It all started with an article in the New York Times, “Picture Books Languish as Parents Push Big Kid Books”. Mother Reader and Read Roger weighed in, and Amanda at the Zen Leaf who was quoted in the article published a rebuttal. Our own Dawn shared her thoughts in her trademarked style: Pushy, pushy (that’s…
Category Archives: On Reading
On Reading: The Classic Hundred Poems
Poetry is an art. Some artists paint, others sculpt, and still others create through the written word. Poetry can express a variety of emotions. It can be beautiful, enlightening, dramatic, gloomy, and even comedic. But while I have been a lifelong lover of prose when it comes to poetry this is one form of art…
On Reading: Too Much of a Not-so-Good Thing
Last month, I ended up reading several books back to back which featured mentally ill mothers. I think that it was a little bit too much of a not-so-good thing. It started with In This Way I Was Saved (linked to my review). The book was good enough, but I was anticipating more quirky than…
On Reading: 5 Spooky Kids’ Authors You Should Know About
The season is nigh when spooks and specters roam the streets, when children beg for tricks or treats, when ghosts arise from every grave, and you can find the fright you crave! That’s right, Halloween, All Hallows Eve, Dia de los Muertos, or whatever you call this fright-fest of a holiday, is upon us once…
On Reading: Read for a Cause
Have you heard about We Give Books? I read about this website in a recent issue of Parents Magazine and immediately clicked over to learn more about this website where you can read tons of children’s books online – for a good cause! For each book you read, they donate a book to the literacy…
On Reading: Become a Literate Mother
A few years ago I asked our elementary school librarian for a read-aloud suggestion for my two oldest children, then 10 and 8 years old. After asking me a few questions, he suggested a medieval story about a boy living a parallel life to King Arthur. The story was moving along nicely and everyone was…
On Reading: A Princess Story for “My Name is Not Isabella” After All
Guest contributor bio: Jennifer Fosberry, a mother of three, was moved to create My Name is Not Isabella when she thought about the kind of women that she admired and the kind of women she thought her daughter could be. A few years ago I decided to make a huge leap of faith. I didn’t…
On Reading: Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror… On the wall.. Well, soon to be on my wall. The mirror, that is, that my eight year old daughter, Grace, brought home from her art workshop the other day in Manhattan while we were on vacation there. Grace could have chosen to create so many things but she picked this mirror. On…
On Reading: The Value in Rereading
It’s amazing sometimes how it’s the smallest moments in life, the offhand conversations, or the words uttered when we’re only half paying attention that end up impacting us in great ways. When I was a sophomore in high school, I had a teacher who somehow managed to mention in class that he never reread anything…
On Reading: Hyped
This has been a big month for hype in the publishing industry. In fact, I’m a part of the hype — running an awesome Mockingjay Ipod Touch giveaway and a 39 Clues contest over at 5 Minutes for Mom in honor of these very anticipated books that concluded a popular YA series and a much-read…
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