My blog is also my virtual scrapbook for my family. Sadly though, only my husband reads my blog. One day, I hope my kids (or future grandkids) will find these posts about them and enjoy them. Today, I want to preserve this local newspaper write up of my daughter’s high school nordic team. She started…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Dragonslayer Event at Newton Free Library
I’m really lucky that Tui T. Sutherland lives near me because my son is her biggest fan. He started reading her books in 6th grade when a girl at his table recommended it. We’ve had the great pleasure of going to three of her book events so far. My son has mostly read books by…
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair at Emmanuel College is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended; high school students will receive a QR code that colleges can scan to track who saw them. This puts students into their system and notes their interest in the school and will also trigger mailings…
Sumo Craft Round Up
Thank you to everyone who requested me for a Skype author visit on World Read Aloud Day. One of the teachers also needed activities to go with Sumo Joe so I found some activities and wanted to post them for next year. Pink Stripey Socks, a fabulous kids’ craft blogger, has two great sumo activities…
Cover Reveal! The Teacher’s March!
Today, I am thrilled to do the cover release for The Teachers March! How Selma’s Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illustrated by Charly Palmer. I have been thinking a lot lately about activism. Can one person can make a difference? In controlling what we can control — as parents, as…
How To Find The Right Mattress For Your Child
A good night’s sleep is critical at all ages. Children’s rapid brain growth and physical development mean that their little bodies need the right amount of quality sleep every night. Getting that sleep begins with choosing the right mattress and there are a lot of brands that offer high-quality mattresses, Nectar, for example. Here are several factors to…
Win my Book Bundle #Giveaway for #bookgivingday!
14th February is about getting books into the hands of as many children as possible on 14th February #bookgivingday Today is International Book Giving Day. To celebrate, I am giving away books. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to win my book bundle. I am also giving away 2 more book bundles on…