many comments about, “I still have my series from childhood!” Many of us who were Nancy Drew fans in our younger years still have our collections and have saved them for the sole purpose of passing them on to our own kids. I just love the fact that this iconic series is not only quality reading for young minds, but also have become “keepsakes” for generations of families to enjoy.
So with that in mind I wish to rally all Nancy Drew readers young and old! I would love to see YOUR Nancy Drew books/collections, learn which ones were your favorites and hear how they have become a valued asset in your life. For the rest of May, I invite readers to share photos of their favorite Nancy Drew books along with the hashtag #DrewToYou on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. What a fun way to share a piece of your life and your love of books with thousands of like-minded readers!
I am very excited to not only see your favorite Nancy drew picks, but I have planned to highlight some of the best ones in my weekly Jump Into a Book series Weekend Links.
So get ready to, “show us your Drew!” #DrewToYou
More Nancy Drew resources and articles can be found HERE
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Let’s celebrate the wonderful upturn in the weather with a Super Spring Sale! I have two of my most popular books on a super special sale until May18th!
The Waldorf Homeschool Handbook: The Simple Step-by-Step guide to creating a Waldorf-inspired #homeschool. And for a limited time, this best-selling book by Donna Ashton, The Waldorf #Homeschool Handbook is now only $17.95 until May18, 2015 ! http://amzn.to/1OhTfoT
Enjoy more month-by-month activities based on the classic children’s tale, The Secret Garden! A Year in the Secret Garden is a delightful children’s book with over 120 pages, with 150 original color illustrations and 48 activities for your family and friends to enjoy, learn, discover and play with together. AND, it’s on sale for a limited time! Grab your copy ASAP and “meet me in the garden!” http://amzn.to/1DTVnuX
Your choice, $17.95 each!
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“Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history—the day her ancestors were no onger slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth. This beautiful story by award-winning author and illustrator Floyd Cooper will captivate both children and adults.”
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Juneteenth for Mazie made me think. I read it, slowly, three times, enjoying the story more with each read. Being a children’s historical fiction and a diversity book makes Juneteenth for Mazie a picture book that deserves more than a quick glance. Young Mazie is not having one of her better days. She wants to play outside, but it is too late in the day; and eat a cookie, but it is nearly bedtime; and stay up late, but she is too young. Dad asks why his “Sugar Bear” is grumpy.
“I can’t go where I want, have what I want, or do what I want.”
Tomorrow, Dad tells his daughter, is a day of celebrating—Juneteenth. Though not understanding, Mazie’s above frustrations mirror those of her not-so-distant relatives. What is Juneteenth? How is it rooted in early American history? Juneteenth is a celebration, much like the Fourth of July or Independence Day. In fact, another name for this celebration is Juneteenth Independence Day. Most of us know this day as Emancipation Day; some as Freedom Day. On the final page, author/illustrator Floyd Cooper explains what happened.¹
150-years-ago this year, Mazie’s fictional Great, Great, Great Grandpa Mose became a free man. Dad relates Grandpa Mose’s life beginning with working long days in cotton fields as a slave—all the time thinking of and praying for freedom and a better life—to running for the northern United States and freedom, where life would be difficult but his own; to the day Mose’s first heard President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and then celebrating the first Juneteenth. The newly free never forgot the huge significance of that day, even as they continued to struggle with inequality. My favorite sentences are these:
“They learned and grew . . .
“They forgave . . .
“They excelled and accomplished . . .
“They became heroes . . .”
The brown and yellow oil painting illustrations are wonderful, but I do not like the grainy-look (more pronounced in print). Cooper’s technique does give the spreads the look and feel of a time long ago that has aged, but never lost its details, despite repeat readings.
Rooted firmly in history, Juneteenth for Mazie relates the most important details in kid-friendly language. Cooper, while forgoing chunks of detail, keeps the story and history lesson interesting, thoughtful, and accessible to young children. His writing style and story will engage kids in history more than any textbook ever could. Teachers should find no trouble integrating Juneteenth for Mazie into their lesson plans. Juneteenth for Mazie is both heart wrenching and heartwarming.
A side note: 2015 marks not only the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, but also the 50th anniversary of the the Voting Rights Act of 1965.²
JUNETEENTH FOR MAZIE. Text and Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Floyd Cooper. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Capstone Young Readers, North Mankato, MN.
Purchase Juneteenth for Mazie at Amazon—Book Depository—iTunes—Capstone.
Learn more about Juneteenth for Mazie HERE.
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¹“On June 19, 1865, soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery in the United States. It was more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Celebrated every year on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of African-American citizens throughout the United States.”
²Thanks to Capstone for mentioning the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the Juneteenth for Mazie press release.
³Trying to keep the review portion between a 400—600 word count. Hoping that by noting this, it will keep me focused on this goal. Chide me if I miss this range (unless it is a “great review,” of course :))
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Juneteenth for Mazie made me think. I read it, slowly, three times, enjoying the story more with each read. Being a children’s historical fiction and a diversity book makes Juneteenth for Mazie a picture book that deserves more than a quick glance. Young Mazie is not having one of her better days. She wants to play outside, but it is too late in the day; and eat a cookie, but it is nearly bedtime; and stay up late, but she is too young. Dad asks why his “Sugar Bear” is grumpy.
“I can’t go where I want, have what I want, or do what I want.”
Tomorrow, Dad tells his daughter, is a day of celebrating—Juneteenth. Though not understanding, Mazie’s above frustrations mirror those of her not-so-distant relatives. What is Juneteenth? How is it rooted in early American history? Juneteenth is a celebration, much like the Fourth of July or Independence Day. In fact, another name for this celebration is Juneteenth Independence Day. Most of us know this day as Emancipation Day; some as Freedom Day. On the final page, author/illustrator Floyd Cooper explains what happened.¹
150-years-ago this year, Mazie’s fictional Great, Great, Great Grandpa Mose became a free man. Dad relates Grandpa Mose’s life beginning with working long days in cotton fields as a slave—all the time thinking of and praying for freedom and a better life—to running for the northern United States and freedom, where life would be difficult but his own; to the day Mose’s first heard President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and then celebrating the first Juneteenth. The newly free never forgot the huge significance of that day, even as they continued to struggle with inequality. My favorite sentences are these:
“They learned and grew . . .
“They forgave . . .
“They excelled and accomplished . . .
“They became heroes . . .”
The brown and yellow oil painting illustrations are wonderful, but I do not like the grainy-look (more pronounced in print). Cooper’s technique does give the spreads the look and feel of a time long ago that has aged, but never lost its details, despite repeat readings.
Rooted firmly in history, Juneteenth for Mazie relates the most important details in kid-friendly language. Cooper, while forgoing chunks of detail, keeps the story and history lesson interesting, thoughtful, and accessible to young children. His writing style and story will engage kids in history more than any textbook ever could. Teachers should find no trouble integrating Juneteenth for Mazie into their lesson plans. Juneteenth for Mazie is both heart wrenching and heartwarming.
A side note: 2015 marks not only the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, but also the 50th anniversary of the the Voting Rights Act of 1965.²
JUNETEENTH FOR MAZIE. Text and Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Floyd Cooper. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Capstone Young Readers, North Mankato, MN.
Purchase Juneteenth for Mazie at Amazon—Book Depository—iTunes—Capstone.
Learn more about Juneteenth for Mazie HERE.
Meet award-winning author/illustrator, Floyd Cooper, at his website: http://www.floydcooper.com/
Find more nonfiction/ historical fiction picture books at the Capstone website: http://www.capstonepub.com/
Capstone Young Readers is a Capstone imprint.
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¹“On June 19, 1865, soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery in the United States. It was more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Celebrated every year on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of African-American citizens throughout the United States.”
²Thanks to Capstone for mentioning the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the Juneteenth for Mazie press release.
³Trying to keep the review portion between a 400—600 word count. Hoping that by noting this, it will keep me focused on this goal. Chide me if I miss this range (unless it is a “great review,” of course :))
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International Children’s Book Day is celebrated every 2 April, inspiring children to pick up a book and get reading!
April the 2nd was chosen to mark this day for young literature lovers as it’s the same date as Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, the author of many famous children’s stories like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling.
Organised by the International Board on Books For Young People, or IBBY, the aim is to promote books and reading to young people. IBBY was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1953 and today there are 70 National Sections from all parts of the world.
During International Children’s Book Day there will be a number of events held around the world, including writing competitions and talks from famous authors and illustrators.
It’s no secret how much I love children’s book and especially those books celebrating diversity within it’s pages. It just seemed fitting that I ferret out the best booklists I could find on the subject and share them here with you in honor of this important day. AND…I want to give a readers the gift of being able to but their own books so I am also celebrating with this $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!! (more details in a bit).
At All Done Moneky- Children’s Books About Friendship Around the World
The Educators’ Spin On It: Diverse Books in Your Home Library: Parenting Global Kids
A HUGE collection of Multicultural Children’s Book reviews, activities and blog can be found posts on the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog!
Giveaway Time! One lucky winner will win a $50 Amazon Gift card to put towards building their own wonderful library!
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
ONE winner will receive a $50 Amazon Gift card. Giveaway begins April 2nd-April 10th
- ONE lucky winner will win one Amazon $50 Gift Card
- Must be 18 years or older to enter
- One entry per household.
- Staff and family members of Audrey Press are not eligible.
- Grand Prize winner has 48 hours to claim prize
- Winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter on April 11, 2015
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March is Music in Our Schools Month. In support of music programs, music educators, and wiggling students trying to sneak a beat, we are celebrating (global) Music in Our Schools Month with DRUMS!
Book recommendations:
Questions during reading:
- How can drums help people communicate? What can someone communicate through a drum?
- How do you think the musician(s) in this book wanted their music to make people feel?
- Is the drum a central part of this story or community? Why or why not? How would the story be different if another instrument were used, such as a guitar or flute?
- What words in the text describe how the drum sounds?
- Bring in other images of drums from around the world or compare two or more books featuring drums: What are the features of a drum? What do drums around the world have in common? How are drums unique from other instruments? What materials are best for making drums? What geometric shapes are best for making drums?
Activities:
- If you read more than one book featuring a drum: Post a world map and note which countries drums are found.
- Have students research the particular type of drum featured in the book. What materials are used for this type of drum? What characteristics does this type of drum have and what is special about the design? Is this drum used everyday/casually or for special holidays/significant times? What country or region does it originate? What genre of music is the drum used in today? Who are some famous drummers who use this kind of drum?
- Set up a listening station devoted to music including drums. Provide a range of musical genres. Leave covers available for students to explore. After students have an opportunity to listen to different kinds of music featuring or including drums, encourage students to share their reactions in writing. What images did the music bring to them as they listened with their eyes closed? What did they imagine as they heard the drums?
- Encourage students to make their own drum in class or at home. Students can make their own drums out of coffee cans, cylindrical oatmeal boxes, or plastic deli containers. Supply different materials (plastic wrap, paper, foil, etc.) for covering the opening so students can hear a variety of different sounding drums. Which ones make metallic sounds, loud sounds, soft sounds, sweet sounds, deep sounds? How can you make the sound change?
For further reading on music and books:
Book and Activity Suggestions to Match Your Summer Adventure: Outdoor Summer Concerts
Jill Eisenberg, our Senior Literacy Expert, began her career teaching English as a Foreign Language to second through sixth graders in Yilan, Taiwan as a Fulbright Fellow. She went on to become a literacy teacher for third grade in San Jose, CA as a Teach for America corps member. She is certified in Project Glad instruction to promote English language acquisition and academic achievement. In her column she offers teaching and literacy tips for educators.
Happy Valentine’s Day and a very Happy International Book Giving Day!
Susan Stephenson and Emma Perry are kindred spirits when it comes to putting books into the hands of children. Now in it’s 4th year, International Book Giving Day continues to grow worldwide. Turning the commercialization of Valentine’s Day on it’s head, people are encouraged to spread the love of reading by getting as many books into the hands of children as possible.
Did You Know……
Most children in developing countries do not own books.
In the United Kingdom, one-third of children do not own books.
In the United States, two-thirds of children living in poverty do not own books.
How To Get Involved
International Book Giving Day’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. We invite individuals to
1) gift a book to a friend or family member,
2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read
3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally.
“February 14th is about sharing the love of books! #giveabook”
How We’re Celebrating:
For the past 6 months I’ve been collecting books. This huge container of books is being given to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Multicultural Children’s Book Day and it was a huge success! We had a robust Twitter party and our First Book fundraiser continues.
Along with giving books to children on this day, The International Book Giving Day organization encourage people to support the work of nonprofit organizations (i.e. charities) that work year round to give books to children, such as Room to Read (international), Books for Africa (international), Book Aid International (international), The Book Bus (international), First Book (U.S.), Reading is Fundamental (U.S.), Reach Out and Read (U.S.), Pratham Books (India), Indigenous Literacy Foundation (Australia), The Footpath Library (Australia), Nal’ibali (South Africa) and Duffy Books in Homes (New Zealand).
Keeping with the “giving” theme, I’m going to give away a few book bundles here. Please be sure to sign up on the Rafflecopter below and WIN SOME BOOKS! 
OTHER BOOK GIVING IDEAS
The International Book Giving Day site has their top ten tips for creating a Children’s Book Swap for your city and I LOVE these ideas!
But I also wanted to put my own “spin” on “book swapping” and do it Jump Into a Book-style. As you may already know, I am a huge advocate for not just reading children’s literature, but also bring the stories to life through what I call Book Jumping.
Book Jumping: The act of taking the solitary act of reading a book and transforming it into a event to be shared with other. It’s the act of pulling books off shelves and stories off pages. It’s the act of making kids books come ALIVE and living inside the pages. It’s creating places of magic and wonder, without ever leaving the house.
You Know You Are A Book Jumper When
- Instead of using words like “read” or “enjoy”, you use “enter.” As in; “enter one of the most beloved children’s tales of all time.”
- Reading a book is a group activity, not a solitary event.
- You need to fill a “supply list” before you begin a new chapter.
So based on this idea I want to encourage young readers, moms, parents, teachers and librarians every where to not only “swap” books, but “Swap” ideas on how to bring those books to life.
During our wildly successful second-annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day we created a special celebration and venue for bloggers to do book reviews and share activities that went with the multicultural children’s books they were reviewing. The result is a HUGE blogger link-up that is the motherlode of amazing books and activities that celebrate diversity in children’s literature. Our #ReadYourWorld Multicultural Children’s Book Day Linky has 234 books reviews & activities and is still going strong! You can see it here.
Now, let’s give away some BOOKS!
THREE lucky winners (Open to USA residents only) will win a very special 5 book bundle of multicultural children’s book titles!
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
ONE winner will receive a 5 book bundle. Giveaway begins 2-14-15 and ends 2-21-15
- Giveaway open to US addresses only
- THREE lucky winners will each win one book bundle.
- Residents of USA only please.
- Must be 18 years or older to enter
- One entry per household.
- Staff and family members of Audrey Press are not eligible.
- Giveaway ends on 2-21-15 and winners have 48 hours to claim their prize
- Winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter on 2-22-15
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Happy 2015!
Doing “best of” lists seems to be all the rage these days so I thought, “Why should JIAB be any different?” We created some amazing bookjumps and book reviews on this site in 2014, had some awesome guest posts and shared a plethora of exciting news as well. Here are some of the highlight.
Top Blog Post and Booklists:
I’ve always thought the best way to teach my kids to be kind is to be kind myself. While that’s a really good start, I can’t be with them all day long and life is filled with opportunities to be both kind and unkind. This got me thinking, what books are out there that teach kindness?
Here’s a look at what I found.
The Kindness Booklist for Kids
To honor and celebrating the first ever cross country mail delivery and a bit of American itself, I created a booklist that takes a look at the Pony Express.
Stargazing & Astronomy Booklist for the whole family.
Love and respect the rainforest? We do too. Here is our Rainforest Booklist roundup in honor of World Rainforest Week (Oct 12th – Oct 18th)
We had a ton of fun with some “snow fun” as well in December. Here’s a recap of JIAB’s Snow Festival:
It’s been a SNOW FESTIVAL all this week! With all the white stuff on the ground and the kids off of school, might as well celebrate, right?
This week kicked off my super-fun-book-filled Snow Festival here at JIAB. In case you missed it, here’s a recap:
Snow Festival Day 1:
Snow Festival Day 2:
This playful depiction of a snowy day and the transformation of a city is perfectly captured in simple, poetic text and lively watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations.
Plus: Homemade Snow Cream
Who couldn’t love Poppy in her little red hat going to a winter’s feast?
Plus: Make a Message Crown
The Story of Snow by Mark Cassino celebrates the magic of snow through science, math, language arts, music, and visual art activities.
Plus: Paper Snowflakes and Snow Storm in a Jar.
Snow Festival Day-5 Snowflake Bentley and Creating your own Snowflake Exhibit!
Snow Festival Day 6--A Snow Booklist.
Amazing Guests
During the summer months we had some A-List blogger stop by during our Discover Your World Summer Reading Extravaganza. Here are a few of our favorites:
A Chair for My Mother Book Review & Activity {Guest Post from Vicki Arnold}
A Peek into Thailand {Guest Post from Stephanie Kammeraad of Mama-Lady Books}
Discovering The Cree Culture in America-Wild Berries by Julia Flett Review & Activity! (Guest Post from Felicia at Stanley and Katrina)
Cooking with Books: Lucky Birthday Noodles {Guest Post by Jodie from Growing Book by Book}
Read A Book, Travel The World & Make A Wish {Guest Post from Gladys Elizabeth Barbieri}
Kid Writing and Biographies: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson {Guest Post from The Unconventional Librarian}
Events and News
As everyone may know, I am one of the co-founders of Multicultural Children’s Book Day and our second (upcoming event) has gotten larger and more vibrant than we could have every dreamed! Even though our second event hasn’t occurred yet (1/27/15), our victories in regard to this important initiative still remain some of the top highlights of 2014 for me:
NEWS! Multicultural Children’s Book has is getting BIGGER and gaining momentum more and and more every day! With 9 CoHosts, 17 super Sponsors, over 125 bloggers, and countless authors and publishers donating multicultural children’s books, this wonderful event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Our ultimate goal is to shine the spotlight on multicultural children’s books and offer up resources for parents, caregivers, teachers and librarians to continue to help kids “see themselves” in the pages of a book.You can view our Author Blogroll Sponsor Page
HERE, our Virtual Book Drive (through First Book) page
HERE and please watch for (and re-tweet!) our event hashtag #ReadYourWorld.)
And…I had a baby! OK. not really. But it kind of felt like it when I “birthed” my newest book with the super creative (and always funny) Marilyn Scott-Waters. Audrey’s Press’ (my publishing house) newest book is
A Year in the Secret Garden and I couldn’t be more proud of not only how beautiful it turned out, but how wonderfully book buyers have responded to this book that is inspired by the classic children’s take
The Secret Garden.MCCBD Co-Founder Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom and myself are super excited to announce that, on February 14th 2015, we will be a co-host for International Book Giving Day! As we get closer to the event I’ll fill in the details.
I know I’ve missed of bunch of things and this list could go on FOREVER. 2014 was an amazing year for me and my team at Jump Into a Book and as always, I want to say “THANK YOU” from the bottom of my heart for your support and readership.
Here’s to an even more exciting 2015!
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Astrid Lindgren’s book The Tomten was inspired by this very famous Swedish poem called The Tomte by Victor Rydberg. Originally in Swedish, I share it with you here in English so you can be inspired by these little gnome elves.
Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold
Stars send a sparkling light.
All are asleep on this lonely farm,
Deep in the winter night.
The pale white moon is wanderer,
And snow lies white on pine and fir.
Snow glows on rooftop shake.
The tomte alone is awake.
Gray, he stands by the low bran door,
Gray by the drifted snow,
Gazing, as many winters he’s gazed,
Up at the moon’s chill glow,
Then at the forest where fir and pine
Circle the farm in a dusky line,
Mulling relentlessly
A riddle that has no key.
Rubs his hand through his beard and hair,
Shakes his head and his cap.
“No, that question is much too deep,
I cannot fathom that.”
Then making his mind up in a hurry,
He shrugs away the annoying wory;
Turns at his own command,
Turns to the task at hand.
Goes to the storehouse and toolshop doors,
Checking the locks of all,
While the cows dream on in the cold moon’s light,
Summer dreams in each stall.
And free of harness and whip and rein,
Even Old Palle dreams again.
The manger he’s drowsing over
Brims with fragrant clover.
The tomte glances at sheep and lambs
Cuddled in quiet rest.
The chickens are next, where the rooster roosts
High above straw filled nests.
Burrowed in straw, hearty and hale,
Karo wakens and wags his tail
As if to say, “Old friend, “Partners we are to the end.”
At last the tomte tiptoes in
To see how the housefolk fare.
He knows full well the strong esteem
They feel for his faithful care.
He tiptoes into the children’s beds,
Silently peers at their tousled heads.
There is no mistaking his pleasure:
These are his greatest treasure.
Long generations has he watched
Father to son to son
Sleeping as babes. But where, he aske,
From where, from where have they come?
Families came, families went,
Blossomed and aged, a lifetime spent,
Then-Where? That riddle again
Unanswered in his brain!
Slowly he turns to the barnyard loft,
His fortress, his home and rest,
High in the mow, in the fragrant hay
Near to the swallow’s nest.
The nest is empty, but in the spring
When birds mid leaves and blossoms sing,
And come with her tiny mate.
Then will she talke of the journey tell.
Twittering to all who hear it,
But nary a hint for the question old
That stirs in the tomte’s spirit.
Now through cracks in the haymow wall
The moon lights tomte and hay and all,
Lights his beard t hrough the chinks,
The tomte ponders and thinks.
Still is the forest and all the land,
Locked in this wintry year.
Only the distant waterfall
Whispers and sighs in his ear.
The tomte listens and, half in dream,
Thnks that he hears Time’s endless stream,
And wonders, where is it bound?
Where is its source to be found?
Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold,
Stars send a sparkling light.
All are asleep on this lonely farm,
Late in this winter night.
The pale white moon is a wanderer,
Snow lies white on pine and fir;
Snow glows on rooftop shake.
The tomte alone is awake.
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Join myself and The Waldorf Homeschool Handbook author Donna Ashton for our second Holiday LiveStream Show entitled Schooling Through the Seasons!
Mark your calendars for December 9th 2014 7 pm Eastern On The Waldorf Connection Channel.
Donna and I will be discussing idea and tactics for homeschoolers to stay on task during the busy holiday season. We will also be discussing behind-the-scenes info and tidbits from The Waldorf Homeschool Handbook and also my latest book; A Year in the Secret Garden.
As always, Donna and I will be giving away a boatload of amazing prizes. Here’s want attendees can enter to win!
Giveaways:
- Grand Prize: 10 Elsa Beskow books :Winners Choice
- Winter Festivals audio & PDF workbook full of ideas, verses, crafts, for St. Nicholas thru Three Kings Day
- Grand Prize-Waldorf Homeschool”U” Homestudy Course
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It the Jump Into a Book/Audrey Press Cyber Monday Sale!
We are offering four of our most popular books to our readers at sale prices for a limited time. Starting Sunday, November 30th through December 7th you can get the Cyber Monday price!
The Fox Diaries $9.95
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Chocolate Factory PDF $9.95
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This Wednesday is all about Celebrations. We celebrate the completion of my fairy deck that took ages to complete. We celebrate your own events, little or small, that may have been unnoticed. Maybe it was a missed birthday, or an achievement that no one cared about. We get to HONOR THEM. How cool is that?? And, we celebrate the November classes that start on Friday that are seriously cool, like the Telepathy class, I am writing right now. Did you sign up and reserve your space yet? We sure would love to have you here. (Here’s the catalog.)
Itinerary for the Celebration on Wednesday:
9am (AZ time) Launch of the Virtual Balloons
11:00 (AZ time) Free Virtual Popcorn
1:00 (AZ time) Launch of Video
2:00 (AZ time) Fairy Virtual Dancing and Free Card Readings OR Fairy Dust
5pm (AZ time) We Celebrate Your Achievements with a giant virtual sheet cake and we all come down from Virtual Sugar Highs. Yay!!
How’s it work:
Stop by here at the website on WEDNESDAY where posts will be launched throughout the day according to the Itinerary (I will at least try, but I’m not super detail oriented). There will be silly things happening I assure you, including dancing popcorn or free downloads.
Feel free to comment on posts sharing your own achievements, whether big or small, in the comment section.
Buy decks because everyone is doing it and it helps me pay bills. :) Woo hoo!
Tell a friend and drag them over for free virtual popcorn, because you know they want some.
See you Wednesday here!
Cheers to our friends at Wisdom Tales Press! Editor President of Wisdom Tales Press, Mary-Kathryne Steele shared with us that Wisdom Tales recently won 12 medals, including 4 gold medals, at the MIPA (Midwest Independent Publishers Assoc) awards ceremony in St Paul, MN. Congratulations to all!
MIDWEST BOOK AWARDS MEDAL WINNERS
Children’s Fiction
Custer’s Last Battle by Paul Goble SILVER MEDAL
What an amazing and well-written book! Read my review with accompanying activities HERE.
Children’s Non-Fiction
Children of the Tipi edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald SILVER MEDAL
Read my review of Children of the Tipi:
Michael Oren Fitzgerald in his new release Children of the Tipi, Life in the Buffalo Days assembles a collection of Plains Indian proverbs and photographs to answer the question, what was it like for children to grow up in the world of the pre-reservation Plains Indians during the Buffalo Days? Read more HERE.
Check out my fun CornHusk Doll Activity inspired by the books as well.
Children’s Picture Books
Angels by Alexis York-Lumbard, illustrated by Flavia Weedn GOLD MEDAL
Read my book review of Angels:
Alexis has done something very special in her book “Angels” by showing us that the “angelic realms” are most empowering through their interactions here on earth. Alexis shows us the gentle wonder, beauty, and comfort in her lyrical text. Flavia’s illustrations are done in delicate, overflowing water colors, inviting every reader into a magical place with caring and kindness. Read more HERE.
The Otter, the Spotted Frog and the Great Flood by Gerald Hausman, illustrated by Ramon Shiloh SILVER MEDAL
Read my review of this wonderful story over at The Library Adventure!
Over the years my family has enjoyed reading a variety of “great flood” tales from our local Blount County Library. This month found us enjoying the Creek Indian version called, The Otter, the Spotted Frog and the Great Flood by Gerald Hausman and beautifully illustrated by Ramon Shiloh. Read more here.
History
The Compassionate Warrior by Elsa Marston, foreword by Barbara Petzen SILVER MEDAL
Read my review of The Compassionate Warrior :
Elsa has written prolifically about the Middle East and has published several titles for children. I asked Elsa to stop by today to share her latest release with us The Compassionate Warrior: Abd el-Kader of Algeria (Wisdom Tales Press 2013). This poignant biography for teens shares Abd el Kader’s efforts to prevent the French colonization of Algeria but what he is truly known for his deep respect and acceptance for friend and foe alike and an in-depth interest in people of all political and religious backgrounds. I can share with you that my own teen couldn’t put this book down and felt greatly inspired by the ideas of Abd el-Kader and his ways of building harmony and peace between people, ideas, and political agendas. Read more HERE.
Illustration: Graphic
The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna by Demi SILVER MEDAL
Read my review of The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna:
In this elegant read, we ventured into the world and land of India, the God Krishna, and Hinduism in the book The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna by author/illustrator Demi. When a peaceful kingdom is overtaken by an evil demon, the gods send the child Krishna to the rescue. Hidden amongst the poor and peaceful cow herds, his amazing powers can’t stay hidden from the evil demon king for long. Soon he is under attack from giant birds, a whirlwind demon, and a snake eight miles long. The question is, will Krishna be able to defeat the evil demon king and save the people from his terrible reign? Read more HERE.
The Otter, the Spotted Frog and the Great Flood by Gerald Hausman, illustrated by Ramon Shiloh GOLD MEDAL
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Children of the Tipi by Michael Oren Fitzgerald GOLD MEDAL
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Wisdom Tales Press SILVER MEDAL
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Children of the Tipi by Michael Oren Fitzgerald SILVER MEDAL
The Otter, the Spotted Frog and the Great Flood by Gerald Hausman, illustrated by Ramon Shiloh SILVER MEDAL
Young Adult Non-Fiction
The Compassionate Warrior by Elsa Marston, foreword by Barbara Petzen GOLD MEDAL
Congrats to Wisdom Tales Press!
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