About Diana
I am a former Kindergarten music teacher and I am a piano teacher in SoCal. I am passionate about music education and children's literature. I've been teaching for over 25 years and have played the keys with many musicians for over 35 years.
I have 4 wonderful Grandsons and a sweet granddaughter who loves a good story. I love reading children's books and posting book reviews on my blogs.
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Diana's Blog: Barefoot Books- LadyD - Recent Posts
| 6/23/2016 | Motivating Reluctant Readers (0 Comments )
 First of all, I let my grandsons choose their own books. As you can see, our 3-year-old loves board books and the 8-year-old enjoys reading chapter books! I think this is a good reading tip for the summer. There's so much structure in school and in... Read the rest of this post |
| 6/14/2016 | Three Patriotic Songs To Learn (0 Comments )
 The words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" were written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. He had watched the bombing of Fort McHenry by the British and at dawn saw the American flag still flying. He knew the British attack had... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to Diana's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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| 1. The Tallest of Smalls (Hardcover) Author: Max Lucado Publisher: Thomas Nelson |
Ages 4-8 |
11/16/2009 Add | |||
| Diana said: The story begins with a description of the community of Too Smalls that live in Stiltsville, a village where all of the important people got stilts and wore them around and looked down at the people w...more tags: Inspired me , I recommend | |||||
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| 2. In the Footsteps of Paul (Hardcover) Author: Ken Duncan Publisher: Thomas Nelson |
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4/9/2009 Add | |||
| Diana said: I received the book, In the Footsteps of Paul by Ken Duncan from Thomas Nelson. I am so appreciative to have read this great book of treasures during Holy Week. Thank you Thomas Nelson! The photograph...more tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend , photography book , gift book , travel book , Christian reading , hardcover | |||||
| 112 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Matthew McElligott on 3/27/2011 at 3:13 PM:
Hi Diana,
Thanks for the kind words about the Children's Choice award. Best wishes with your writing!
Hi Diana,
Thanks for the kind words about the Children's Choice award. Best wishes with your writing!
Comment by Valerie Storey on 6/16/2010 at 12:12 PM:
Great to hear from you, Diana--congratulations on the sale! And you're right--it is a start, an excellent one. Wishing you many more.
Great to hear from you, Diana--congratulations on the sale! And you're right--it is a start, an excellent one. Wishing you many more.
Comment by Tom Hannah on 11/8/2009 at 4:54 PM:
Hi Diana-Thanks for reading about our book and welcome to Jacketflap. Our best to you. Tom and Tess
Hi Diana-Thanks for reading about our book and welcome to Jacketflap. Our best to you. Tom and Tess
Comment by Theresa Heine on 9/24/2009 at 12:36 PM:
Hi Diana,
Am happy to be your Jacket Flap friend. I'm glad you liked Elephant Dance! Good luck with your projects.
best wishes
Theresa
Hi Diana,
Am happy to be your Jacket Flap friend. I'm glad you liked Elephant Dance! Good luck with your projects.
best wishes
Theresa
Comment by Valerie Storey on 8/25/2009 at 9:21 AM:
Thank you so much, Diana! Wishing you success with your own writing. Hugs back to you!!
Thank you so much, Diana! Wishing you success with your own writing. Hugs back to you!!
Comment by Valerie Storey on 6/10/2009 at 12:23 PM:
Hi There, Diana. Truly appreciate your input. Thanks so much!!
Hi There, Diana. Truly appreciate your input. Thanks so much!!
Comment by Kerry Brooks on 4/20/2009 at 9:11 PM:
thank you, Diana!
thank you, Diana!
Comment by Valerie Storey on 4/9/2009 at 12:22 PM:
Hi Diana,
Welcome to JacketFlap! Best wishes for publication!
Hi Diana,
Welcome to JacketFlap! Best wishes for publication!
Thank you for visiting my page, Diana. Great to hear from you! I'm sure there will be a way to figure out the blog glitch somehow. Hope you're having a lovely summer.