"Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them."
- Arnold Lobel


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Every Tuesday is Book Review Day, where I review and recommend a children's book.

Every Wednesday is Wise Owl Wednesday, where you can butter up your brain with some children's literature facts - history, milestones, trivia ... stop by here to learn a little something about the amazing world of books for the young!

Every Thursday is Literacy Tip Day, where I offer literacy suggestions for your children based upon my teaching and parenting experience.



Keep cozy this fall with a good book!

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08 July 2010

.: The Versatile Blogger Award :.


Thank you, thank you, thank you to Jen at Teach Mentor Texts for bestowing this award on my little blog!!!

I am particularly honored to receive this award from her, because she is a fellow teacher with whom I share the same philosophy of teaching reading to children.  Check out her blog by clicking on the link above ... you will find it to be a vast resource of high-quality literary and teaching information!!!

Okay, now for the rules of this award:
1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (in no particular order...)
4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.


Seven Things About Myself:
1.  I love, love, love to practice yoga.  It greatly de-stresses me!
2.  I love cats.
3.  I have a terrible fear of drowning.  When others express fear about sharks in the ocean, I don't cringe.  I do, however, cringe at the thought of drowning.
4.  I just had our fourth child this past January.  She is absolutely beautiful!
5.  I love to take naps!
6.  My favorite TV show of all time is The Golden Girls.  I own the entire series on DVD! I know that any time I watch it, I am guaranteed to belly laugh! Oh, and my favorite "Golden Girl" is Dorothy, played by the late (and incredibly talented) Bea Arthur.
7.  I love all manner of things related to fall and Halloween - apples, pumpkins, falling leaves, ghosts, goblins, and witches ... just to name a few!!!




And here are the fifteen blogs to whom I am passing along this award:



I hope you can take a little time to check out the blogs I awarded ... they are some of my faves!!!


Clue #2 for Mystery Friend Friday :: Klaus ::


08 June 2010

Book Review #9 - Who Will Haunt My House on Halloween? and Giveaway Winner!

Who Will Haunt My House on Halloween?
Written by Jerry Pallotta
Illustrated by David Biedrzycki
Published by Scholastic, Inc.
Copyright 2007

"It's Halloween! I'm scared! I wonder who will haunt my house tonight?"

Summary:  A sweet little girl has an eventful night answering her door as the trick-or-treaters arrive...and she's receiving some scary visitors, such as werewolves, zombies, and witches! Yikes!

Mary Elizabeth's Musings:  This is definitely an enjoyable book to celebrate Halloween with your little, little ones! With easy prose to capture the attention of the very young, and stunning, colorful illustrations, you will find your children reaching for this book again and again for some frightful delights! The illustrations really make this book shine, due to their amazing, life-like images at the hand of David Biedrzycki.  I would recommend this book for ages 1 1/2 - 5 years old.


And now, for the winner of my giveaway of Avi's Murder at Midnight!!!!

Congrats to Christina, a mom who blogs at Just a Mom, Reading to My Kids!!! She is the winner! Please check out her blog - it's fantastic!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway...I will have another one very soon!

Finally, here is Clue #2 for Mystery Friend Friday:  Check the sky.  It's raining.  (In case you may or may not have noticed, my clues are a play on words associated with the mystery author or illustrator! Just an FYI!)

I'm off to do a little reading of my own now...


26 May 2010

Book Review #7

The Surprise Garden
by Zoe Hall
Illustrated by Shari Halpern

"We're planting the seeds for a surprise garden.  Can you guess what we will grow?"

Filled with the joyous excitement of planting a garden, children narrate their experience of planting seeds and watching them grow.  The prose is delicate and inviting - a perfect match for Halpern's colorful, cut-out illustrations.  Read this delightful book before or after planting seeds with your child! This book is recommended for ages 2-4 years.

Also by this author and illustrator: 
 The Apple Pie TreeIt's Pumpkin Time!Fall Leaves Fall!


**Clue for Friday's Mystery Friend:  She takes reading to the max!**


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