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1. Seeing the Woods and the Trees in 42 Picture Book Stories from Around the World

Trees are so much a part of our daily lives, whether we take them for granted or find ourselves fighting for their survival: so it is perhaps unsurprising that there are many stories from all over the world that feature trees, woods or forests as a central theme or ‘character’… … Continue reading ...

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2. Mother Daughter Relationships

Mother Daughter relationships… ग्यारहवीं  क्लास मे पढने वाली दीपा सुबह सो कर उठी और हमेशा की तरह अपना फेसबुक चैक किया . उसे देखते ही उसका पारा सातवें आसमान पर चढ गया. असल में, उसके दसवीं क्लास में मार्क्स  बहुत कम आए थे. इस वजह से तनाव मे चल रही थी और  उसकी face book wall पर मम्मी ने कमेंट कर दिया कि कोई बात नही कम ज्यादा तो होते रहते हैं इस बार ज्यादा मेहनत करना. इसी के साथ साथ उसका घर का नाम भी लिख दिया. चिल्लाते हुए दीपा कमरे से बाहर आई और बहुत बुरी तरह अपनी मम्मी से बात करने लगी. पहले पहल तो मम्मी चुपचाप सुनती रही . फिर उन्होनें भी चिल्लाना शुरु किया कि तुम भी तो सारा दिन फेसबुक पर लगी रहती हो अगर मैने लिख  दिया तो क्या पाप कर दिया..थोडी ही देर में बात मरने मराने तक पहुंच गई.

मेरे विचार से जहां किशोर या युवा बच्चे रहते हैं वहां ऐसी बाते आमतौर पर होती रहती हैं. आज के बच्चे बहुत तनाव में रहने लगे हैं हर घर की अपनी अपनी  वजह है. अगर हम सारी गलती मम्मी पर डालेंगें तो भी सही नही होगा और सारी गलती बच्चों पर डालेग़ें तो भी अन्याय होगा तो क्या करनां चाहिए. जी बिल्कुल सही … क्या करना चाहिए… बात का हल निकालना चाहिए . बच्चो के साथ बच्चा बन कर भी झगडा शुरु नही कर देना चाहिए. समझादारी से काम लेना चाहिए आखिर आप मम्मी है मम्मी !!!

कुछ ऐसी ही परेशानी मेरी सहेली मृदुला और उसकी बेटी गौतमी के साथ थी. गौतमी अभी 16 साल की हुई है. दोनों को कौंसलिंग की जरुरत थी. मैने एक दिन मृदुला को घर बुलाया और उसकी सारी बाते ध्यान से सुनी. सुनकर लगा कि बात इतनी ज्यादा नही है जितना बनाया जा रहा है. उसे समझाया कि सबसे पहले तो एक अच्छी मां होने के नाते अपने गुस्से पर काबू करना सीखों. उसकी जगह खुद को रख कर बात करो कि अगर तुम उसकी जगह होती तो कैसा बर्ताव करती. बच्चों को टोका टाकी पसंद नही होती इसलिए बजाय बात बात पर टोकने के बच्चों को विश्वास में लेकर उनसे बात करनी चाहिए. उनकी पसंद ना पसंद का भी ध्यान रखना चाहिए  और अगर बच्चे का पहनावा पसंद नही आया तो कुछ इस तरह से बोले कि आप अपनी बात भी कह दें और बुरा भी न लगे. उसकी बातों में  मुझे दो कारण और मिले. पहला तो ये कि जब भी उसका आफिस मॆं किसी बात पर तनाव होता है या फिर जब भी पति से किसी बात पर लडाई होती है तो माध्यम बच्चे बन जाते हैं उन पर सारा गुस्सा उतारा जाता है जबकि बच्चों  क्या दोष है इसमें.  एक कमी और भी मैने मृदुला में महसूस की कि वो अपने बच्चे की बुराई अपने रिश्तेदार या सहेलियों से अक्सर  करती रहती . जबकि ये सही बात नही है और खास तौर पर बच्चों को यह पसंद नही होता.  घर परिवार की बाते घर परिवार मे ही निबटाई जाए तो ही बेहतर होता है.

बच्चों को प्रोत्साहित करके  उनके कार्य की कद्र करनी चाहिए और शापिंग के बहाने ही सही उनके साथ समय बीतना चाहिए इससे आत्मीयता बढती है और आपसी बातो से विचारों का आदान प्रदान होता है. मृदुला मेरी बाते सुनकर बहुत कुछ सोच रही थी शायद उसे लग रहा था कि कि कही न कही वो भी गलत है. उसने वायदा लिया कि वो कोशिश करेगी कि अपने गुस्से पर कंट्रोल करने का और बच्चों से बेवजह बहस न करने का. और रही बात मोबाईल और नेट पर रोक लगाने की तो वो इस विषय में भी ज्यादा नही टोकेगी …

मैने बस इतना कहा कि हफ्तें दस दिन यह करके तो देखो और  वही उसको कहा कि गौतमी को भेजना पर इस बारे मे कोई बात नही बतानी कि हमारी क्या बात हुई है इस पर वो हंस कर बोली ” कौन सी बात ” ???

अगले दिन चावलों की खीर लेकर उनकी  बेटी गौतमी घर आई. हमारे यहां वाई फाई है इसलिए वो कुछ देर बैठ कर नेट पर कुछ करने लगी. अब अगर मे उससे सीधा बात करती तो शायद उसे अच्छा नही लगता मैने अपनी कजिन का उदाहरण देख कर बात शुरु की  कि वो भी उसकी उम्र की है  और उसके विचार जानती रही. उसे मैने दिखाया कि मैने नेट से बहुत काम की वेबसाईट सेव की है ये उसे भेजने वाली हूं ताकि वो कुछ सीखे  और उसे दिखाने  लगी …

 

 

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How to Be a Good Daughter – 14 Easy Steps (with Pictures)

How to Strengthen the Bond Between You and Your Mom See more…

उसे पढ कर बहुत अच्छा लगा. उसने कहा कि ये लिंक तो उसे भी मेल कर दो ताकि वो भी इसे पढ सके. फिर बातो ही बातों मे बोली कि कई बार वो मम्मी के सामने गुस्सा हो जाती है तेज बोल जाती है वो भी इसे सुधारने की कोशिश करेगी … बस मैं भी यही चाह्ती थी मैने उसे समझाया कि ऐसी कोई बात लगती तो नही  पर अगर है अगर  तुम ऐसा सोच रही हो तो ये तो और भी अच्छी बात है …मम्मी बेटी के रिश्ते मॆ सबसे बडा होता है विश्वास … बस दोनों को ईमानदार रहना चाहिए और एक दूसरे पर सहेली की तरह विश्वास करके सच बताना चाहिए.

अपने समय का सही इस्तेमाल करना चाहिए. हमे क्या  बनना है हमारी भीतर क्या potential है उसे खोज निकलाना चाहिए और पढाई के साथ साथ  extra curricular activity मे भी  ध्यान  लगाना चाहिए क्योकि उससे हम स्मार्ट बनते हैं  खुद को challenge करना चाहिए और हमेशा  be positive वाली सोच हो तो क्या कहने…

मैने उसे एक दो लिंक और दिखाए …

उसकी बातों से लग रहा था कि वो खुद को सुधारने की कोशिश करेगी और ये लिंक वो मम्मी के साथ भी शेयर करेगी. record break by monica gupta

15 Insights on Improving Mother-Daughter Relationships |

Mother-daughter relationships are complex and diverse. Some mothers and daughters are best friends. Others talk once a week. Some see each other weekly; others live in different states or countries. Some spar regularly. Some avoid conflict. Others talk through everything. And undoubtedly, there’s a hint of all these things in most relationships. See more…

 

How to Improve Your Mother Daughter Relationship: 15 Steps

Face it. You don’t always bond with your daughter. She might be busy on the computer, the phone, with her friends, or schoolwork. When you try to talk to her, she doesn’t listen, or just leaves the room. She thinks that you are embarrassing, and you don’t know how to change that.

You may be busy as well, with work, family, money, and so much more. Do either of these situations sound like you? If so, you need to improve your mother-daughter relationship and overall bond. See more…

वैसे आप अपने बच्चों के साथ तो झगडा नही करते होंगें अगर करते हैं तो आप भी इसे जरुर पढिएगा … और अपने विचार मुझसे  सांझा करना नही भूलिएगा … हो सकता है आपके पास भी कोई बहुत अच्छा आईडिया हो …

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3. Buzzing about Valentines

"If You Love Honey, Nature's Connections" written by Martha Sullivan and illustrated by Cathy Morrison
OK, let me explain… This month's theme is Valentine and this image has nothing to do with Valentine. But this is an illustration for If You Love Honey, Nature's Connections. So I'm connecting Valentine with Love and that's why I'm posting this image.

And I just posted new images from this book on my own blog if you'd like to see more.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

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4. Be Lucky--Win a Free Book!

If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough. 

This month, everyone has the chance to be lucky! 
Win a Free hardcover of A WHOLE LOT OF LUCKY! 

Kirkus Reviews pinned a nice, big, blue star on A Whole Lot of Lucky, so what are you waiting around here for? Enter now at Goodreads!



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A Whole Lot of Lucky by Danette Haworth

A Whole Lot of Lucky

by Danette Haworth

Giveaway ends March 31, 2014.
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5. M is for...My Twin

I have a twin.Well, not really, but you may as well call her that. She's my sister, born six years after me. But we may was well be twins.

We look alike. We think alike. We even sound alike sometimes. It's kind of creepy how much alike we really are. People are always getting us confused. I don't see how they can confuse us, but they do. I mean, if we really wanted to, we could play some serious tricks on people (insert evil laugh). But we wouldn't do that. Hehe.

This is our relationship in phases:

  • Mother/child: When she was a baby, I treated her like she was mine; helped take care of her.
  • Big sis/Little sis: As we got older (when I became a teen), she was like a typical little sister, always following me around, wanting to be and do whatever I was and did. She was my mini-me.
  • Besties: As adults, we grew even closer and she became my best friend. This is where we're at now.

I'm blessed to have a good relationship with my sister...with my whole family, actually. I have a tight, close-knit family and I am so thankful for that. Not everyone is close to their fam. And not every woman has a sister they can call their best friend. So yeah. I'm blessed.





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6. Elliot Stone and the Mystery of the Summer Vacation Sea Monster by LP Chase

 4 stars Elliot Stone’s summer is ruined! Not only will he be away from his best friend Jake, but he’ll have to miss Cassie’s graduation party of the century while he spends an entire month in a Vermont cabin on Lake Bomoseen.  After Elliot’s dad shares the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, a month [...]

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7. Meet Nicole Weaver, author of trilingual (English, French and Spanish) books for children


Nicole Weaver  speaks four languages fluently: English, Creole, French and Spanish.  She teaches high school French and Spanish. She is the author of three trilingual books: Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle (2009), My Sister Is My Best Friend (November 2011), and My Brother Is My Best Friend (currently under contract).

Her book of short stories titled, My Birthday Is September Eleven and Other Short Stories was an Amazon bestseller top 100 for three weeks. For more information about Nicole please visit her sites: My Sister Is My Best Friend, My Birthday Is September Eleven, and Marie and her Friend the Sea Turtle.

Thanks for this interview, Nicole. Tell us, did you always want to be a writer?

No, I did want to be a writer.  I had my heart set on being a translator and interpreter for the United Nations. I grew to like languages after learning English as a third language and later learning Spanish.  I ended up taking Spanish my final year of high school because I wanted to drop a physics class.  My guidance counselor gave me two choices: Stay in physics or replace it with another class. Well, lucky for me, the only class offered during physics was Spanish two honors.  Even though I had never studied Spanish before, I took a gamble and switched to Spanish. Thus, began my true love affair with learning languages. Twenty-five years later, that decision has served me well.  As a polyglot, I teach high school French and Spanish.  Now, I have branched out by writing trilingual children books.

Congratulations on the release of your latest picture book, My Sister Is My Best Friend. What was your inspiration for it? 



My newly published book: My Sister Is My Is My Best Friend is a trilingual story about two twin sisters who do everything together.  I got inspired to write the story after meeting my half-sister Rachelle in 2008 for the first time.

I was very happy to have met her and sad that we did not grow up together.  Since I have a vivid imagination, I began daydreaming about what it would have been liked to grow up with Rachelle.  I had a blast writing the book because it helped me sort through some emotional situations.  I do believe writing is great therapy for the soul. 


Tell us about your children's books. 


I have written three trilingual children’s picture book. My first book titled: Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle, My Sister Is My Best Friend, and a third book currently under contract with Guardian

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8. Sampes: Highlights Rebus

I thought I’d share this sample that came in the mail yesterday. It’s a one-page illustration I did for Highlights magazine, a rebus puzzle, entitled “Best Friends” by Catherine Denton. This was fun to pull together and I particularly enjoy it when I keep the line work loose, clean, and simple.

(Copyright Highlights for Children, 2010)

Below: I usually do my roughs using the layout the art director sends me as a template. I’ve also included a closeup of the area where the main illustration is–the little girl with all the thought bubbles talking to her grandmother.

Some other illustrators I know who have illustrations in the November 2010 issue: Chuck Dillon (2 puzzles!), Holli Conger & Don Tate.


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9. Answer: Hang ups

Dear Summer,

If you could just give me a new best friend I’d remember you forever. I don’t usually write letters to seasons but, here’s the thing, you’re the season where I get bored the most and times that by one hundred now that Lindsay’s moved away. And you’re the one I look forward to most of all. And, you’ve really let me down. It’s week two of Summer Vacation. What’s supposed to be golden. What I looked forward to during all of my classes, but mostly in Algebra. When I’m supposed to be having the most fun and I’m sitting cross-legged on my bed, writing in my journal like the biggest dork in DuPage County, with no vacations to look forward to this year because Mom and Dad can’t even afford to send me to camp. Outside my bedroom window, parked right across the street from my house a moving van doesn’t quite block my view of Lindsay’s old house and all afternoon men have moved dark furniture out of the van. I haven’t seen any new people, yet.

I’m crossing my toes and my fingers now. Please, please let my new best friend be the next person I see. A light comes on in Lindsay’s old bedroom. I think I’m hallucinating at first. Like my wish turned the light on. Like the way I clenched my fingers and toes together as tight as I possibly could turned the light on. I jump off my bed, turn out my light and walk to my bedroom window kind of like a burglar might if they wanted to be all quiet and stuff. I stand off to the side of my window so no one would see me from the street, and I peer through the sheer drapes. Try to get a better look at who turned the light on in Lindsay’s bedroom, thinking about all the nights Lindsay and I would use our secret light-on-light off code when our parents took our cell phones away. I whisper out loud, “Please let it be a thirteen year old girl,” over, and over as I lean into the window opening just the tiniest bit more to get a better look into Lindsay’s bedroom.

I stop chanting the minute I see the silhouette. A boy. No. A man? I’m not sure. But, it’s not Lindsay. And in that moment I know what I’d avoided thinking about since Lindsay and I said goodbye for good last week in a kinda rushed don’t-have-time-to-really-say-goodbye-really-rushed-because-her-parents-are-mad way. I’d never have another friend like Lindsay. And I’d probably never, ever see her again.

I sit cross-legged in my bed in the dark, pick up my journal and write my first non-boring thing I’d ever written in one of my dozen journals, Could I ever be best friends with anyone else? Could I ever be best friends with a boy?


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10. Best Friends














Best friends support each other.

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11. New interview on Pets & Their Authors




My dog Amigo interviews the star of Judi McCoy's mystery series, Rudy.

Read the interview on Pets & Their Authors!

Thanks!

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12. Illustration Friday - Clique

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13. Friends at three



At almost three - this is what best friends look like... playing happily side by side, and everyone leaving everyone else's toys alone - actually, I think it is the mommas who are best friends at this age : )

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14. Friends, Dirty

Taken from a text message with my realtor friend: Realtor: The couple finally landscaped that house I told you about WDL: Hot. I can't wait to see it! Realtor: Maybe you can come and see it afterwards and give your opinion. I have to sell it! Tell people about it PLUS its huge and cheap. Like my boobs.

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15. Friends, Mean

In a random g-cat with my friend Scott (who also happens to be a hot,gay,Jewish librarian), the topic of my celebrity came up. While he usually fosters my delusions of grandeur, today he took a swift kick at my ego blog: ITW:You're not a celebrity. WDL: SHUT UP...I am too ITW: There are no cameras. You probably just have a cornea disorder and see flashes. Moral of this blog: I need to see

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16. Artist's Choice


Anette Heiberg
www.anetteheiberg.com

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17. Artist's choice



By Anette Heiberg

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18. Artists Choice - Hide and seek



Anette Heiberg
www.wynlen.no

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