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PICTURE BOOK PICK OF THE WEEK
STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS by Lisa Mantchev and Taeeun Yoo; Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books 2015
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BACK TO SCHOOL
One face resigned, the other face a little glum and not quite wide awake - my boys headed out the door. I know once they get on board the bus, and spill out onto the school steps, reuniting with friends lost over the summer, their smiles and happy mood will return. Perhaps the note I put in their lunch boxes along with some fun-sized candy and a ( Read more... ) -
A HOME FOR MR. EMERSON
On reading this picture book by Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham, I found myself thinking about the colleges we’d visited over the summer, and the whole college search marathon that has been our focus this last twelve months. I felt like the universe was talking to me through this book and so I’ve urged my son, who is going into his senior ( Read more... ) -
CONSTELLATION
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Despite the deer doing their darndest, some of my lilies survived to shine brightly. And they smell divine.
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RED: A CRAYON'S STORY
There are things I want to tell my son, things I want to point out, things I want to share. Things he needs to know. But he’s 12 years old now and I know that kids his age want to figure stuff out for themselves. So instead of preaching and prodding, sometimes I leave a picture book on his night stand. He’ll read it, or he won’t, the choice is his ( Read more... )
