I’m so sorry to be late for the Homeschool Blogging Carninal hosted by hosted by Lisa at The Squishable Baby and Keisha at Unschooling Momma. I’ve been distracted by racism in a musical at my local high school that has hit a nerve and generated a lot of press including a front page article in The Boston Globe, 2 OpEd…
Month: March 2014
Choosing Books for Advanced Young Readers
Please welcome my guest author, Natalie from After School with Smarty Pants. She has wonderful enrichment activities and life skills for advanced learners on her blog. Today, she covering how to find books for an advanced young reader which can be tricky because the content might be too advanced or inappropriate for them. Who Is…
Skype School Author Visit with Doug Cushman in Paris!
The Miracle of a Skype Author Visit! My son’s third grade teachers requested a school author visit from Doug Cushman. They teach a mystery writing unit and they use Doug’s mystery picture books to start off the unit. A picture book mystery is perfect for breaking down the elements of a good mystery story: leading…
My Daughter Cuts My Hair and Picture Book GIVEAWAY
I mentioned many times how my 11-year-old daughter, PickyKidPix, wants to learn to be a hair stylist in order to earn money in high school. What I didn’t realize was how sneaky and persistent she has been to learn. In the beginning, she would invite her friends over for a playdate and let them watch…
March is Women’s History Month Picture Book of the Day
March is Women’s History Month and one great way to celebrate is to go to my friend, Margo Tannebaum’s joint blog, KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month. For the month of March, Margo of The Fourth Musketeer and her partner in this endeavor, Shelf Employed, have lined up guest bloggers to celebrate children’s books featuring women…
5 Multicultural Books for Kids from the Kid Lit Blog Hop
I wanted to share some of the great multicultural books from the last Kid Lit Blog Hop. Multicultural Books for Kids from the Kid Lit Blog Hop Sam and the Lucky Money from Randomly Reading Sam and the Lucky Money is is a wonderful read aloud for kids. It is not so much about teaching young…
Today I am on the Front Page of The Boston Globe
Today I am on the front page of The Boston Globe for the past week of posts that I wrote on my microblog, I Love Newton, about the anti-Asian racism in the local high school musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie. School play’s stereotypes bring outcry and apology. “Millie” touches nerve in Newton by Ellen Ishkanian, Globe…