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Instead of just filling you up with the details of what I've devoured this delicious month, I've decided to give you a menu from which you can make your own selections.
I can't tell you what foods you will encounter in each title, but rest assured that in every one of these works of horror, someone is eating...or being eaten. ;)
Feel free to add any tasting notes below! Shelley W.
It's the final countdown! Another school year in the books (well, nearly...). Why does it seem like the beginning and end of the year are the most frantic times? 100 million things to do, and not enough time. Here are ten things that can help you prioritize before you go out the doors and into summertime!!
1. Advertise your library social media accounts. That way people can follow you or at least contact you if they need to. Today's new library doesn't ever close, even during summer. If you keep your social media accounts active, you'll have no problem helping people who may need it from a book recommendation or how to access a database.
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2. Summer and reading go together like ice cream and a spoon. Get out information on how to “check out” books for the summer. Required reading or pleasure reading? Let staff and students know how to access the campus library e-books. Flyers, online or physical posters, email, social media, websites...whatever it takes, let people know they have access to the virtual library
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3. We can never escape from it....professional development. We all need it, we all have to have it. So make sure you go for the best. Start looking at your favorite sites and places you know will have top-notch PD, including webinars. (and if you're in Texas, come to our NTX Libcamp! http://ntxlibcamp.weebly.com/ )
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4. Take your computer (or device you work with the most) home with you. It’ll save you gas money and headaches. I've often said, "Oh, I'll pick it up on the way..." famous last words! Make sure you can get to it quick. And if it's a desktop, welllllll...
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5. Write down those usernames and passwords. Yes, for your databases but also for ALL THE OTHER things you'll need to remember. Summertime seems to zap memories, especially to whatever you have in the library that needs one (this also includes combination locks too). Don't put yourself in the position of adding to your first week of school frenzy by forgetting them!
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6. Share your knowledge! It never hurts to have a presentation or two ready for those just in case moments when you may get a message asking if you can present to new teachers/other staff or be a part of summer professional development. And if not, then start creating a kickin' library orientation for the new kids coming to campus in the fall!
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7. Get a copy of next year’s calendar now. Find out when new teachers are coming in, when school actually starts for students, and when each six weeks starts. And you know you're going to get well-prepared teachers who want to reserve the library for next year.
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9. Meet with local public librarians and see how both of you can collaborate on programs for the summer and possibly for the next school year. Nothing feels better than connecting with your community!
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10. Make a list of your favorite librarifriends you’d love to spend the weekend with, find an Airbnb on a beach somewhere and send out those e-vites! And if that doesn't pan out, tell them you'll see them at conference for a night out!
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Holy moly, friends. If it weren't for the eagle eyes of Reading Rants, I would have left my Top Ten list at a scrawny 9! This is what happens when I try to do things like blog during a break at work.
What did I leave out? None other than -
The Secret Tree, by Natalie Standiford This small town mystery slash friendship story has tween written all over it. Moody and compelling, The Secret Tree has something for everyone.
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Today we bring you the first in a series of “Top-10″ posts as part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations. First up is a selection of “Books that Open Windows” by award-winning writer Deborah Ellis.
Deborah’s latest novel came out last month: My Name Is Parvana (Groundwood Books, 2012) is the long-awaited sequel to her acclaimed The Breadwinner Trilogy. As well as fiction, Deborah has written non-fiction highlighting global social issues from children’s perspectives, such as war, AIDS and bullying, and giving affected children a voice. You can read PaperTigers’ interviews with Deborah here and here.
Top 10: Books that Open Windows by Deborah Ellis
Jean Little is a wonderful Canadian author of books for young people. She has a special place in my heart because when I was a child, my parents were friends with a friend of Jean’s – Jane Glaves – and I would get Ms. Little’s books for Christmas. One of my favorite Jean Little books is Look Through My Window, where one character talks about looking through someone’s window into who they are and what their lives are like.
The following books are ten I would recommend to anyone interested in seeing what’s inside someone else’s window.
1. From Anna, by Jean Little ~ Novel for young people about a German family who comes to Canada just before the start of World War 2. The youngest, Anna, has struggles with her eyesight, her awkwardness and figuring out where her place is in her family and in this new world.
2. All of a Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor ~ First in a series of books for young readers about a Jewish family in turn of the century Brooklyn. As the girls go about the adventures of their lives – such as earning money to pay for a lost library book – the family celebrates the calendar of holidays. As a Protestant-raised small-town girl, this was my first window into a different religion, and set off a respect and fascination for Judaism that continues to this day.
3. Obasan, by Joy Kogawa ~ Moving telling of a young girl’s experience in a Japanese internment camp in Canada during World War 2.
4. Nobody’s Family is Going to Change, by Louise Fitzhugh ~ Novel for young people about a girl in New York who can’t make her father see her for who she is. She grows to learn about other kids in other families and their struggles.
5. A Dog on Barkham Street and The Bully of Barkham Street, by Mary Stoltz – Look at the same story from two points of view. They taught me how to look for more than one side of the story.
6. Mighty Be Our Powers, by Leymah Gbowee ~ A powerful memoir of a woman who survived the Liberian civil war and won the Nobel Prize for her work to rebuild the country.
7. Amazing Grace, by Jonathan Kozol ~ About homelessness and poverty in America and the power of the education system to hurt or help the children in its care.
8. Shannen and the Dream for a School, by Janet Wilson – part of the Kids’ Power Book series for young activists, this is a profile of Shannen Koostachin and her First Nations community of Attawapiskat as they try to get a safe school built.
9. Bury Me Standing, by Isabel Fonseca ~ A moving, detailed history of the Roma people.
10. Grey is the Color of Hope, by Irina Ratushinskaya ~ Prison diaries of the Soviet poet who spent seven years in the Gulags. One of the few records we have about what that time and place was like for women.
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Every year around this time the BookFinder.com team puts our heads together, crunches the numbers and cranks out the BookFinder.com Report; a snapshot of the nation's search trends for out-of-print books. After 10 years of researching the most sought after out-of-print books in America, we’ve learned a few things:
Sex still sells: 20 years after it was first published, Madonna’s Sex has been the most sought after out-of-print book on BookFinder.com for the past ten years.
Nora Roberts has very little influence on her fans: Despite Nora Roberts pleading with her fans to avoid Promise Me Tomorrow (a book she herself has described as mediocre), the book remains painfully expensive and highly sought after.
Stephen King knows this pain all too well, he decided to take his novel Rage, which is about a school shooting, out-of-print some time ago and he just can't seem to shake the demand.
Publishers should re-print more Alice Starmore books: Starmore is a rock-star of the knitting world; known for creating some of the world’s most intricate patterns and having written a number of books. Her book Aran Knitting appeared on every BookFinder.com Report from 2003-2010 until it was re-printed in 2011, only to be replaced by Tudor Roses (#60 in 2011 and #13 in 2012). Starmore also has several other out-of-print books including In The Hebrides (1995) and Stillwater (1996).
Many of the books we see on the BookFinder.com report persist on the list for years. Sometimes they were simply limited-run books that remain popular and demand always outstripped supply. Sometimes a popular author decides they want a certain chapter of their writing career to stay firmly in their rearview mirror (see Roberts, Nora). However, even after 10 years, there are still out-of-print books coming back out of the woodwork. Here are a couple of this year’s surprises:
Kyle Onstott’s Mandingo has featured on several past reports. However, this year the author appeared on the 2012 Report three times: Mandingo, DRUM, and The Black Sun; more than any other author.
Big League Sales-closing Techniques by Les Dane is considered by many to be a salesman’s bible, even though it’s been out-of-print since 1971. Word-of-mouth recommendations on internet bulletin boards and review sites have pushed the price of this out-of-print guide through the roof.
Pure, White and Deadly; the Problem of Sugar by John Yudkin was first published in 1972 and outlines research showing that refined sweeteners are closely associated with heart disease and type-two diabetes. The book was all but forgotten, despite being highly topical, until it was featured in Robert Lustig’s lecture “Sugar: The Bigger Truth” which attained YouTube viral success. Because of this, Yudkin’s book was re-printed in the UK but remains out-of-print for Americans.
I am sharing my top 10 favorite Judy Blume covers.
Over the years, these covers have been remade to fit the current generation. Each reprint, I feel so much older and less hip. (Was I ever hip?) It is so cool to me that all Judy's books need are a cool new cover and a whole new generation of girls will devour them. That doesn't happen to every book. Judy has the Midas touch when it comes to books for middle grade girls! So, these are the exact book covers that I read- checked out from The Penn Elementary Library back in the day... circa 1984.
Do you recognize these covers? Which are your favorites?
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret was published 3 years before I was born.
I read this paperback copy in 1984. I remember it like it was yesterday
Yup -- that's what all of mine looked like. Well, except the Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Mine had a different cover than that. That book had to be old even when I read it in the 80's. All of the feminine product discussion was confusing to me, and my Mom finally had to tell me that that was how older products were. (I think I finally said to her something like, "Why did they need belts?" LOL)
The American Library Association (ALA) once again released it's list of books which were most often challenged by the public to be banned from libraries in America. As usual most of the books are children's or YA titles and are challanged by parents who believe they are targeted to an age group too young for the content.
I noticed that in #7, you did not include librarians in the list of jobs that pay better than a career in children’s books. And as always, Calvin and Hobbes have a comment that speaks volumes. Hey – when you have a chance, please be sure to inform all three parents what it is you plan to do with your high-priced college diploma. Love ya ! !
walkinginpublic said, on 4/2/2011 5:44:00 PM
Hee hee… don’t worry, I’d never give up on kids’ books. APRIL FOOLS!
Over at Brooke and Bookish, the topic of this week's top 10 is:
Top Ten Bookish Pet Peeves
(all those things that annoy you in a story, with book covers, bookstores, etc.)
Librarians love books... some of us love books too much. I am a borderline obsessive compulsive librarian, not so bad that I annoy my patrons and coworkers, but I have my quirks. If I didn't, I wouldn't be doing my job. I have way more than 10 bookish pet peeves, so I have listed the top 10 of my 100 bookish pet peeves! : )
1. I hate it when people (kids and grown ups alike) dog ear the pages in a book. You never get those creases out- never! All you need is a bookmark- an old envelope, a post it, a gum wrapper... anything!
17 Comments on Top (10) Tuesday for March 22, 2011, last added: 3/23/2011
I made it through your list and don't hate you. Amen to the messy book shelves, the sequels, and fast endings. I like that you matched pictures to this list.
I like seeing due-date slips that haven't been updated in a while -- at my university library, I found books that hadn't been checked out since the 1940s. Impressive. My chief beef with them is that some librarians slap them on anywhere, so I can't read the back of the dust cover or something similar. Sometimes I peel the sticker off.
I definitely agree with too many characters. I've read some books where it's difficult to keep track of everyone involved or there's a huge family tree at the beginning. Then again, too few characters or characters with no friends or family can be annoying too.
Your number 8 reminds me of the 1985(?) Rodney Dangerfield (farce) comedy, Back to school. Every time the lit professor asks if he's read a book, his reply is, "Great movie!" or something like that. Enjoyed your list!
I love the images you have with each item! I wouldn't have thought of messy bookshelves but seeing that picture is making me want to jump in and fix everything.
I hate rushed endings too. Is the publisher really going to begrudge and author an extra 50 pages to make a better ending?
You're not alone with the messy bookshelves. My son has yet to learn how to organize his books and they are stacked all over his room. He's not even allowed in my book room!
I found you through Top Ten Tuesday and I have to say that I hate finding spelling errors in books as well! I also agree that books are always better than the movies. :) I enjoyed your post!
This week at The Broke and the Bookish, the Top Ten is:
What book characters would you adopt into your family?
Reflecting on my list, it looks like I picked characters based on need- kids that need extra love and attention. Most of these characters have put up a great fight to survive, and I could give them a soft place to land (if they could put up with my 2 rowdy daughters!)
Zulaikha from Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (not in the Lemme Library yet)
I would love to adopt Zulaikha. She grew up under the rule of the Taliban, so life in the US would be a shocking experience. She has worked so hard her entire life, I would love to give her new opportunities. If she lived here with me, could attend the University of Iowa
Zoe from Wild Things by Clay Carmichael (F CAR)
I know she loves her Uncle very much, but I would love to give her a loving home. She is sweet and very smart. She has abandonment issues, but I could change that. I am allergic to cats, so she can't bring her little stray friend.
David from David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon (E SHA)
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These are the BFFs, partners in crime, powerful couples, and general groups of awesome people that I just can't get out of my head! And, Amanda over at Oh Amanda! Lists her 10 favorite books to read with an accent! Ohhhh... I will do that next week!
Charlotte & Wilbur in Charlotte's Web
This one is pretty obvious, right? Where would Wilbur be without Charlotte there to comfort him and build his self esteem? She is the kind of friend that is there for you when you need her most, and she is not afraid to tell you how it really is. The hardest part about their friendship is how it ends...
Jess & Leslie in Bridge to Terabithia May be my most tragic duo. Jess struggles to find a place where he fits in until Leslie moves in. They complement each other so well, that you can't imagine them ever NOT being friends. I haven't seen the movie, but I have heard that it is mostly about their make believe kingdom- but that is not what the book is about. The book is about a deep friendship that ends tragically, with me in tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
Harry & Ron & HermioneI know 3 isn't a duo, but these 3 go together! Whether it is Harry & Ron getting into trouble or Harry & Hermione solving a mystery, they are better together. The way Hermione teases
8 Comments on Top Ten for Tuesday, March 8, 2011, last added: 3/8/2011
I didn't think of my angle as being altogether unique: they seemed a natural hero-villain pair. I tried to think of similar pairs, but wound up going with best friends/partners, mostly..
Charlotte and Wilbur. Classic. I was just talking with my mom about that book the other day, but it never occurred to me to list them in today's list. Next time!
I've never heard of Dwight and Yoda, but it reminds me of a character from a great musical: "The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee." One of the characters has a "talking" finger puppet who helps him spell. :) Nice list!
I guess I am still in the mood for love, because this week I give you 10 stories of unlikely friendship and love.
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
E RIC
This tale based on a true story about a charming penguin family living in New York City's Central Park Zoo will capture the hearts of penguin lovers everywhere. Roy and Silo, two male penguins, are "a little bit different." They cuddle and share a nest like the other penguin couples, and when all the others start hatching eggs, they want to be parents, too. Determined and hopeful, they bring an egg-shaped rock back to their nest and proceed to start caring for it. They have little luck, until a watchful zookeeper decides they deserve a chance at having their own family and gives them an egg in need of nurturing. The dedicated and enthusiastic fathers do a great job of hatching their funny and adorable daughter, and the three can still be seen at the zoo today. (School Library Journal)
Nacho and Lolita by Pam Munoz Ryan
E RYA
Each year on the March feast day of St. Joseph, the swallows return to the Mission. This tale is told from the perspective of another avian wonder, a once-colorful pitacoche. How it becomes a plainer-looking creature is at the heart of this pourquoi tale. Nacho, an extravagantly colored bird who lands at the Mission, is unimpressed with the arid landscape, but nonetheless does his best to entertain the native peoples and friars with his haunting melodies and bright appearance. Human acclaim, however, does not compare with the company of other birds, and so he eagerly anticipates the rumored return of the swallows. Nacho bonds with them and in particular with a sweet little female named Lolita. Much as he would like to accompany the swallows when the flock departs, it proves impossible for the big, ungainly bird. Initially distraught, he channels his energy into creating a surprise for them upon their return, and as a by-product leaves a lasting legacy of color and beauty for the Mission. (School Library Journal)
Owen & Mzee: The Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella & Craig Hatkoff
When the six-year-old contributor to this book saw the photograph documenting the extraordinary friendship between a baby hippo (Owen) and a 130-year-old giant tortoise
1 Comments on Top Ten for Tuesday, February 15, 2011, last added: 2/15/2011
Oh Heidi, Heidi, Heidi. :( Why oh why did you butcher yourself??? You were so beautiful and real. And the real you is better than a different you.
There is nothing for me to say except - this ones for you (and your larger than life "girls").
But somehow, in seeing Heidi's recent plastic surgery results inspired this post.
She made me think about how plastic surgery might be able to help my writing.
So here it is....my public service announcement to writers.
Top 10 ways we might be able to use plastic surgery to improve our writing.(A stretch I know, but bare with me. :)
10. It helps to slim down - I just had to cut 15,000 words on my book and it was a very rewarding process. Its amazing how lean your book can get if you nip and tuck.
9. Bigger is not always better. Sometimes saying what you need to say in 70,000 words is more powerful than 120,000. Sometimes the small meaningful word makes more of an impact than a thesaurus's alternative.
8. Sometimes you gotta suck it up. This business is tough. The key to succeeding (besides writing well) is pushing forward. No matter how hard it is. That may take nights, tears, and all the energy I have but when push comes to shove I suck it up and keep moving on.
7. Change your shape. Don't be scared to start over. To take some off here and add some there. You never know where you will end up or what shape your book can take.
6. Plump it up - add volume to your characters as much as you add to the story. Characters must be allowed to grow in ways you may not have expected.
5. Get rid of the wrinkles. Revising is key to getting rid of the wrinkles in your book. You have to be willing to go over and over the same lines to be sure they are essential to the beauty of the story.
4. Know what's fake and what isn't. Its important that your voice and story is authentic. Don't try to make it like someone else. You need to do your story your own way. No one way works for everyone. We are all different.
3. Know when to stop. Sometimes you can tweek to death. Its important to know how to recognize when our book feels done or when to get feedback. You can work your work to death.
2. Open your eyes - Immerse yourself in the business. Read and learn about your craft. Always work on your craft. You can always get better if you stay open to learning.
1. It lifts you higher. There is no feeling like sitting down, getting an idea, and have it pour out of you onto the pages. There is no feeling better than printing out your manuscript and know how much you have created. And there is no felling better than someone loving your work.
So appreciate who you are as a writer.
Being yourself is better than looking like someone else.
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That girl has some issues (just like your character should have issues!). See another analogy! :) Great analogy and man, Heidi needs to go away and quit crowding the pages of my Us Weekly.
Great post. I so agree that cutting wordy words can help your manuscript. Now I have to work at the hard sucking it up and pushing forward. Hard to do with all the "no's" I know come with this business.
That is so funny! And so true. All of it. Especially Open you eyes. Love that. There is no better way to learn to write than to read. Books, magazines, what others write about reading, all of it.
I'm definitely up for some of this plastic surgery stuff. I've been in revision for two months and heading into the home stretch. A little nip here--a little tuck there, and viola! A new and improved manuscript emerges.
OK guys. I finally got around to watch last week's episode on GLee. It is amazing.
There are so many things to love about this show!
Top 10 reasons GLEE gives me glee!
10) It's funny. I laughed in alot of places. Some of the comments made me shake my head b/c they are so true, yet so sad to hear. And yes I even got teary at the end when the kids were all on stage dancing and singing. I am a sucker!
9) Love how the show has the same ole stereotypes yet still seems fresh. Agents and editors are always saying "this is a stereotype!" but these types of people still exist and they still work if you do them right. You just have to tie in a little something different. A jock who likes to sing. A cheerleader who likes to pray. A geeky girl who is confident and knows she's talented. And, the teacher who wants to save the underdogs yet instead of a sports team or poor school, it is a glee club. Just goes to show you can still make it work!
8) Emma (the school counselor) is too cute. At first, I did not want to like her - she was all in skirts, heels and silky tops. But I love that she wears plastic gloves when she sits in the teachers lounge. She also draws hearts around Mr Shu's pictures in her school book. A counselor who's a bit nuts is always fun, yet so endearing you already want Mr Shu to dump his phony wife and hook up with Emma! And its only been one show.
7) Terri (Mr Shu's wife) sux! First off, I have never gravitated towards really "crafty people" so the crafty thing bugs me. She even complains about having a cheap glue gun! (sorry to all you crafty bloggers - I love you as long as you are cool about it!) Mostly, I have a HUGE bias against people who try to prevent others from living their dreams in total happiness just because they want more money or a different status.
6) Love the music! They covered many decades of music just in the first show. My fav - the 80s twist! The song matched with the mullet guy. "Don't stop believing" by Journey used to be my favorite song when I was 11. I was in 6th grade and at a private school where kids used to throw rocks at me. I was miserable but only there for a year. It was a traumatizing year for many reasons, but this song (along with Air Supply!) pulled me through. (BTW I love Steve Perry - how can you not? the acid wash jeans, the hair, the leopard shirt??)
5) Poor Artie (wheelchair kid) is adorable. When I was in high school, my best friend Lauren, had cystic fibrosis (excess mucus in her throat body) and she especially struggled when she sang in the Glee/chorus club. But she loved to sing more than anything and fought through it. She deteriorated after high school and died when I was away in college. Poor Lauren. It amazed me (even then) how people would be so mean when they had no idea what a person was really going through. While they were worried about their hair, Lauren was worried at what age she was going to die. Back then in the 80s - the life expectancy was only 18!
4) Rachel - OMG. She has an amazing voice. I mean the kind that gives you chills. It's so clear and effortless. I used to sing in a Jazz band and sometimes wonder if I should have continued onto be a singer. I had so many opportunities that I passed by. Rachel makes me miss singing. When I was in high school, I wanted nothing more than to be on Broadway.
3) Coach Sue - I love Jane Lynch - loved her in Mighty Wind and Best in Show. In Role Models - her best line was "Don't mess with me. I used to have cocaine for breakfast." She's just as funny in this show. She calls her cheerleading squad "the Cherrios", drinks Protein shakes, and is a real meany. But she makes me laugh. The funniest line so far? "You think this is hard? Living with hepatitis is hard!"
2) Mr Shu is Gleeky hottie. Do you know how you know when a man is hot? He's cute. He sings. He play guitar. He loves kids. He wears button down sweaters and gets away with it. Oh yeah - and he makes John Denver's "I'm leaving on a jet plane." sound like a cool song again. I miss my Denver albums: Rhymes and Reasons and Poems and Prayers (yes I said albums!) - used to play them all the time. Yay! All us old people can now be cool again because we know all the words!!!
1) OK confession time!!! The main reason I like this show the most because I was in the Glee Club/Chorus in my high school. (Now lets see how many people UNfollow my blog!!!) Yes I was a Gleek!! But I was also a cheerleader (Don't ask!) and so I was teased about it by football team/other sportzy people. But I loved it and didn't really care.(not b/c of a high self esteen b/c I hated to be told what to do!) I played Rizzo in our school Grease rendition and also one of the leads in "Little Whorehouse of Texas" (which probably was not appropriate for high school???? now that I think about it). So I totally relate to this show. Too much.
You can still watch the pilot episode and the new season begins on Sept 9th (this wed).
If you write for kids, you will love this show. It is a glimpse into high school.
17 Comments on I am a GLeek!, last added: 9/10/2009
I've read another blog-rec about this show, but really, you covered it. The producers of Glee need to pay you for promoting it so well. And I loved the little hints about yourself, especially that you went from a teased sixth grader (ouch, rocks) to a gleeing cheerleader. And Rizzo? I would have loved to see that. Haven't heard of the Whorehoues of Texas, though, but it makes me laugh. I sang in choir, but definitely was not Rizzo material.
One of my daughters is in show choir! What I like about the show is that it's all made up of good parts. It's kind of like min-lesson in good storytelling. Every scene is entertaining and necessary.
Just like Lisa (or Laura) I made my hubby watch it with me (I mean, come on...he's made me watch enough History Channel!) and I think he might have like it, too. Well, probably not as much as me, but I did love it for all the same reasons, except one (your number one). NO one would have ever wanted me to be in Glee club...nope...but can I still be a Gleek?
I totally LOVE Mr. Schuester and Finn is just adorable. I can totally picture you as Rizzo. I'm really missing singing right now too. Next time we're together we're going to have to find a piano or a karaoke club or something :)
Hello! It’s back to school time soon! Make lunch more fun for your kids by slipping in some notes, jokes or riddles in their lunch box. There are many websites where you can find notes and jokes that you can print for free. I found the best of them and here they are. These notes are so cute, your kids will love them!
Alenkasprintables is one of my all time favorite websites for free printables. You will find free lunch box printable notes in here. The graphics are very cute! There are also editable notes! You can edit the notes before printing them. You can change the words and replace with your own text. And while you’re on this website, check out their other wonderful free printables too. They have free school printables, free “color me” notecards, free printable awards, free printable name cards and free printable address labels. They also have printable chore charts and bookmarks that you can print for free.
Children love Disney characters! There are free printable lunch notes with images of Disney Characters from the High School Musical, Wall-E, the Jonas Brothers, Honnah Montana, Disney Princesses (Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, etc), Dumbo, Mickey Mouse, etc.
There are jokes that you can print and cut out. The children will like these!
http://www.kidprintables.com/lunchboxnotes/
These are very cute notes. If you put them on your kids’ lunch box they will be very happy. It is a nice surprise and it makes them feel very loved and special.
Hello! It’s back to school time soon! Make lunch more fun for your kids by slipping in some notes, jokes or riddles in their lunch box. There are many websites where you can find notes and jokes that you can print for free. I found the best of them and here they are. These notes are so cute, your kids will love them!
Alenkasprintables is one of my all time favorite websites for free printables. You will find free lunch box printable notes in here. The graphics are very cute! There are also editable notes! You can edit the notes before printing them. You can change the words and replace with your own text. And while you’re on this website, check out their other wonderful free printables too. They have free school printables, free “color me” notecards, free printable awards, free printable name cards and free printable address labels. They also have printable chore charts and bookmarks that you can print for free.
Children love Disney characters! There are free printable lunch notes with images of Disney Characters from the High School Musical, Wall-E, the Jonas Brothers, Honnah Montana, Disney Princesses (Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, etc), Dumbo, Mickey Mouse, etc.
There are jokes that you can print and cut out. The children will like these!
http://www.kidprintables.com/lunchboxnotes/
These are very cute notes. If you put them on your kids’ lunch box they will be very happy. It is a nice surprise and it makes them feel very loved and special.
Way back in March, librarian and School Library Journal blogger Elizabeth Bird put out a call for nominations for a list of the 100 best picture books. On 2 April she started listing the results in order from 100, with the number one selection announced last week. Between her well-researched, informative poll results and the Battle of the Kids Books, which was taking place at the same time, SLJ
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There are others of us out here! I keep telling myself that "Where the Wild Things Are" must have been extraordinarily subversive in its time and has no doubt paved the way for picture books today that either challange readers or present likeable ant-heroes. And taking that into consideration, I do not think it resonates with readers now nearly as much as it does with its parents. It is a
Hey Kara, this top ten list is fantastic. Thank you very much for the recommendations. I am part of a program in San Francisco called that reads anc tutors elementary school students and picture books are one of the best ways to engage them. You can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and link back to your site. We are trying to create a directory for top ten lists where people
This week’s edition of New Zealand Listener, December 20-26 2008 Vol 216 No 3580, has rated “Mending Lucille” as one of the Top 10 children’s and young adults books for 2008 [full text of the review available online on 3rd January 2009]. This is amazing and totally blow away news in what has been an ‘interesting’ year!
I've finished my first composition book and I'm pleased with the way it turned out. Actually, I had started writing in it a while ago and then decided it needed a lovely cover as I haul my sketchbooks and journals around with me jotting things down as things come to my mind-and that's quite a bit these days!
I love reading materials and can never get enough of them. I carry a stash of books and journals with a magazine or two and a half-dozen sticky notes attached to them. I am the queen of sticky notes! That's what my journals are for but I still write lots of notes. I eventually transfer the most important notes to my journals.
Today it's changed from freezing rain to snow and it's coming down steady. MM and I are tackling the project list one by one!
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Jules said, on 12/2/2007 1:56:00 PM
This is gorgeous Maggie!
Chickengirl said, on 12/2/2007 4:25:00 PM
oooh! So so pretty, Maggie! Love these.
AnastasiaC said, on 12/2/2007 8:22:00 PM
oh its lovely!!! love vintage images!! very pretty!
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The bottom Sheila is the one I had...the real version, that is!
I remember some of those so clearly. I loved Judy Bloom!
Yup -- that's what all of mine looked like. Well, except the Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Mine had a different cover than that. That book had to be old even when I read it in the 80's. All of the feminine product discussion was confusing to me, and my Mom finally had to tell me that that was how older products were. (I think I finally said to her something like, "Why did they need belts?" LOL)
Margaret, definitely. It's the only one I read. A gift from a friend.
Great covers:)