ScholarshipOwl was founded by veteran tech entrepreneur Kenny Sandorffy, who believes passionately in the need to transform the application process, so students can get the aid they need to pay for their education. Sandorffy became frustrated after completing a single aid application took longer than applying to his college. The college application process is already…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Monster Picture Book of the Day & GIVEAWAY
It’s my turn for Picture Book of the Day and Halloween is on my mind. I found four great monster picture books that all have an educational slant. That’s right! Monsters can be very educational! What is your favorite Halloween monster picture book? Please share! Halloween Monster Picture Book of the Day Monster Trouble! by…
5 Great Books for LGBT History Month & Kid Lit Blog Hop
LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It is observed during October in the United States, to include National Coming Out Day on October 11. My post today is a celebration of LGBT History Month! I…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day: Author Sponsorships!
Can you believe that it’s less than 120 days until Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016!?! As time continues to speed forward, the MCCBD planning team continues to create amazing opportunities to get multicultural children’s books into the hands of teachers, librarians, parents and young readers. We are also continuing our quest of shining the spotlight on…
Amazing Time Lapse Nature
My husband has been taking photos at the Weston Reservoir where he walks out dog every day from the same spot. He finally made a time laspe video of them all and there’s a lot of shots of the reservoir frozen over. It was a long winter last year! My favorite time laspe video is…
First Five Chapters of Magnus Chase FREE! #GIVEAWAY
This is the final pit stop for the #ReadRiordan blog tour that I’ve been on for the past five months. I’m sad that it’s ending because nothing is more exciting in my house than a new Rick Riordan book. My 10-year-old son screams with excitement every time a new box arrives with this sticker on…
A “Good” Domain Name: The Possibilities Are Now Endless!
Do you remember life before the internet some thirty odd years ago? I do. I remember when email was the “new thing.” Seven years ago, when I met a friend at post MBA graduate function, her classmates were telling me that kids no longer use email. That was news to me! But’s it’s true….